Fring VoIP Client Hits App Store Comments

Quote:when using earphones with an integrated mic

Is this true you can use a mic with the touch? I didn't think it had the ability to use a mic..Cool, that means with Skype it becomes almost a phone in some areas with a wifi contract such as cloud at £4 a month...

Yep, you can, although I think its only the second (current) generation of Ipod touches that support the headphones/microphone, I dont think the 1st gen ipod touch supports it.

Seems strange that you cant run the app in the background, so you have to know for certain that the person receiveing the call (if they are on an iphone as well) has the app open?

Maybe you can send chat messages though and they will get them when they open the app.. I have downloaded it onto my touch (2nd gen).

It's not just 3rd party applications. I don't believe any applications on the iPhone/iPod Touch truly multi-task properly in the background. The Safari web browser, as good as it is, doesn't keep web pages open and refreshed if you move to another application.

I downloaded Fring over the weekend, though not aware that it was new. I only use it to log into MSN but was disappointed that you need to keep it open to receive alerts. Still, it's better than nothing.

Just grabbed this one - not a bad little app. Shame it doesn't connect to Windows Live though. I hate seeing all of the names my contacts have entered. I'd rather it displayed the nicknames I'd given them.

Fring is great, it runs in the background on my Nokia e51 and works superbly, including for Skype Out calls. Unfortunately, Apple iPhone doesnt allow it to run in teh background, which is one of Fring's best qualities...I can switch from my 'home' screen and answer normal cellular calls and send/receives smses, and use my other apps on the phone whilst keeping Fring open in the background and out of sight incase any one of my contacts wishes to contact me via skype or msn. Apple surely needs to fix this for their next gen iPhone.

Currently as released, the mic is capable because the hole-plug on the Touch has 3 spacers, instead of 2 spacers with the 1st gen iPod Touch.
Still one need to get Apple earphones with remote and mic.
Can also get the third party 1.

Stelph is true, it's a problem.
VOIP (FRING) is off once you exit to use other apps like music, etc.
Kind of doesn't work like computer where you can leave the VOIP/messenger on standby with online status.

I try to Fring-ed it without earphone mic and guess what.
I heard a repeat sound of myself coming from the speaker but it didn't goes to Fring.
The delay sound was like half second.

Does that mean iPod Touch actually has built-in mic but not enable?