Fring + Unlimited Mobile Data WILL BE the next BIGGEST thing...

So what is Fring you ask? From one of the creators of ICQ comes Fring. Just imagine Skype, Google Talk (Gmail chat thingi), MSN, Facebook chat, Twitter updates and loads more put together into a nice little package... called Fring which works BEAUTIFULLY on your mobile phone.

As a matter of fact, they've been around for sometime now... I found Fring when I was searching for a compatible version of Skype which would run off my mobile phone. Since I've got the unlimited data package thingy from my service provider, I might as well make full use of it.

Just imagine this... FREE Skype calls... and if you've got SkypeOut Service which allows you to call internationally and locally at SUPER low rates, you've got yourself one heck of a deal! You'd be virtually using no mobile airtime as far as your service provider is concerned because everything goes through the Internet on your mobile phone. All you pay is that monthly flat data fee with your mobile service provider.


Best part of it all, Fring is absolutely free and virtually works with almost EVERY mobile phone out there... At the time of this post, Fring is available on..

• All Windows Mobile 5 & 6 devices
• UIQ devices
• Symbian devices
• And if your phone is not 'canggih' enough, you get to use 'mini' FRING which works with most Java enabled phones...
  

How do you get started?

1. Get yourself a flat rate data plan... it ranges from 66 ringgit - 99 ringgit per month (depending on your mobile service provider)
2. Install Fring by downloading it off www.fring.com
   
3. Configure the different services you want enabled (ie. MSN Chat, Skype, Yahoo Chat, Google Talk, Facebook etc)
4. Enjoy!

Trust me, this is one software that'll change the way you look at your mobile phone EVER again.

The only bummer
To me, the only thing that'll probably stop people from using Fring is that additional monthly subscription of 66-99 ringgit for your unlimited data plan from your Mobile Service Provider.

YES - I agree, that's alot to pay just to experiment with a new toy like Fring but think of the possibilities... the FREE calls you'd be making, the SUPER cheap international calls you'd be making, chatting and keeping yourself online at all times...

Plus, apart from just using Fring, with the unlimited data plan,

• don't forget about the web browser you've got on your mobile phonesurf anytime without the worry of being charged a gazillion bucks
• sending e-mails whenever you want to using the e-mail client that's in most phones today
• uploading your pictures to flicker
• watching YouTube mobile another software you can download through m.youtube.com

The possibilities are truly endless...

What if you REALLY CAN'T see yourself spending that extra dough?
Good thing is, the people at Fring saw this coming. They knew there would be individuals who wouldn't spend a dime extra on anything. So be it they say... and therefore, they got Fring to work using your mobile phone's WiFi feature.

So long as there's a wifi access point around you, Fring will use that data connection instead. Make free calls, chat etc.

Drawback here is that your phone has to be WiFi enabled.

The choice is yours...
Get yourself unlimited data on your mobile plan and open yourself to unlimited possibilities, reviving the very essense of your mobile phone or not get it and not know what you've been missing out on all this time...

My advice, if finances permit, give unlimited mobile broadband a one month trial - if it suits your lifestyle... stick with it. If not, at least you've tried it.

Life is an adventure... give it that extra spice once in a while when you can :)