Running FPL in linux

[fizikz]

I noticed that now there is a Mac softphone available for FPL. Is there a way to use this in linux? Or will there be a linux client coming soon?

I have tried using the Windows softphone in linux using Wine, and it runs but there is no audio. I have also tried it in VirtualBox, and it works with audio, but the audio is so severely choppy that it is totally unusable.

The Mac softphone is new, as far as I can tell, and I wonder if anyone has succeeded in getting it to run in linux yet.

[seagame2001]

Windows and MAC are popular operation system so which to Windows or MAC will fix your problem

[fizikz]

Thanks, but that does not answer my question. I have no intention of switching my OS.

[dibsmft]

Based on my experience of other commercial providers there is little chance that you will see Fongo produce a Linux version. You can use Fongo services on Linux if you purchase the SIP settings but sadly for me in Newfoundland the service is very limited and it is not yet worthwhile for me.
In general Unix/Linux users are fairly quiet so I suspect that is is not fully realized how many users there are out there. My computer history starts with binary->octal-punched tape-->Unix(text on teletype)/BSD->Exidy Sorcerer/CPM>BBC, RS100 and MSDOS->Home built Linux for more years now than I can remember and I started using voip when you still had to say "over". I do have a laptop that came with MS-Windows that I only use for doing my Income Tax and for testing MS Windows voip services.

[fizikz]

We've been hearing promises for a linux version for years now, but as you said, in most cases they never materialize. I was just hoping that with the Mac version released now, someone had managed to get it working in linux since it seems that the Mac app is Java-based.

[fizikz]

Any chance we could get a linux client for FPL? It's been a while...

[Jake]

I really don't see this happening. They don't even have Windows version of the mobile app, which would probably attract more new customers than a Unix version of their Desktop app.

What I would suggest is to buy the unlock key and use a 3rd party SIP phone to make your calls if you really want a phone on a Unix box.

[bridonca]

I wonder how good the Android emulators are for linux. I tried Andy, a Android emulator for the PC on my Dell Windows 8.1 Venue pro 8, and I could not get the audio working, though admittedly, I did not put much effort into it. Might have be a configuration issue with Andy. The Fongo Android client seemed to work fine, other than the audio issue.

[draekko_]

The Mac version will never run properly in Linux due some code issues and the windows version is coded to use directsound. Running the windows version in wine never worked because once the udp port is used it becomes blocked for subsequent uses and prevents audio from working at all (not sure if its a bug in the windows version or side effect of running java runtime in wine).

With some minor mods to less than a handful of classes in the Mac version and replacing the appropriate libraries it is possible to get it to run rather nicely in Linux even with pulse audio.

I doubt the folks from FPL would be interested in supporting that but if anyone from over there was interested i'd be willing to discuss what it would take to get it working.

[Bloodsong]

VoIP Unlock key as has been said, is definitely the best option.
Something I haven't played around with yet, but intend to is Android x86 (their is an official x86 port of android, seems to run well in virtual machines, I don't suspect the overhead would outright kill call quality.)

But adoption of new rate centers/CLEC partnerships can be slow; though I assure you in my 6 years with FPL, I have seen the growth occurring.
I wonder if anyone has tried to reverse engineer a functioning linux or unix client from the Mac one.