Fring

[Guest smiley5000]

Hello, does anybody else use their phone for VoIP calls? there seems to be little information on this form and the web in general on the topic. This surprises me, as one of the advantages of having a smartphone with a datapackage is that you can make VoIP calls. after much research I have come down to two Softphones for VoIP calls.

1. Fring

2. Pocket Talk from http://www.nch.com.au/talk/pocket.html

I would prefer Fring because it works through the earpiece of the phone, but the problem I am having with it is that disables or mutes the microphone and earpiece for regular GSM calls once Fring is run. This is really not an option.

Pocket talk is what I am using, but it only works through the back speaker on the phone or the headset. So the result is that I always have to carry around the headset, which makes the mobile phone, well,,, less mobile.

I have not seen this particular problem with Fring reported elsewhere, so I am wondering if there are any other Omnia II users running Fring successfully. If so, could they please let me know.

My current ROM is:

PDA: I8000NXXJF5 lite by Gary Crutcher

CSC: I8000AMNJB1

Phone: I8000XXJA1

Fring do not officially support the Omnia II yet, but please feel free to notify them of your interest by completing the following link:

http://reg.fring.com/app/newhandset.php?id...0Your%20Country

Thanks

[Guest sinancetinkaya]

I make voip calls sometimes.

I always use PortSIP (the old freeware version), it supports g729.

[Guest ray1234]

you don't hear many i8000 users talking about Fring because there is not many who can get it to work. I, for one, cant get Fring to work. Fring simply will not use the wifi and I can never connect to the Fring network. You don't have connection problem?

On routing voice to earpiece instead of speaker, you can refer to my earlier post :

http://www.modaco.com/index.php?act=findpost&pid=1094474

You should be able to route all sound from speaker to earpiece using the method I suggested, this allows you to talk like a normal phone call. The only drawback is you need to stop the routing manually after the call.

Edited August 21, 2010 by ray1234