MagicJack on Fring

fhmanas · Post by **fhmanas** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:58 am

For those who want to try their SIPs on Fring, here is what I did, btw my phone is a Samsung Omnia (Windows Mobile)

1. Use stroths MagicJack utilites to get your SIP credentials
2. Download the latest Fring and install on your phone
3. Go to SIP
4. Choose Others
5. Enter your Username, this is the user start E your phone digits and 01 ie. EXXXXXXXXXX01
6. Enter your 20 char password, I believe they fixed the 18 digit limitation
7. Enter your proxy and add port 5070 (ie. proxy01.sanfrancisco.talk4free.com:5070
8. Subscribe
9. SIP is now available in fring, you can check by looking at the SIP icon, it should have a green check.
10. The person your calling should be on your buddy list, somehow it does not work if you just enter a number.
11. Use menu option -> call -> by SIP

Tip: One way to add it to your buddy list is to add it via Skype. The Fring -Skype add-on gets your lists automatically, so you don't have to add it to your phone memory.

Tip: Use wifi instead of 3G, it sounds and works better.

Edit: Since the link seems to be not working, I put back the original thread.

GuyOnTheAir · Post by **GuyOnTheAir** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:09 pm

Thanks for your tutorial!

I did as you instructed, and all seems to work well. With Fring on my iPhone, I can merely choose a contact from my phone, or key in a number, choose to dial it by "SIP" and it works. I don't have the limitation of only being able to call from buddies!

Btw, I did use this over WiFi. Can try it over 2G at some point, but I'm sure that'll be a disaster. I don't have an iPhone 3G.

couch-potato · Post by **couch-potato** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:35 pm

Thank you for the directions.

I have been trying for weeks, hopefully this will work.

couch-potato · Post by **couch-potato** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:49 am

It worked!!!!

thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was extremely frustrated trying so many different combinations (with or without the E, with or without the port, etc...) that I read on different posts in the forum, but your intructions worked perfect!

cwleveke · Post by **cwleveke** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:11 pm

Link is bad operation aborted

fhmanas · Post by **fhmanas** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:04 pm

Strange, tried the link, and it connected.

GuyOnTheAir · Post by **GuyOnTheAir** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:52 pm

Too bad you removed the information from here, just to post the link.

couch-potato · Post by **couch-potato** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:01 pm

Yeah that was weird. The original post was great - why remove it.

The link didn't work for me either.

FYI, for others who didn't get to read the original post, when you enter SIP into fring.......

Your username is exactly what Stroths Utilities gives you. It is 'E' then your 10 digit phone number then '01'
example: E612555121201

Your password is exactly what Stroths Utilities gives you. It is 20 characters, do not add an 'E' to the front, all letters must be caps.
example: HG39GJSD894KG924NMH2

Your proxy address is the proxyname provided by Stroths Utilities followed by ':5070'.
example: proxy1.houston.talk4free.com:5070

jubilee0824 · Post by **jubilee0824** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:22 am

fring still seems to have the 18-letter limit on password.
am using the newest version 3.40 on nokia e63, anyone succeeded using mj with fring on nokia?

couch-potato · Post by **couch-potato** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:05 am

It seems that there is a different version of fring for every phone model. My guess is that some of them allow a 20-character password, and some only allow 18. I don't know if maybe you can try downloading a different version - one for a similar nokia phone - maybe then it will allow 20-characters.

akki4akshu · Post by **akki4akshu** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:02 pm

have been using this since long....enter the password in a windows mobile fring version ...than log out and log in from any phone u use....

post update.....is anybody able to use mj + fring??

i am unable even to get the credentials....tried stroths, pmdump...

couch-potato · Post by **couch-potato** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:23 pm

Yes I have done this and it works.

I haven't used it a lot. I've made two calls - to a person's cell phone who was sitting right beside me. There is a significant lag time from when the person speaks to when you hear it through the phone.

