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fring™ is a mobile Voice over Internet Protocol (mVoIP) application that allows users to make free calls and live chat over cellular data networks or a Wi-Fi connection. Optimised for 3G over mobile phone networks with GPRS and Wi-Fi roaming, fring provides a continuous call connection. It is 100% free with no subscription costs; consumers communicate over Wi-Fi or simply pay for the data they use...More»

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+972 .3.644.7200
2005
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Date Type Capital Amount Post-Money Valuation Investors
08/2007 Series B 12M Unknown

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Name:fring
Product URL:http://www.fring.com/fring_is/what_is_fring/
Description:fring™ is a mobile internet service & community that enables you to access & interact with your social networks on-the-go, make free calls and live chat with all your fring, Skype®, MSN® Messenger, Google Talk™, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo!™ and AIM®* friends using your handset’s internet connection rather than costly cellular airtime minutes.

Bringing PC-benefits to the mobile, fring leverages your handset’s internet connection to empower you with mobility and availability as never before, integrating all contacts into one searchable buddy list and all your online applications into one ever-growing catalog of services. fring lets you see who’s online before dialing with contact availability indicators, engage in multiple conversations simultaneously via fring’s chat, send & receive files with our file transfer capabilities and enjoy an ever-growing selection of ‘always on’ fringAdd-ons like facebook, Gmail Notifier, Vtap Video Streaming, Orkut Social Network, Yandex Push Email and many more created by any developers worldwide who want to take their service mobile using fringAPI™.

Beyond fring’s social appeal, it also saves money letting you make affordable local and international calls to landline and regular cellular numbers using your SkypeOut/SkypeIn account or almost any internet voice service (SIP) such as SIPNET, EuteliaVoIP, VoIPVoIP and VoIPTalk, even from non-SIP enabled handsets.

What’s more, fring does all the work for you, automatically logging you into your favorite WiFi hotspots so you save time and hassle without having to configure your WiFi access points each time.

As easy to download as a ringtone and simple to install and use, fring is PC-independent and does not require any dedicated hardware. All you need to use fring is a supported handset with internet connectivity and an internet data package or WiFi access.
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I've used it and have liked it !!!

voipsipguru 11/17/2008

Load SIP accounts, for a cordless IM, VoIP & hosted IP-PBX service - through your iphone!

communications 10/20/2008

Fring is the killer mobile app. It has all the ingredients.

startupman 07/07/2008
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