[asterisk-users] Fring and Asterisk

[Olivier]

2009/1/20 D Tucny <d at tucny.com>

> 2009/1/20 Olivier <oza-4h07 at myamail.com>
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>> Hi,
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>> Is anyone using Fring as a SIP client to an Asterisk server ?
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> Yes, testing it...
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>> A prospective customer of mine is asking to integrate its iphones with an
>> Asterisk server and after googling, I still have some unanswered questions :
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>> 1. Which codecs are available when calling from fring ?
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> I believe it offers GSM, ilbc, ulaw and alaw...
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>> 2. Is it easy and natural to change your presence status (available, busy,
>> ...) with Fring or will users prefer to use another software (bundled with
>> iPhones) or to do nothing at all ?
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>> 3. Is it possible to add custom presence status in Fring client ?
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> On the version running on my nokia phone, there seems to be no obvious way
> to change status...
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>> 4. Is it possible and recommended to limit Fring usage to WiFi presence ?
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> The options on the version I have are: Wifi first, 3G/GPRS first, Wifi
> only, 3G/GPRS only, Always ask... So, it is possible... It does work over
> GPRS, but quality is noticably lower than over Wifi...
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>> 5. Would fring replies to Qualify messages ?
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> Yes
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> One thing to note about fring, the device establishes a connection using
> fring's proprietary protocols to fring servers, fring then establishes SIP
> connections from those servers... So, even if connected to the office Wifi
> connection, you could experience connectivity issues or high latency as a
> result of a potentially long path involved for the traffic to travel...
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> d
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Thanks for these helpful answers.

Something is bothering me about Fring : what is Fing's business model ?
Software is free. Connections are made using Fring servers and seem to be
free. So, where's the benefit for Fring ?
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