I don't have wifi at home, or at very many places I go, so I don't have much of a use for it, but it was neat to try.

jubilee0824 · Post by **jubilee0824** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:19 am

tried both v.3.37.20 and v .3.40 for symbian 9 OS. but i cant put more than 18 letters for password....could be specific for my nokia phone (e63) rather than fring itself?

tony · Post by **tony** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:14 am

Can someone confirm MJ is still working on Fring after the June 9, 2009 MJ update? Is MJ on Fring suffering the same fate as MJ being locked out on ATA's after the update?

couch-potato · Post by **couch-potato** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:29 am

I used it on June 10.

tony · Post by **tony** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:55 pm

couch-potato wrote:I used it on June 10.

Thanks, have you run the Jun 9/09 update on your dongle?

I tried MJ on Fring once before and it worked. After June 9/09 unable to register "service registration failed. Check your credentials". Using Fring v. 3.34.17.216 downloaded June 15/09.

couch-potato · Post by **couch-potato** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:19 am

tony wrote:
couch-potato wrote:I used it on June 10.
Thanks, have you run the Jun 9/09 update on your dongle?

I have no idea if I have the update or not. The dongle is plugged in 24/7, the computer is turned on and online 24/7. I assume it updates automatically. If it's waiting for a computer restart to install the update, then I might not have it, becuase I never restart the computer until it crashes. I haven't seen the "updating....lucky you" splash screen.

tony · Post by **tony** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:13 am

couch-potato wrote:If it's waiting for a computer restart to install the update, then I might not have it, becuase I never restart the computer until it crashes. I haven't seen the "updating....lucky you" splash screen.

Yeah, I'm not sure if the updates only occur on MJ starting up (I think so). Do you unplug your dongle at the times you use your MJ info on Fring? Others have posted that MJ can detect if your sip info is registered on two or more devices.

You may lose your ability to use your MJ credentials on Fring after the update. I have an un-used dongle and I put the sip credentials into Fring, but after the June 9/09 MJ update, MJ on Fring stopped working. I've checked the username and password, nothing has changed.

couch-potato · Post by **couch-potato** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:26 pm

No, I didn't unplug the dongle before I used fring. But then, I've only ever used fring twice, and the two weren't being used simultaneously (the dongle was plugged in, but no calls were made). I don't have wifi at home, and there are only two places where I go that can get wifi. When I am at those two places, I am busy doing other things, and there are landlines available to use there. I'm not too worried about MJ detecting use on two devices - I use MJ for only about 5 phone calls per week.

I will check today if fring is still working, as I will be going to a wifi place today. My computer restarted on the weekend, so if there was an update, I should have it now.

soulstormdotcom · Post by **soulstormdotcom** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:41 pm

I've got the same problem. Had Fring working on a Windows Mobile phone and on an iPOD Touch 2G. Currently, Fring 3.34.17.216 and mJ upgrade was 1.80.4841.3386. Now my SIP credentials won't register. Tried DNS and IP for the proxy with and without the port specified - no dice.

couch-potato · Post by **couch-potato** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:48 am

magicjack is no longer working on fring.

it tries to make a call, but hangs up before it even starts to connect.

I haven't received any registration errors, or any error message of any kind. I just make a call and it hangs up immediately.

soulstormdotcom · Post by **soulstormdotcom** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:51 am

Until someone more skilled than I finds a way to best mJ's new firmware auth-procedure with Fring if you're not willing to wait for your Google Voice invitation why not sign up for a Skype account. They let you make free outbound calls I think the receiving caller will see "unknown caller" until you pay for their inbound phone service. But that's okay. So setup Fring to use Skype for free outbound calls without caller ID. Make your call and if the other person does not pick up you can leave them a vmail to call you on your mJ number. If you're by your PC you can pick up on the mJ but if you're out just log into my.mj and configure your call fwd feature to your cellular phone. It's kind if silly but gives you some sort of branding with your mJ phone number still. I was lucky to get an mJ number with a nice sequence of digits so "branding" as I call it is perk for me. Luckily GV invites came in and they let you seek vanity numbers.

soulstormdotcom · Post by **soulstormdotcom** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:13 am

I think I'll wait for the TK7000. Perhaps it will be in a gold chassis (vs. that of the chrome TK6000) and include an LED light kit for youths with clear case gamer PC's?!?! I will say number portability is a plus. The user guide also says to punch holes for "xxxx, yyyy, and zzzz" in my firewall. Yeah, I'll get right on that. Who am I kidding? I'm vendor agnostic. Dan did a marvelous job but competition is always there.

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