What will we learn today?
• What is Mobile VoIP?
• Mobile Phone Technology 101
• What is fring and why is it important?
• How do I get it and how can I use it?

What is Mobile VoIP?
• Ability to make a phone call through the
internet from your mobile device
• Cell Phone minutes are not used
• Instead Data is used

Internet Access on Mobile Devices
• Different Network Connections
• GSM
• 2G or EDGE
• 3G – Fastest cellular network
• WiFi
• 4G WiMax or LTE

Internet Access on Mobile Devices
• Cellular Network
– Data Plan REQUIRED
– Data limits MAY apply
– Speed will depend on type of network
• WiFi
– No Data Plan required- You are using somebody
elses internet connection
– Unlimited use
– Fast connection

Voice Quality
• Network speed affects quality
• Bandwidth affects quality
• As the speed of the network connection increase
the bandwidth also increases

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What is fring?
Fring is a mobile Internet service that allows you
to make VoIP calls from your mobile device

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How does it work?
Image courtesy of www.fring.com

How does it work?
Who cares!!! It just works!!!!
Image courtesy of www.fring.com

Works on Many Operating Systems

Nokia N810 Internet Tablet

Nokia Smart Phones

Windows Mobile

iPhone / iTouch

…and a 1000+ devices

Easy to Install

iPhone / iTouch

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Phone
Number

iPhone / iTouch
Authenticate
Password
sip.hostedvoiptelecom.com

iPhone / iTouch

Easy to Use

iPhone / iTouch

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GFP Account

iPhone / iTouch
“1” Prefix Always

iPhone / iTouch

One More Thing….
It’s FREE

For More Information
www.fring.com

Thank you for your time.
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© 2009 Francisco Alcala