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Wednesday
Mar052008

An amazing (stalker) tool... Skype, MSN, ICQ, and googletalk (plus GPS location) from a Nokia phone!

My friend Paul gave me a Skype call this morning - nothing too strange about that. However, what was remarkable was that he was calling me from his Nokia E90 cell phone.

He was using a little utility called fring which is free to use... The easiest way to use it is to simply point your phone's browser to the URL, it should automatically detect what device you're using, download it, and once installed you're ready to go!

If you have a phone that has a built in GPS receiver people will not only be able to chat with you (either via voice, or free text), but they will also be able to click on the 'find me' link to see where you are a google map!

It is amazing how such complex communication technology can operate, do so much, and be free!

I can see myself using this quite a bit when I am traveling overseas. All that you need to do is fire up fring, find an open Wifi spot (of which there are PLENTY in the UK and USA), and then you can do free voice chat with your friends and family on skype (or even on fring if they have it installed on their mobile phone). Moreover, within a few seconds they can see exactly where I am on the globe!

Amazing!

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Reader Comments (1)

Yup, i use fring on the cell phone too. Free, easy and it works.

March 10, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterabraxas

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