aol AIM

[flankgent]

verizon service 7130e.... do they charge each message sent via IM a text message? or is it like BBM and googletalk? and does anyone else have problems w/ the ramble AIM kicking them off?

[finch]

It uses WAP which will eat up data even quicker than BlackBerry Messenger. If your going to use IM you better consider and unlimited data plan.

[flankgent]

i do have unlimited data plan, but i have verizon and i got stiffed w/ a 400 dollar bill when i used AIM on my blackberry. b/c they said that i used ramble AIM. and every message i sent was sent as a text message to a non "in" member.....

[Getup1995]

i do have unlimited data plan, but i have verizon and i got stiffed w/ a 400 dollar bill when i used AIM on my blackberry. b/c they said that i used ramble AIM. and every message i sent was sent as a text message to a non "in" member.....

I use Ramble AIM and never get charged for a txt message b/c of it. It does kick me off every now and again, but i use it all the time and have not noticed a jump in my txt messages.

[Corman]

Ramble does not use text messaging. It does, however, use a good deal of data.

[finch]

Check with Verizon, they may have a cap on their data?
i do have unlimited data plan, but i have verizon and i got stiffed w/ a 400 dollar bill when i used AIM on my blackberry. b/c they said that i used ramble AIM. and every message i sent was sent as a text message to a non "in" member.....

[Getup1995]

Check with Verizon, they may have a cap on their data?


I am a VZW customer and as long are you are on the 44.99 (with a Pplan of 39.99 or higher) or 49.99 for unlimited, VZW does not cap their data. if you are paying the 25 or 29 then you have 10 MB.

[gdpmumin]

Wirelessly posted (7130e VZW: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) BlackBerry7130e/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/105)

Verizon does not cap data usage. And if you're using an IM app, you shouldn't be charged for text messages. However, if you use AOL's IM forwarding feature (since AIM itself isn't available for the BlackBerry), that would use text messages.

[flankgent]

thanks guys for all your assistance... lol now does anyone know where i can d/l ramble AIM... lol sorry i'm being a pain in the ass

[KonTiki]

http://wireless.sra.com/ramble/

[Danwahoo]

Is Ramble the best and most reliable service for AIM on your BB?

Also, gdpmumin, can you explain this forwarding as text messaging, If i just download the app and run and IM, I wont be charged correct?

[gdpmumin]

Wirelessly posted (7130e VZW: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) BlackBerry7130e/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/105)

I'm not quite sure how it works because every time I try to set it up, the code they send to my phone is rejected by their service. But in theory it allows you to IM without a specific application. It just uses text messages. And yes, if use this method, you'll pay for the text messages. The better option would be to use Verichat, Webmessenger, or some other IM app. These apps use data, but not text messages. So assuming you have unlimited data, the only cost you'll incur is the app itself.

[Danwahoo]

So Ramble uses up Text Messages?

Is there any free service for AOL IM that doesnt charge for text messages and is free?

[Getup1995]

So Ramble uses up Text Messages?

Is there any free service for AOL IM that doesnt charge for text messages and is free?

No, Ramble does not use txt messages. It uses data at an alarming rate, but it does not use any txt messages.

[Danwahoo]

Ok, so with unlimited data, that is no problem right?! :)

[gdpmumin]

Wirelessly posted (7130e VZW: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) BlackBerry7130e/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/105)

Correct. If you use an IM app, you'll be using data, not text messages. And as long as you have unlimited data, you're fine.

[Danwahoo]

Just got my blackberry
Installing IM
Got "Ramble" On the screen and the file is unreadable by windows
What do I do next?

[Getup1995]

Wirelessly posted (7130e VZW: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) BlackBerry7130e/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/105)

Correct. If you use an IM app, you'll be using data, not text messages. And as long as you have unlimited data, you're fine.

That is if you are with VZW, some other carriers cap their "unlimited" plans.

[Danwahoo]

I do have Verizons Unlimited Data plan
How do I get the AIM on my BB
I have "Ramble" on my desktop

[Danwahoo]

I have sent the email from the website to my email account, accessed it on yahoo from the web, And I have not gotten a message to install the software.. What am I doing wrong?!

[Getup1995]

I have sent the email from the website to my email account, accessed it on yahoo from the web, And I have not gotten a message to install the software.. What am I doing wrong?!

You need to follow the link in the email that Ramble sends you on your BB. It will download and install OTA.

[Danwahoo]

I just got it to work. It was quite difficult. I had to click to wheel, click select, highlight the link, I had to highlight more then the link, paste it in TO GO, and delte the extras, thank god I'm a genius :P.

And getup i just PINed your BB thats me

[jgunvalsen]

I have Verizon with the unlimited data plan. When I receive messages when using Ramble they come to my phone as a text message and I am charged for the incoming text.

[jdkluck]

I have a 7105t and have the unlimited international data plan through T-Mobile. I am currently deployed to the middle east and it works great. I am using IM+ and have not had any problems with it or the built in chat program of the 7105t.
I did have issues when I was trying out verichat though.

[Getup1995]

I have Verizon with the unlimited data plan. When I receive messages when using Ramble they come to my phone as a text message and I am charged for the incoming text.

You should not be charged any for any TXT messages when using Ramble. Ramble does not use txt messages. It does use a massive amount of data. What BB do you have?

[jgunvalsen]

I have the 7130e

[bastatag]

I have the 7130e from verizon with unlimited data. I downloaded ramble last night and allowed the socket connection. but it just hangs while trying to connect...then it saying retrying...then nothing. any ideas?

[fizz]

I have the 7130e from verizon with unlimited data. I downloaded ramble last night and allowed the socket connection. but it just hangs while trying to connect...then it saying retrying...then nothing. any ideas?

did you shut your phone off since installing? if not, power it down and remove the battery for a few seconds then restart.

[bastatag]

did you shut your phone off since installing? if not, power it down and remove the battery for a few seconds then restart.

thanks for the help. just tried that but same issue. "reconnecting, please wait"

any other ideas

does it usually take a few minutes to connect..or is it quick?

[ricklacy]

thanks for the help. just tried that but same issue. "reconnecting, please wait"

any other ideas

does it usually take a few minutes to connect..or is it quick?

Check your Ramble IM settings. Under the options menu, Click "Ramble IM". Down towards the bottom under "network connection", make sure you're using the device TCP. Host is toc.oscar.aol.com:8080

I had the same problem when I 1st installed it

[gdpmumin]

Check your Ramble IM settings. Under the options menu, Click "Ramble IM". Down towards the bottom under "network connection", make sure you're using the device TCP. Host is toc.oscar.aol.com:8080

I had the same problem when I 1st installed it

Dude, welcome to the forums! And thanks for being willing to help answer questions for folks, but it's not really necessary to answer posts that are nearly a year old.