I hate Fring.. it's ugly, slow and the call quality is subpar.
At the very least, we need a native Skype client on Android, like they have in iPhone land.. But we won't see it until Verizon/Skype exclusivity deal expires.
I use Fring as my Skype client - Skype video calls are crystal clear and rival the outgoing quality of my MacBook Pro - and often surpasses it.
I know about dozen and a half guys using Fring on their iPhones - it's where I got the idea to use it on my EVO.
I use almost daily, several times a day, with video calls lasting up to 30 minutes.
And - there is no Verizon/Skype exclusivity deal - that's marketing fluff. Skype's been on other cell phones either a for-pay client or a free Skype client for quite some time.
All Fring is doing is what the mystical Skype client would do - make system calls to route audio/video to the Skype cloud, using Skype protocols.
Quality is great, wifi or 3G.
That said - the interface isn't as slick as Skypes - no audio conference nor group chat initiation.
I call no one a liar when it comes to personal experiences, so I'm saying that our mileage varies.
Concur but right now its all we got to video chat to a non-Evo. Qik looks interesting (now that it supposedly works) but I dont know anyone else with an Evo I would want to chat with.
But with Qik to Qik, it's all push to talk - probably due to poor echo suppression.
Either way - that's just lame. Unless you're saying that the Qik update removes that - frankly, I just gave up following it.
I wonder if android Fring users can call iPhone fring users
Using Fring/Skype - yes, at least for the older phones.
I've no idea how well the iPhone 4 will be supported by either Fring or Skype's own client, yet.
When outside FringVille, it's just a multi-protocol client, like the many others you can find for Android or your desktop.
This implementation just happens to support Skype audio and video and our front facing camera.