Fring alternative for VOIP calls

Posted by BA on Jul 19, 2010 in Green Computing, Internet, Mobile Apps, Smartphones, Video Communication Apps, Voice Communication Apps | 3 comments

Skype is down on Fring and its not a good news. The way things are going, I don’t see it coming back to Fring at all, at least not in a few years to come. What do I do? If you are one of those lucky ones who have a phone that supports the native Skype client, stop reading here

If you were using Fring because you have no Skype option on your phone model, you have to look around for an alternative now. Nimubzz is the only alternative now that gives free voice Skype to Nimbuzz calls so that you can use your cellphone to make and receive Skype calls. I used Nimbuzz a couple of years ago and it was not impressive at all. When I installed it again today, it has grown up to be a stable application with several other cool features including voice calls to and from skype. The only issue I can see is the lack of video call capability (may be it’s my phone?).

Go ahead and install the app from Nimbuzz.com and don’t you forget to leave a comment below saying thanks if it works out for you

Green Computing Note

User your phone for voice and video chat instead of your computers. Phones take less power hence more environment friendly.

Skype client is finally available for Symbian phones and Nokias

Posted by BA on Mar 8, 2010 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

Skype Symbian client for Nokia has not been fully functional with voice so far but things have finally started to change. Skype’s official client for symbian phones is now available for free download that lets you pretty much do everything that you can do with your desktop version of Skype. You can make calls, receive calls, join conferences, receive and send instant messages and what not. This has been a surprise for me actually that the client was not officially available yet officially and skype fans have been using Fring for all the skype features on their handsets. Right now, Skype mobile client is available on Symbian platform, Nokia N900, N810, N800, obviously iPhone and for PSP as well. The list of compatible Nokia devices can be found here. Here are a few screen shots from my Nokia N82

So simply point your mobile browser to http://www.skype.com/m on your mobile phone to install the app or click here to view the site on your desktop.