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07-19-2006, 02:16 PM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: May 2006
Location: monroe la
Model: 8700c
Carrier: cingular
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Why PIN
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New user trying to understand why someone would PIN someone rather than just e-mailing them????
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07-19-2006, 02:24 PM
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Grumpy Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
Model: SGS7
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 27,948
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Don't want the message stored in an e-mail system.
E-Mail system is down (power failure).
Disaster Recovery tool.
Lots of reasons....
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07-19-2006, 02:27 PM
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iPhone Convert
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Tulip City - MI
Model: iP5
OS: 6.0.2
PIN: to beans
Carrier: I'm not
Posts: 13,878
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As a Blackberry admin, I use PIN to PIN when I am troubleshooting issues.
If I am not able to send a PIN message to a user, or if they are not able to send a PIN message, then I know there is an issue with the data service on the device. Very much like the issue I'm troubleshooting right now....the user tries to send me a PIN message, it fails with the status of 'Service Blocked'.
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07-19-2006, 03:16 PM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Rockport, TX
Model: Curve
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 23
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Isn't PIN usage like a way to instant message someone? I just installed it, but have not used the BB messenger...
Or am I way off?
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07-19-2006, 03:18 PM
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Grumpy Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
Model: SGS7
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 27,948
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Yes, but only to another BlackBerry.
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07-19-2006, 03:36 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Indiana University Research Park
Model: 8700c
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 72
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It's another mode of communication.
On and after 9/11, I was able to connect with folks in NYC that were otherwise unreachable through pin-to-pin.
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07-19-2006, 03:51 PM
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BBF Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Lost in Translation
Model: 8700c
Carrier: Cingular
Posts: 3,190
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Because paperclip just doesnt sound right.
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07-19-2006, 06:35 PM
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BlackBerry Extraordinaire
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: North Texas
Model: 8700
Posts: 1,366
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Why Not, the answer is the same as Why Text someone, except it's BB to BB and only uses Data. .
Another $0.02
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07-19-2006, 07:19 PM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Apr 2005
Model: 9800
Carrier: at&t
Posts: 24
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We use PIN to communicate between our techs on the road. One nice thing is that it is usually VERY fast and secondly, the sender can confirm that the receiver has received the messege. Since it does not use email servers, there is once less thing to go wrong.
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07-19-2006, 11:01 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Red Stick
Model: 9650
OS: 6.0.0.280
Carrier: Sprint
Posts: 157
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Disaster Recovery Tool indeed. After Katrina, PIN messaging was about the only communication method that worked. Phones sketchy, email a gamble, 800 MHz radios a mess, thank goodness for PIN messaging  |
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07-19-2006, 11:59 PM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Atlanta
Model: 8800
PIN: 240F8BEC
Carrier: TMO
Posts: 201
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Originally Posted by coreyg510
Because paperclip just doesnt sound right.
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FUNNY 
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07-20-2006, 12:23 AM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Lake Charles, LA and College Station, TX
Model: 9550
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 347
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RE - Pin
What is the advantage of using PIN over SMS and during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Rita when networks were flood with traffic, I know that SMS and PIN messages still got through, but is there an advantage of using PIN over SMS. Are they not the same, with the exception that the PIN message does not cost you .10 cents.
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07-20-2006, 08:56 AM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Nov 2005
Model: 8330
Carrier: VZW
Posts: 68
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Originally Posted by atuarre
What is the advantage of using PIN over SMS and during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Rita when networks were flood with traffic, I know that SMS and PIN messages still got through, but is there an advantage of using PIN over SMS. Are they not the same, with the exception that the PIN message does not cost you .10 cents.
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Someone correct me if I am wrong, but PIN messages go through RIM servers and SMS messages go through your carrier's servers. That said, if your carrier is experiencing high traffic which is causing service issues, PIN messages likely won't be affected because the traffic on the RIM servers will be much less. |
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07-20-2006, 10:15 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tampa
Model: 8100
Posts: 12
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This is what I've been told by our T-Mobile rep and why I recommend it to our top execs: 1) It is very secure and leaves no paper trail - it does not go through an Exchange server. In other words, if you do not want anyone at work to ever know about it you should send it via PIN. I'm sure there's a way one could hack in and see your PIN messages if they really wanted to, but it's better than SMS and email in these instances. 2) If we have a network outage at work, which we've had two in as many weeks, then no email. Everyone gets on their cells, traffic spikes, and you're lucky if you can make a call. PIN goes through without any hiccups.
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07-20-2006, 11:44 AM
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CrackBerry Addict
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: LAX, NYC, CHI, STL, BOS, PHL
Model: 9780
PIN: Another name for the flagstick, term more commonly used by amateurs
Carrier: TMO, ATT, Nextel, Sprint
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Originally Posted by atuarre
What is the advantage of using PIN over SMS and during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Rita when networks were flood with traffic, I know that SMS and PIN messages still got through, but is there an advantage of using PIN over SMS. Are they not the same, with the exception that the PIN message does not cost you .10 cents.
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PIN enables you to send more characters per message over SMS. But keep in mind that PIN is strictly BB to BB. SMS messages can be sent to other mobile phones that are capable of receiving SMS. |
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07-20-2006, 03:17 PM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: May 2006
Location: monroe la
Model: 8700c
Carrier: cingular
Posts: 21
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So if i dont want my BB address known (spam) and i want to communicate with another BB user PIN is the way to go.
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07-20-2006, 03:19 PM
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Grumpy Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
Model: SGS7
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 27,948
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Well, I guess that's a reason. But you would need to know their PINs. As opposed to their e-mail addresses....
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07-20-2006, 03:26 PM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: May 2006
Location: monroe la
Model: 8700c
Carrier: cingular
Posts: 21
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There are 8 of us in our office with BB just planning on getting theirs. In case of another Hurricane this season.
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07-20-2006, 08:48 PM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Jun 2006
Model: Bold
Carrier: Cingular
Posts: 35
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Can someone help out a new BB user?
is there some program I need to Down load to use pin to pin?
I do not see anything on my 8700 to allow this.
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07-20-2006, 09:13 PM
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CrackBerry Addict
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Charlotte, NC
Model: 8700c
PIN: tucked behind a bunker
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 965
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Originally Posted by phantomdaz
Can someone help out a new BB user?
is there some program I need to Down load to use pin to pin?
I do not see anything on my 8700 to allow this.
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You can download BB Messenger. Every BB has a unique PIN. BB messenger uses PIN to PIN communication. It's Free. |
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