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Boesky

Nov 11, 2009, 01:27 AM

WTf? Telling me I may have some functional and time limitations. Sucks:mad:

outphase

Nov 11, 2009, 01:30 AM

Did you buy it?

Boesky

Nov 11, 2009, 01:39 AM

Did you buy it?

Isnt that a part of my data plan?

sidewinder

Nov 11, 2009, 01:53 AM

Did you buy the IM+ app?

S-

Blinkwing

Nov 11, 2009, 03:14 AM

Delete it then re-install it, that may help.

thelatinist

Nov 11, 2009, 08:33 AM

Isnt that a part of my data plan?

IM+ is an app you buy from the App Store. Not all apps are free. Sounds like you downloaded IM+ Lite, a feature-limited version of IM+ you can try before you buy the full version. There are free IM clients out there (AIM is free), but I don't think there are any free multi-protocol clients.

And no, while your data plan covers all the data used in sending IMs, AT&T isn't going to buy you commercial IM software. That's silly.

Clete2

Nov 11, 2009, 08:43 AM

Anyways, Beejive is superior to IM+.

Also, don't pirate apps. It's not cool.

LinMac

Nov 11, 2009, 08:46 AM

Anyways, Beejive is superior to IM+.

Also, don't pirate apps. It's not cool.

I wouldn't jump to conclusions. BeejiveIM has shown me piracy related errors before and I bought the application when it was first released. My phone isn't even jailbroken.

Piracy prevention is necessary, but isn't perfect. :D

Clete2

Nov 11, 2009, 09:06 AM

I wouldn't jump to conclusions. BeejiveIM has shown me piracy related errors before and I bought the application when it was first released. My phone isn't even jailbroken.

Piracy prevention is necessary, but isn't perfect. :D

I wasn't laying into him. :)

I'm just assuming.. if he comes in otherwise and says he isn't jailbroken, then we can help him.

thelatinist

Nov 11, 2009, 09:16 AM

I wouldn't jump to conclusions. BeejiveIM has shown me piracy related errors before and I bought the application when it was first released. My phone isn't even jailbroken.

Piracy prevention is necessary, but isn't perfect. :D

I think both you and Clete2 miss the point: he didn't buy or pirate this app, and what he's reading is not a piracy warning. He said he didn't pay for IM+; in fact, he thinks it's included in his data plan! What he's done is download IM+ Lite, and he's posting on here complaining about the Lite version's restrictions ("functional" and "time" limitations). It's almost as silly as his thread complaining that Steve Jobs gets paid.

thep33t

Nov 11, 2009, 09:18 AM

the cops told me the Porsche I was driving was stolen, doesn't my Drivers License fee when I got it cover it?

Clete2

Nov 11, 2009, 09:23 AM

I think both you and Clete2 miss the point: he didn't buy or pirate this app, and what he's reading is not a piracy warning. He said he didn't pay for IM+; in fact, he thinks it's included in his data plan! What he's done is download IM+ Lite, and he's posting on here complaining about the Lite version's restrictions ("functional" and "time" limitations). It's almost as silly as his thread complaining that Steve Jobs gets paid.

Possibly not. I don't see any time or functional limitations in IM+ Lite. I looked at it on the App store and all I see is this:

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This is a free ad-supported version of IM+.
PLEASE NOTE: We do not send ads to your contacts. A small signature is added to IM once per week per dialog.
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stab244

Nov 11, 2009, 10:28 AM

How many apps have piracy protection anyways?

Also: Lol at the Porsche thing.

Clete2

Nov 11, 2009, 10:36 AM

How many apps have piracy protection anyways?

Also: Lol at the Porsche thing.

A few big ones do, but none of them are severe that I know of (e.g. they don't prosecute).

Boesky

Nov 11, 2009, 11:21 AM

I wasn't laying into him. :)

I'm just assuming.. if he comes in otherwise and says he isn't jailbroken, then we can help him.

I am jailbroken and I installed the app via SSH, which was preinstalled on my iPhone

iPhone 62S

Nov 11, 2009, 11:27 AM

eBuddy is a free multi-protocol app I use myself. I suggest you do so too. Sounds like your copy of IM+ was indeed pirated.

alent1234

Nov 11, 2009, 11:40 AM

I am jailbroken and I installed the app via SSH, which was preinstalled on my iPhone

with the new App store rules I think a lot of developers will lock out JB'd phones from using their services entirely.

whooleytoo

Nov 11, 2009, 11:44 AM

There are free IM clients out there (AIM is free), but I don't think there are any free multi-protocol clients.

fring is free, and supports Skype, MSN, AIM, ICQ and Twitter, among others.

iPhone 62S

Nov 11, 2009, 11:59 AM

with the new App store rules I think a lot of developers will lock out JB'd phones from using their services entirely.

