If you haven’t noticed, there are quite a few IM clients available for the BlackBerry including a fair amount of free BlackBerry IM clients as well.
Personally, I only use the free BlackBerry IM clients such as BlackBerry Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, and Google Talk, however, I hear that some of the clients that allow you to use different networks from the same client are quite good.
Rumor has it that RIM is about to release a few more native BlackBerry IM clients and I am wondering if I should just wait until they come out or go ahead and get one of those integrated clients.
If anyone has any opinions on some of the integrated BlackBerry IM clients available, your comments would be much appreciated. I don’t want to shell out the cash for one before I know if it is worth it or not.
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I really love IM+: it can replace every other client at the same time.
I think they all suck… I have most of my AIM / MSN contacts on GTalk too and have almost exclusively switched to that. I can’t WAIT till RIM releases their clients!!
If you like AIM and MSN, go with Yak-On, it’s the best and reliable!
I have had three generations of 20+ Blackberries on Verichat. In our tests its responsiveness was so much faster than Googletalk. It handles Yahoo, MSN, AIM, and ICQ. There is an annual fee but that’s because you connect to their servers that in turn keep a persistant connection to the IM host.
I use VeriChat for my Blackberry, because I think it’s the best program for the job. The UI and functionality is much better IMO than the other options. I’d love it if there were free programs provided by RIM, which I would probably use after my subscription of VeriChat is up, but for now at least, I’m quite happy with VeriChat.
Does a message received or sent via yak-on count as a text message under a Cingular plan?
Its been months since the rumor that an aim native client was coming out. I have yet to hear even any updates. I am doubtful.
The native clients are already made, it’s just a matter of service books. Carriers aren’t supplying service books for the services, but RIM has already created an AIM, MSN, and ICQ client.
Can’t believe no one has mentioned Beejive? It’s fantastic
http://beejive.com/
Beejive is expensive though
Beejive is cheaper than IM+ and in my opinion much better. It can run in the background on your BlackBerry and I haven’t had any problems with it since installing it on my Pearl.
ive tried IM+ and beejive. i like beejive but i wouldnt want to pay. IM+ kinda sucked and only let you go on one.. not all 3 (aim, yahoo, msn). i also tried ebuddy but its kinda laggy and has some bugs. im really hoping rim makes aim available, or a multi messenger app. thats really all i need.
Where is pidgin for blackberry? It’s opensource & free for PC, Linux, etc, so why not BB?
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I havent found a single app yet that actually works on my BB, I have a BB Curve that is modified to work on Boost Mobile IDEN converted from Nextel. I tried Yak-On but alas it does work, just wont show ANYONE as actually being Available everyone shows as Offline.
I agree with those who use IM+. I find it very stable and useful for integrating various IM providers. I have 4 integrated and they all work well. I also has an off-line mode for pushing text over to SMS when not in active mode (as an option). It’s not free, but my experience has been that free is not always the best nor is it an incentive for developers. If I pay for an app, then I have a reason to complain.
ill strongly reccomend mundu if u hvnt bought one yet.
its awsome. i tried im+, beejive, palringo, intango, ebuddy n another one ( i forgot the name)
i think mundu is really a good one. usually its $11 but now they hv offer for $3 till jan 5th. go get urself one i think u wont regret.
Get Palringo. Its absolutely free and u can add all your services ti it. (Gtalk, aim, yahoo messenger, windows live, etc)