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Fring Adds Two-Way Video Calling Over 3G to iPhone 4


Looking to upstage Apple's FaceTime video calling feature, fring has announced that its App Store application has received an update enabling two-way video calling on the new iPhone 4 via both Wi-Fi and 3G.

With the new fring for iPhone you get lots of fring goodies including 2 way video-calling where you want and with whom you want!

- Face-to-face video calls with friends on their Droids, Nokia (Symbian S60) and other iPhones
- Video calls over 3G or Wi-Fi (Performance over 3G is subject to mobile operators' 3G coverage & quality)

fring added video calling support to its iPhone application last December, but the lack of a front-facing camera on the device limited video calls to one-way only.

fring has also published a brief YouTube video showing off the video calling feature, and while the video appears to demonstrate some blockiness and stuttering, the ability to call over 3G networks could make the performance acceptable for some users.

Today's update to fring also adds support for multitasking on iOS 4, a cross-community social stream integrating tweets, Facebook updates, chats, and calls, and address book improvements.

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21 months ago
That is pretty cool. Fring is ahead of Skype.
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21 months ago
i can't stand the guy in the video.
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21 months ago
I time to check that update
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21 months ago
I love when he says something like... "That's why at Fring, we invented video calling"

And Fring has no desktop client. That's what I was REALLY hoping for. :(
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21 months ago
Pretty cool but I'm still looking forward to an app that'll allow video chat from iPhone 4 to a computer either utilizing proprietary software or something like an IM client.

EDIT: ^^ Beat me to it (post above)
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21 months ago
Skype iPhone team, please update your app soon. :)
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21 months ago
Any bets on how long it takes for the app to be removed from the App Store?
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21 months ago
Glad to see that someone got this over 3G... Just downloaded, msg'd the g/f to get it, and will try this baby out a little later.
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21 months ago
super cool !!!!
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21 months ago

super cool !!!!


Over 3G?
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