[monkeypaw]

Windows picture and fax viewer (the default .jpg viewer) opens .png files.

[vito032]

Originally Posted by monkeypaw

I noticed some big delays and I think dropped messages as well. If I send myself the time as a message, some took 10 minutes to show. I think some test messages didn't make it at all.

Why would the data take longer? Is it going through a different system or something like that? Hopefully it just due to limited bandwidth while this is being tested.

I was having the same problem as well. it would take forever to send and receive my messages if at all when i first downloaded it a couple of days ago. but today i haven't had any problems at all if anything it faster i was messing with my girlfriend and not a second after i hit send her BB was going off

[monkeypaw]

Originally Posted by vito032

I was having the same problem as well. it would take forever to send and receive my messages if at all when i first downloaded it a couple of days ago. but today i haven't had any problems at all if anything it faster i was messing with my girlfriend and not a second after i hit send her BB was going off

Oh, I posted in another thread that I seem to have fixed this by re-registering with the network. The sticky about messenger 5.0 said to try this.

[tel-x.com]

Originally Posted by .:BK:.

I have BBM 5.0 and I saved a png of my barcode to my memory card, but when I copy it to my computer and try to open the png my computer says that the png is a corrupt file. Anyone else having any problems like this?

Use this CaptureIt OTA DL

-telx

EDIT:.png files will not show on BBF so use above DL

[kate1987]

Hi guys, I have a question: I just bought an unlocked used blackberry from AT&T and im going to use it with Rogers. I was told by Rogers that they will not give me a PIN since this BB is originally from AT&T. So I have 2 questions:

1. Is it possible to use BBM without having a PIN and just add friends VIA their emails?

2. If this Blackberry is unlocked would the PIN be erased from the "options>status" window? and if not, would that PIN be valid??

Also:

3. Is there any way i would be able to get a new PIN (assuming all of the above fail) and i am unable to get it released from the original BB owner from AT&T

(I have yet to recive this BB but im trying to figure out my BBM situation, because that's what i was most excited about )


Thank you!

[MidnightDraven]

please dont post more than once on the same subject
besides this post is in the wrong place and I have answered this post in your original thread post.

[meemz28]

WOW ! will upload mine soon :D

[Trunkz]

Feature seems to work adequately enough. I found that its not necessary for folks to dl the actual image files given by some members here. Simply load up BBM(5), goto add contact, select scan barcode, and just point your blackberry at the image on the monitor. It picked up 'Tommy' (from the initial post) perfectly fine

[raynicolini]

Originally Posted by wobly

I couldn't open the .png files in a browser, either. Right click it, save it to someplace on your computer and work it from there. If you have Vista, it will open in Windows Photo Gallery. Otherwise, you can open it with Paint and add it from there.

Save it as a Jpeg file

[Shaun]

FYI ... I have moved all the barcodes to the "Looking For Blackberry Messenger Buddies" here. Please keep this thread to the discussion of the BBM 5 barcode feature.

[livelifedeath]

loving the new qr bar code reader!!

made a gif for my site!

been dabbling with it!

jsut loojk at me dp pic <-----------------------

[nick.dollimount]

Just as an FYI, it's not a bar code, it is a QR code.

So I found some cool things about this QR code scanning. It's using the ZXING platform from google which is really good. But something cool is that they didn't remove some of the scanning features.

It still has the ability to recognize the following and give you options.

BBM - Obiously add a BBM contact.
URL - Asks you if you want to open the URL and will in the browser.
Phone Number - Gives you the option to call the number.
Geo Location - Lets you open the location in the Blackberry Maps app!
Email - Opens a compose email to the email address encoded in the QR code.

You can test these out using the zxing QR code generator here QR Code Generator

A tad annoying that I'd have to go into BBM and add new contact, then to the scanning just to get to the scanner. I really hope they just add in a built-in QR code scanner application soon! PLEASE RIM, you're almost there! :D

[CoDudette]

i still don't know how to scan a barcode and add a person. shoot me

[lucamanta]

i tried but it didn't worked for me :(

[hughvh]

Barcode is supposed to be multi-use right? I'm trying to setup a group chat room and I'm getting reports of "Invitation has expired or has already been used".

If not, is there a way to setup a multi-use barcode?