VOiP clients Fring and Skype in a war of word over video calling and alleged serviced blocks.Fring is a small player when compared to Skype, but it has been successful in large part because the service is interoperable with other VOiP services, including GoogleTalk, SIP and Skype.
Fring introduced two-way video calling support for iPhone 4 over Wi-Fi or 3G just in last week. It was such a big hit, Fring had to turn off Skype support over the weekend in order to deal with the onslaught of users wanting to make video-to-video calls.
The company has now expanded its capacity and says it wants to turn Skype support back on. According to Fring’s official statement, Skype is refusing to let them do so. Fring calls Skype “cowards” and says it is “afraid of open mobile communication.”
There are two sides to every story and in this case, Skype has already responded. In direct contradiction to what Fring has said in its public statements, Skype says that the allegations that Skype has blocked Fring’s access to its network are untrue. Skype said that Fring has been in breach of its API Terms of Use and End User License agreements. It also says that Fring’s misuse has been “increasingly damaging our brand and reputation with our customers.” Skype cites fact that Fring had to temporarily shut down Skype access due to high call load as an example of this sort of damage.
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