For those of you who are looking for this, Yahoo Go! is now available for the 8800.

Don

what exactly do you get with YahooGo?

News, weather, directions, yahoo mail basically. It's been availble for other devices for a while, finally available for the 8800.

Yahoo! Go. The Internet to go.

Don

Wow I just checked a few days ago so this is nice. While some didn't like it for it's speed, I did.

The Yahoo GO web site shows that it is available for the Cingular 8800, but not the Verizon 8830. Before downloading, does anyone think it will or will not work? Isn't the 8830 just a variant of the same family? After all, GSM vs. CDMA shouldn't have any impact on running applications, should it?

OK I answered my own question by attempting to download it OTA. I got a message from Yahoo stating that it will be available for the 8830 shortly.

Did you notice the GPS support for the 8800? Haven't experimented with it much, but I didn't expect to see it.

I get "coming soon on the 8830" :( were you able to get it? if so how?

*edited*

same :(

hmm I was on that site this time last night and it said Pearl but "coming soon" for Curve and 8800. Hope it's real soon ;)

Downloading it now on my Cingi 8800...

All systems go! Works great!

Anyone want to post some impressions of this software? I am waiting for it for my 8830 and was hoping to hear good things about it!

not bad, i like that i can get my flickr stuff on there. it could be faster but not sure if thats the app or the EDGE connection. but overall i like it, kind of like a mini yahoo portal with connections to their services.

one interesting thing i noticed, when i exit the program it shows the amount of data used in this session, very cool although im on unlimited.

I use Yahoo and will use this service when ready for 8830. I like the google apps as well. How is the mail app?

very similar to the gmail app that they have. one thing they both lack is a highlighting function, i wish they would include that as I like deleting a bunch at once and without the highlighting i have to go once at a time.

what other google apps are there other than the gmail app, and the Gmap app?

i think its gmail, google search, google news, google maps. I think thats what they currently offer for apps on the BB.

awesome, thanks.

Sorry for hijacking this thread to a new topic.

love to see a version of google docs & spreadsheets on BB, free of course.

Thank you for your information

sorry for my newbiness but does :


Since Yahoo! Go uses advanced caching and background loading technology, your widget content is automatically and continuously “pushed” to your phone, so it’s always right there when you want it. You don’t need to endure lengthy downloads or navigate loads of links to get to what you want.


Mean that it will continuously use data???

Searchable POI from GPS location. I like the fact that it had my saved places (ie work, home, parents house) that I had saved at "my.yahoo.com" already loaded in on the BB.

That's a very nice feature. Have to try it out. I can't recall where it said the POI's come from.

Sorry for the newbie question but, Does anyone know if Yahoo!Go supports bluetooth GPS pucks? I have an 8100 and just ordered a bluetooth GPS puck, I'm looking for a program that has it all, like Yahoo!Go, I've searched the message boards and the Yahoo site but it doesn't specify whether or not it will work with bluetooth GPS.

hmm, not sure. on mine it doesn't have any GPS settings. it says "to set or restrict Y!Go's access to GPS data, change your mobile device's GPS settings"

very ambiguous that could mean that as long as your device is connected to the puck then it should work but im just guessing.

The GPS functionality is great and totally unexpected.
We just did a review of Yahoo Go 2 for BlackBerry at this link:
Review: Yahoo Go Version 2 - Including GPS Support | BerryReview
I also posted a copy in the BBF Reviews section but it takes a bit for the Moderator to approve it. Tell me what you guys think.

Truthfully I cant wait for Yahoo to release something that will allow you to sync the native contacts and calendar with your BlackBerry. They seem to be headed in that direction and if so it would be a viable alternative to BES hosting. They already have the push email setup so hopefully we will see something like that soon....

entropy, i see the contacts and calendar settings, so are those only your yahoo contacts and calendar right? so you are saying they should allow you to sync them with the blackberry address book and calendar? thats cool and i could use that but for now i have different contact (yahoo ones are from college) but they are definately moving in the right direction, I can see google following suit but adding spreadseets and docs.

Test54,
You are correct the only contacts and calendar you see are your Yahoo ones. They are kept separate from your BlackBerry ones. They really would have a good thing going if they let you sync them with your BlackBerry contacts and calendar. I really hope they implement that functionality. Have you heard anything about google maybe offering spreadsheets and docs for the Blackberry?

i have not heard anything but thats what i would like to see.

Really glad to see you discussing this topic. This has been driving me insane. Check out this quote from the readme text doc that came with my BB Curve.

"Yahoo(R) organizer data synchronization: You can now synchronize calendar entries, contacts, tasks, and notes between a Yahoo! account and your device. Before you attempt to synchronize between a Yahoo! account and your device, verify that the computer that is running the BlackBerry Desktop Software is connected to the internet."

what on earth are they talking about? I would be psyched if this actually worked, but I can't find any documentation about this anywhere.

Yeah I know I also caught that when read the readme. Maybe they are working on it and forgot to remove it from the manual when they released the device. It seems the next logical step for both Yahoo and Gmail since they already provide true push...

not to get into the rumor section but does anyone think that RIM might be adjusting their BIS timing as a result of the true push from gmail and yahoo? What i mean is that I get my yahoo and gmail very quick now and it seems my other accounts still take the 15 min.

I could be wrong though, but it seems they come in more frequently.

don't forget GoogleTalk for the BlackBerry, without the Talk...., so only instant messaging.....

Definitely a cool app. I love all the push content it has such as weather, news, email, flickr, etc... It was a nice surprise with GPS support. It seemed like the maps loaded a lot faster than Google maps. I even had it down to street level zoom while I was tarveling on the Interstate at about 70 mph & it was loading just as fast as the map was moving. Love the UI as well!!

Yes incredibly cool app - enjoying it very much.. SCREW iPHONE!! hahahahaha

Hi all.

I guess this is a perfect place to introduce myself. My name is Linda... I work for Yahoo! and support Y! GO and Y! Mobile in general.

The Y! Go engineering & design team is definately open to any feedback and suggestion that you might have on Y! Go and its functionality. I will pass on your comments!

EvEr_34: as long as you are keeping Y! GO open on your BB it will check and sync things. If you do not want this to happen (limited data plan?) just close Yahoo! Go.

MsJosay: I don't think that bluetooth puck GPS is supported but I'll ask.

danothemano: I have no idea whan the Curve documentation is talking about either. Y! GO pushes it's sync and you dont need to be connected to do a sync.

I think it's great that somone from Yahoo! is reading feedback on Go and posting here.

I've been keeping up on Go feedback from 8800 users, waiting for the day when I'll be able to use it on my 8830. Linda do you know when it may be available for us 8830 users?

Thanks!

Yahoo Go....is it free?