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fringOut arrives on Android to challenge Skype
Today is the day that Skype for Android finally broke free of its Verizon shackles, and they couldn't have made the move at a better time. Another scrappy little VoIP app also made a big announcement today: fringOut calling is now available in fring's Android app.
Unlike Skype -- which requires 2.1+ -- fring will install on Android devices running older versions of the OS. That's a pretty big deal, since there are plenty of inexpensive Android devices out there that are still running 1.6. One other advantage fring offers is support for multiple chat networks, including Yahoo, ICQ, AIM, Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live, and Google Talk.
Also huge: fringOut calling works on 3G -- Skype is WiFi only.
Gotta love the snark on the official blog post with regards to Skype's WiFi limitation in the U.S.: "This is the company decision. You will like it."
ed note: thanks for the correction on the Wifi issue!
Unlike Skype -- which requires 2.1+ -- fring will install on Android devices running older versions of the OS. That's a pretty big deal, since there are plenty of inexpensive Android devices out there that are still running 1.6. One other advantage fring offers is support for multiple chat networks, including Yahoo, ICQ, AIM, Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live, and Google Talk.
Also huge: fringOut calling works on 3G -- Skype is WiFi only.
Gotta love the snark on the official blog post with regards to Skype's WiFi limitation in the U.S.: "This is the company decision. You will like it."
ed note: thanks for the correction on the Wifi issue!
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsElliottOct 5th 2010 10:10AM
Best...UI...ever.../sarcasm
jakeOct 5th 2010 10:17AM
This is fring - just to clarify. Unlike other solutions, we welcome users to use fringOut on Wifi, 3G, 4G and however they want. No restrictions
mirrradOct 5th 2010 10:24AM
"Apart from dirt-cheap voice calling, Fring shares another feature with Skype: it's Wi-Fi-only in the U.S."
I dont think that's the case. Read the blog post again, it's making fun of skype for being only WiFi from what I gather.
OkändOct 5th 2010 10:30AM
Hasn't Fring been available on Android forever? I remember using it like a year ago.
Bhaal42Oct 5th 2010 10:59AM
Skype works on 3G in Europe
do.ronOct 5th 2010 11:30AM
Unfortunately for them, the Sipgate-Google Voice-SipSorcery-SipDroid love-quadrangle still exists and works perfectly for me
berrorOct 5th 2010 2:56PM
"Also huge: fringOut calling works on 3G -- Skype is WiFi only."
Skype doesn't work on 3G??
This morning you wrote an article named:
Skype now available on Android 2.1+ phones, works via Wi-Fi or 3G
You even link to it in this article..