No problem. One gateway you can use is send to . The gateway will route your message to the correct cell phone carrier's address. When the person replies, add that address to your addressbook and use it to send SMS messages.

The problem is not with the BlackBerry or RIM; it's with Nextel's (bogus) SMS service. It's an imperfect solution, but really it just takes some getting used to.

Have people who want to SMS you send their short messages to your address@your blackberry domain. Have them add that to the address book and you're all good.

Thanks antisepsisDC and the rest of you guys. You have been great help

Is there a way to connect to Google Talk ? I tried IM+ with Jabber but that doesn't seem to work Anyone any luck yet?


(http://www.google.com/talk/)

I'm going to stick w/ the freeware AIM software for now, but thanks fo the links...very helpful

So are any of the other free messengers working right now? rabble obviously doesn't...

I try the configurations for Internet :

Vodafone (Italy)
Gateway IP: ??
Port: ??
APN: ??

Thanks

For IM+ you should set this settings in jabber service

login : your id (sample@gmail.com)
password
host : talk.google.com
port : 5223

what about alltel, there is nothing listed here about them

My Comparison of Webmessenger, Verichat and IM+.


Webmessenger:

agonizingly slow. I like the way it organizes and alerts you of the different sessions and its game feature stuff but its way too slow for any real chatting.

Verichat:
Faster than Webmessenger but gets disconnected whenever it feels like it.
No way to know if your online or offline so you can think your talking to someone but your really disconnected. There's also no quick reference to switching between people your actively chatting with. (or maybe there was but it wasn't obvious therefore means unintuitive)


IM+:
The only choice if your gonna do some real conversations over IM.
Pretty fast. Doesn't get disconnected. Switching between active conversations is somewhat intuitive although it would be better if there was some kind of "ctrl tab" type feature so I could switch between em without having to scroll through the menu to click on active conversations or whatever. Also wish it had more customizable alerts. Despite its flaws(which webmessenger and verichat also have if not worse) it is easily far and away the best app for IMing out of these three programs. I had this before I tried the other two and I just found that trying them out was a waste of my time.

One time pament of $44 seems like a way better deal than continuousl paying 20 - 30 bucks every year for webmessenger/verichat as well.

I

anyone else using the im+ trial have problems with battery life? im+ seems to wipe my battery faster than the other im programs.

ALSO ! when i use im+ with aim. my user always shows up as an idle user on other peoples buddy list. even when im talking to them. anybody have any ideas on this problem.. thanks

Anybody else tried this ?
Pros / Cons ?

I think the reason your battery is going down is probably the same reason your IM+ shows you as idle.

IM+ uses a central server to collect the messages and your blackberry pulls them down from the server. You can set a poll time in IM+. The more often it polls the server, the more data it is transfering and the less battery life you'll get.

Likewise, because it uses a central server, other AIM clients may see you as idle because it's not a direct connect situation. Messages will still get in and out using your screen name, but the active settings may not be correct.

IM+ is not perfect, but for a one-time fee and the multiple IM clients available it's pretty good.

I just got GOOGLETALK to work with my IM+ on my 7230! Not bad...

Ramble will have an update coming within the next couple of days that will bring it back into the world of the living.

cant wait rambler. thank you for writing better free software than the rest of this crap paid stuff out here. you're awesome

Damit, i'm literally 5 min late reading this. I just paid for im+.

Has anyone had a problem with IM+ not being able to send messages. I can recieve them perfect but cant send at all. 7520 w/ tcp/ip setting.

Can any of you brainiacs assist me...I have finally loaded the verichat software and have been enabled on my BES and MDN.

It worked for a while and when I logged off I cannot log back in - keeps saying unable to transmit...any ideas for a newbie?!

dude verichat sucks. all fo them have problems. i wish aol would make an offical one. i guess the new phones will have it built in

Gah. Yeah I paid for IM+ too.
dammit.

Yeah IM+ isn't perfect.
sometimes you get signed off and have to do a poweron/poweroff for it to connect properly again. happens maybe once every two days.

but in comparison to verichat/webmessenger its the second coming.

now ramble.. if its a direct connect type deal without a intermediary...
it will pretty much rape all the others.. (I only use AIM so I dont really care for Yahoo/MSN/etc)

Which IM client is the most reliable and stable?

IM+ very stable for me

What are your tcp/ip settings??? and do you have the nextel support box checked or what??

I am not nextel user,

my device is 7100G
my settings
APN: wap.cingular
User Name:
Password: CINGULAR1

my IM+ settings :
regular version
tcp connect - set
tcp port 443
nextel support - disabled

Is the Ramble update out there yet? Anywhere? Please?

I've looked through this site quite extensively and haven't seen a reference to quite my situation. I'm hoping someone can help.

