Skype calls\texts from within the Fring application is no longer possible. Both VoIP services are now publicly challenging the conflict.
Fring (one of my all time favourite application on the phone), a tool that has different chat services like ICQ, Gtalk, Yahoo Messenger and Skype bundled together. Skype was accused of “fear of open mobile communication” and after this Skype has taken legal action against Fring.
Skype blocks the application since last Friday, Since, Fring upgraded its VoIP application for iPhone 4 for making free Skype Video calls. The reason given was server problems caused by Fring and hence only supported voice calls.
Avi Shechter, the Co-Founder and CEO of Fring, describes the action of Skype as an “ambush” in a blog post.
Skype responds to the issue via another blog post by saying that Fring abused its software as “growing its brand and its reputation with damaging consumers’ and also, mentioned that it would not support Fring using Skype as one of the add-on in its mobile applications anymore.
I’m a happy Fring user and today I received an official email from Fring about the “Fring VS Skype” issue. Here is a copy:
If you too used to use Skype via Fring, you can probably head over to http://m.skype.com/ on your mobile phone and download a simple independent skype application to text and make calls!
