[NickRac]

Ramble doesn't connect on my blackberry 8830 either...

I also tried to use the BB client at blackberry.com/aim and it said my carrier (verizon) does not allow AIM connections - what is htis about?

[packetknife]

VZW using TCP / BIS services doesn't work, BES does, for all the IM clients I've tried w/ the exception of the Browser based ones. -Pk

[NickRac]

so what does that mean for us non BES users? Just SOL?

[gibber9583]

it means get JiveTalk

[buddyz]

Originally Posted by Jsunv

i would like to use Ramble, it's FREE, i know jive is awsome, but free is always a plus (i at least want to try it first)

please help if someone knows how to get this working with verizon, thanks

Agreed on the free=better. I actually got it to work going back and forth with the login screen to the home screen about 15 times, but the UI is awful, and that login process is a dealbreaker.

IMing should always be free, there are a bunch of PC programs out there that are free like Trillian, and all the regular messaging programs for PC have always been free. I will never pay for any IM program for any device, no matter how good it is.

Also I should mention that Yahoo messenger is free, Google talk messenger is free, Blackberry messenger is free, and I'm sure there are others. Why is AOL the only one being a *****?

[gibber9583]

AOL isnt be a ***** as you put it. AOL just hasnt released any software directly. However, there is a free AIM available to Sprint users available from blackberry.com, which may or may not be developed by AOL, not sure.

Beejive is the company charging for AIM/others. They developed their own multinetwork software, and have the right to charge for it. So before you go and bash AOL or whomever, get your facts straight

[Dawg]

Originally Posted by buddyz

Agreed on the free=better. I actually got it to work going back and forth with the login screen to the home screen about 15 times, but the UI is awful, and that login process is a dealbreaker.

IMing should always be free, there are a bunch of PC programs out there that are free like Trillian, and all the regular messaging programs for PC have always been free. I will never pay for any IM program for any device, no matter how good it is.

Also I should mention that Yahoo messenger is free, Google talk messenger is free, Blackberry messenger is free, and I'm sure there are others. Why is AOL the only one being a *****?

BB messenger isnt free you paid for it when you bought the BB and the data package try and use it with out data and see how free it is.

Since you like the free and you wont ever pay for it youll always be behind the rest.

[TBOLTRAM]

Curious if the character limit that SMS has affects beejive. I prefer email but the wife and kids have regular VZ phones and they text and IM.

[Dawg]

Originally Posted by TBOLTRAM

Curious if the character limit that SMS has affects beejive. I prefer email but the wife and kids have regular VZ phones and they text and IM.

I dont think it does

[TBOLTRAM]

Dawg, thanks for the information, I may part with $ 20 and try it.

[gibber9583]

TBOLTRAM, there is a 30 day free trial with JiveTalk. So you do not even need to part with the $20 to try! However, once you try it, you are going to part with your $20 cause there is nothing better on BBerry

[Swatowsky]

I just want to ask a question, does Jive talk go through browser? or does it eat up your sms's =[

[Swatowsky]

and by going through browser I mean does it use the internet network and not sms.