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Old 09-30-2006, 10:08 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Does it cost extra when you use the BB messenger? Or is it like sending texts??
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Old 09-30-2006, 10:10 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Usage counts against your data plan
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Old 09-30-2006, 07:00 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I thought PIN-to-PIN was free. I don't think it counts as a text message.
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Old 10-01-2006, 09:55 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Blackberry messenger is text but it does not cost like Yahoo messenger or AOL...I am not sure if its a part of your data plan if you have unlimited data for example but I know it is free.
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pin is free as long as you have a data plan for blackberry
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Blackberry messenger is text but it does not cost like Yahoo messenger or AOL...I am not sure if its a part of your data plan if you have unlimited data for example but I know it is free.

That's what I thought. I didn't think PIN-to-PIN cost anything other then the normal data plan.
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Old 10-01-2006, 12:08 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Yes, using the BlackBerry Messenger is free. However using the OZ IM client for AOL, ICQ, MSN and Yahoo is considered a text message. So you may be charged depending upon your Text Message plan.

However, if you download the Yahoo client for BlackBerry, those IMs are not considered Text Messsages and are free (on an Unlimited BB plan). The Google IM client for BB may work the same way.
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Old 10-01-2006, 12:46 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I'm new to BB world. Could somebody explain PIN to me?
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Old 10-01-2006, 02:07 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Sending private emails only between BlackBerries. A BlackBerry PIN is a special address code similiar to a postal code or phone number, for sending emails only to other BlackBerries. This is not compatible with phone numbers or emails or SMS. It is an entirely different kind of an address. Not every BlackBerry user needs to use PIN Messaging, but this feature is there if you love it!
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Old 10-01-2006, 02:22 PM   #11 (permalink)
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How do you know what your PIN is? Is it in options?
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Old 10-01-2006, 02:24 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Oh, I guess I should have looked first. Yeah, it is in status for any other newbies out there.
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Old 11-15-2006, 10:04 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I know when I had nextel I had a messenger icon but when I switched to cingular I cant seem to find where to get it. I looked on the BB website and all I could find was yahoo or google messenger. Anyone know wher i can get it?
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Old 11-16-2006, 10:42 AM   #15 (permalink)
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i was under the impression that OZ messenger was a data usage program. i'll test this theory later by checking my text messages, sending IM's, and checking again. but i thought the IM feature was to get away from having to have unlimited text.
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i was under the impression that OZ messenger was a data usage program. i'll test this theory later by checking my text messages, sending IM's, and checking again. but i thought the IM feature was to get away from having to have unlimited text.
It cahrges towrd text messages if you don't have a SMS package in your plan you will se it on your bill as SMS charges or tex messages. Go get BBIM or yahooIm for blackberry it goes towerds your data
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where do you get bb messenger?
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Old 07-25-2007, 10:27 PM   #18 (permalink)
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on your blackberry, point the browser to www.mobile.blackberry.com
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Old 07-25-2007, 11:41 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Use the site JSanders listed unless you're using 4.2 OS then it is built into the 4.2 OS.
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