If developers stopped jailbroken iPhones from buying their apps legally, what do you think the jailbroken iPhone users will do?

I myself don't pirate apps at all, but if developers where to block my phone from installing their app legally, I'd pirate it, and it'd serve that developer right for blocking potential customers from purchasing the app.

aristotle

Nov 11, 2009, 12:21 PM

I am jailbroken and I installed the app via SSH, which was preinstalled on my iPhone
So you are not only admitting to piracy but you seem to be ignorant to the fact that SSH does not come pre-installed on iPhones. It was added by you during the jailbreaking process.

If you installed it via SSH instead of iTunes or the App store on the iPhone, you are running a pirated copy.

thelatinist

Nov 11, 2009, 12:23 PM

I am jailbroken and I installed the app via SSH, which was preinstalled on my iPhone

So you did steal the app. How can you complain about a piracy warning telling you your app is illegal when you have in fact stolen the app?

instaxgirl

Nov 11, 2009, 01:39 PM

ViViDboarder

Nov 11, 2009, 03:35 PM

I am jailbroken and I installed the app via SSH, which was preinstalled on my iPhone

Haha.

Ok... Use SSH and remove the app you installed. Then buy it in the App Store. You'll find out that you won't be getting the message anymore!!!

I have no clue what you thought people were talking about when you asked about the data plan... But I'll explain the message to you...

IM+ was telling you that you have a pirated (Illegal/Stolen) copy of the app. This is because the copy you have is pirated (Illegal/Stolen) and not bought in the App Store. The message is NOT the iPhone telling you that you don't have Data Service.

Clete2

Nov 11, 2009, 03:51 PM

Haha.

Ok... Use SSH and remove the app you installed. Then buy it in the App Store. You'll find out that you won't be getting the message anymore!!!

I have no clue what you thought people were talking about when you asked about the data plan... But I'll explain the message to you...

IM+ was telling you that you have a pirated (Illegal/Stolen) copy of the app. This is because the copy you have is pirated (Illegal/Stolen) and not bought in the App Store. The message is NOT the iPhone telling you that you don't have Data Service.

I wonder how he doesn't understand this concept when he understands what SSH is and how to use it....

ViViDboarder

Nov 11, 2009, 03:54 PM

I wonder how he doesn't understand this concept when he understands what SSH is and how to use it....

That's the issue with people jailbreaking right now... They blindly follow tutorials and have no clue what they are doing.

OP probably never changed his default password! :p

Nice avatar BTW :D

thelatinist

Nov 11, 2009, 04:22 PM

That's the issue with people jailbreaking right now... They blindly follow tutorials and have no clue what they are doing

This is so true. I'm not trying to be an elitist, but jailbreaking is something you should only do if you understand exactly what you're doing as well as the risks and consequences. I know when I started jailbreaking I was far too ill-informed; if I could go back I would definitely tell myself I wasn't ready to jailbreak.

ViViDboarder

Nov 11, 2009, 04:26 PM

This is so true. I'm not trying to be an elitist, but jailbreaking is something you should only do if you understand exactly what you're doing as well as the risks and consequences. I know when I started jailbreaking I was far too ill-informed; if I could go back I would definitely tell myself I wasn't ready to jailbreak.

See, there's something to be said about learning as you go. I probably knew more than most when I first got my iPhone. I had a good Linux background and had been reading these forums for a few months before the release of Pwnage.

There is nothing wrong with following a tutorial... but when you do it, make sure you understand what is happening at EVERY step. If at some point you are saying, "I don't know what this does" then you google it. Read about it. Learn about it. Then and ONLY then should you do it.

Don't get in over your head, but do keep pushing forward so you can learn. I've become incredibly active in these forums and answer a lot of questions and there is no way I had formal education in ANYTHING like this. :D (C++ and Java doesn't count as related. :p) Practice, practice, practice.

Clete2

Nov 11, 2009, 04:42 PM

That's the issue with people jailbreaking right now... They blindly follow tutorials and have no clue what they are doing.

OP probably never changed his default password! :p

Putting root-access (or even a user in the wheel group!) SSH in the hands of newbies is for fools.

Nice avatar BTW :D

You too! :D I promise, I didn't steal your idea; I've been using this avatar for years now.. I just recently made 6502a.