I have a Blackberry 7290 v. 3.8.0.145. I got it from AT&T Wireless but obviously now I'm on the Cingular network.

I'd like to use the regular old wireless AIM via the mMode browser as opposed to the add-on programs but the problem I have is that incoming AIM messages generate no alert that they have come in.

At some point soon after I got the BlackBerry incoming messages would generate what seemed to be an incoming SMS entry which I would see in my email list, but that stopped happening after the first couple of times I used the wireless AIM.

I checked using Yahoo Messenger via the wireless web and I do get a vibrate notification when a message comes in via Yahoo messenger.

So I'm wondering what setting changed to cause me to not get notification of incomeing AIM messages and can I change it back.

While I'm not adverse to using an add-on application, if I could just get the alerts when I get a message I think I'd be satisified with AIM via the browser.

Any guidance will be greatly appreciated.

I just got new blackberry for one of my users and it has Blackberry Messenger on it!

???

Ramble is up people , and its definitely the best!

Is it just my Bb or does ramble only tell u 9 people r online when u know they're more?

Yes, I have the same problem. Here is the note i received from Tech Support:

This is a known issue currently and we're working about the resolving this problem, but we need you help in this case. It would be great if you will be able to send us your problematic account (login and password) for using it by our developers for some time. Several users already have sent us their accounts and it helps us to resolve the same problem like yours.

9/24/05 - Update

The issue was resolved by selecting HTTP instead of the recommended TCP.

9/30.05 - Update

Given a Cingular account with the Unlimited Blackberry Service and WITHOUT the Media Package (why pay extra), use the WAP version of IM+ with the WAP settings for Cingular from the shapeservices.com website.

There was a significant problem with Buddies in the first TOC2 implementation. Download the latest version, you should see all your buddies properly.

Hopefully, this is the appropriate forum.

I have Blackberry 6230 on T-mobile. I am not a heavy IM user, but for fun tried using the pre-installed AIM. My old buddy list appeared when I logged on, but it is pretty clunky. I really don't care to use it, but it has taken over!

Whenever the handheld powers up, I get 25-30 IM notifications with the choice of "load" "postpone" or "ignore", even though I am not logged on. None of those choices work and the only way to get through them is to repeatedly hit the escape button. It has become my morning routine, drink coffe and hit the escape button 25-30 times to tune of constant buzzing.

T-mobile handlheld support was very little help. I am willing to live with no IM and just use email, so I am hoping to uninstall the damn thing, but don't know how to do this.

Any help out there would be appreciated!

ps: I keep getting a message "SIM card is full! Please delete some SMS messages," However, there are no SMS messages to delete. T-mobile support thinks the problems are related, but is really not helpful insolving either problem. Anyone have a guess? Thanks!

Okay. I solved both problems by taking to T-Mobile store and loading the sim card into a phone and deleting the messages off. I still have a question about why you cannot see (or delete) messages on the sim card. I have a new problem that my icon for the browser has disappeared off the home screen menu. I will seek answers to those in other forums.
Thanks!

I have a new 7100g Cingular BB. I can not see an IM application loaded on my unit. I read some press releases that Yahoo was going to start incuding the IM software on new 7100 models. that was back in March 05. Should I have this on my BB? I am a Yahoo IM user and these would be very nice to have.

Thanks in advance,

ok i just bought a nextel 7520 and i love it. i want to learn how to text people and i want to know how to config my bb so i can get verichat for it.
Im is really the only thing missing for bb but i dont want to run into problems.. how do i download it thru the air on the bb or down load it to my desktop bb files and then hook up the cables and get it like that...also is there anything else i should get for my bb like i dont know anything hot. please i need help step by step please help!!!

I want a free alternative. I have a 5MB data plan package right now. Whats the freest way to get Yahoo or AIM on my blackberry 7100g through cingular? Im reading all this and I am betting on using Ramble sinces its free. Will it work fine? Downloading now to check.

EDIT* Just tried it and it said "Invalid Connection String: could not open tunnel - failed"

Anyone can help me at all with this?

if you have only 5 mb data you will exceed that in about 2 days of use if not sooner

Download the files save them to a folder named Nextel or BB then use app loader to load them besure not to delete files from pc or when you load something else it will delete it.

Ok but anyway, how do I connect regardless of IM stuff cause it doesn't take up much to send a few text messages.

i dont understand your question

I want a free alternative. I have a 5MB data plan package right now. Whats the freest way to get Yahoo or AIM on my blackberry 7100g through cingular? Im reading all this and I am betting on using Ramble sinces its free. Will it work fine? Downloading now to check.

EDIT* Just tried it and it said "Invalid Connection String: could not open tunnel - failed"

Anyone can help me at all with this?