I have been trolling the boards looking for a straight forward answer...called T-mobile and got an answer, but what little information i have found about the topic online it....suprisingly enough...conflicts with what T-mobile has told me. This is where i turn to you all.....help if you can.

I have the 8700g with T-mobile (as mentioned above), and i was wondering about the instant messenging services they say is an included feature with the blackberry. When you go to t-mobile they have a seperate section on how to get it and everything...my question is...since i have the "BlackBerry Unlimited w/Enterprise Email Add-on ($29.98) " plan...is this service free as in "data" or does it use "SMS" in which i will be paying a price later if it is heavily used.

After getting off the phone with T-mobile they told me it is included and is considered "DATA" and not "SMS"....yet around the forums i get conflicting type conversations on the topic.

So...is anyone here using the service and is it free (meaning part of the current plan i am already paying for)? Or am i missing something....i have submitted the question by email to T-mobile as well....and will post my answer here if i dont get any response from you guys....to further help others on the topic.

thanks in advance,

Kameonr