BlackBerry Takes Advantage of iMessage Spam Reports to Tout BBM

[gcooldude86]

Never had any spam issues with iMessage.

 

[dec.]

I'm not sure if using your irrelevant status as argument is a smart marketing decision...

 

[Enabledobject]

Tick another one for no spam on iMessage.

 

[dannyyankou]

Oh and will you look at that, BBM is vulnerable to spammers too.

https://www.google.com/search?q=bbm+spam+site:forums.crackberry.com&client=safari&hl=en

 

[mainstreetmark]

Comcast uses area internet outage to promote basic cable.

 

[snarton]

BBM is architected in a way that protects our 85 million users against spammers.

They lost me at "architected."

 

[Onimusha370]

Has anyone figured out why people used to think blackberry's were cool?

 

[jrswizzle]

... Although I have to admit, this was pretty hilarious lolol

This is hilarious.

I've gotten maybe a handful of spam iMessages in the 5 years I've had an iPhone.

 

[Anonymous Freak]

Translation: "We have so few users, you don't have to worry about unwanted messages!"

 

[jrswizzle]

the biggest hiccup with iMessage is it has been known to locked your phone number into iMessage so if you change to a Android or BB and you send an SMS to a friend still on iPhone it thinks your sending an iMessage which actually never sends anything

I've seen that this is an issue, but I've never had it happen and I'm swapping my sim card out of a bunch of different phones constantly.

 

[BornAgainApple]

I've never had one spam message since 2007. Then again, most of my friends/family/co-workers have iDevices.

 

[wuush]

Do I understand correctly that if I put my mobile number on my business card that no-one can send me a message on BBM on that number? They first have to email me their contact card then we can text?

You get a PIN that is linked to your phone and Blackberry registered email, if you switch phones you get a new pin but keep all your contacts when you deactivate your old phone by activating the new one with your Blackberry registered email.

BBM isn't bad, its actually quite good, since this is a Apple Website and i can understand that, but the hate towards everything Non-Apple is quite pathetic...

I dont buy Macbooks cause of Apple, i buy them cause i prefer them to other notebooks and they get the job done, while being faster and easier to use.

And in my opinion BBM is better than Whatsapp/Imessage etc. its just, that only a few people use it.

• Voicechat
• Voice Memo sending
• Location sharing (you can set the desired time)
• Stable Group Chat
• Read/Received Notification
• QR Code / NFC Invites
• Ping
• Encryption

Those are all features i dont wanna miss and its not tied to my telephone number, so if i switch sim cards and numbers everyone can still reach me.

and as enterprise user i would probably like the Server Features/Secure Encryption.

You can say what you want but Apple isnt at that Level yet.

 

[fallenjt]

Blackberry is dying dog...who gives the shtt. I actually received spam msgs through ATT message service and never got one spam in my iMessage. This research was just a troll imo.

 

[0815]

Guess Blackberry is by now the AOL of Smart Phones: the fallen golden start that only has a few old-timer users left that either don't know better or don't want to change. Give it a few more years and both will be gone. They keep trying to stay relevant, but fail at it.

 

[rdlink]

I've never got an iMessage spam...

Ditto. I don't even know anyone who's ever received an iMessage spam.

 

[fallenjt]

the biggest hiccup with iMessage is it has been known to locked your phone number into iMessage so if you change to a Android or BB and you send an SMS to a friend still on iPhone it thinks your sending an iMessage which actually never sends anything

The biggest complaints like this come from iPhone owners who didn't know how to set iMessage right. All you have to do is not to use Apple ID for your iMessage on your phone, but phone number only.

 

[AppleFan78]

the biggest hiccup with iMessage is it has been known to locked your phone number into iMessage so if you change to a Android or BB and you send an SMS to a friend still on iPhone it thinks your sending an iMessage which actually never sends anything

Simple solution: when you send an iMessage, tap and hold on the message. Select "Send as Text Message". After a couple times, problem solved. It stays set to SMS until it receives an iMessage from that number again.

Talk about problem overblown.

 

[0815]

Has anyone figured out why people used to think blackberry's were cool?

because they were, you have to put it in context what was out there back when they at their peak, there was not much comparable out there. Of course looking today at them and comparing it with todays technology will make one wonder, but times and available technologies used to be different.

 

[jrswizzle]

• Voicechat
• Voice Memo sending
• Location sharing (you can set the desired time)
• Stable Group Chat
• Read/Received Notification
• QR Code / NFC Invites
• Ping
• Encryption

Those are all features i dont wanna miss and its not tied to my telephone number, so if i switch sim cards and numbers everyone can still reach me.

and as enterprise user i would probably like the Server Features/Secure Encryption.

You can say what you want but Apple isnt at that Level yet.

Most of those features are coming to iMessage in iOS 8.

As for third party messaging apps, I might have no problem using various cross-platform options. But in my case, I have friends and family members who likely don't have a clue what BBM or any of these third party options are. They use iPhones so the Messages app is for texting. I don't have to explain or set up anything for them. I don't have to remind them to use a different app when contacting me (this is problematic when I use my Nexus 5 as I get horrible cell coverage in my house and Hangouts doesn't send messages via WiFi - tried getting my wife to use it and its hit or miss if she remembers).

So for me, using an iPhone is as much about who I'm sharing/communicating with as it is what I prefer. iMessage is just simpler to use if you have a large portion of your friends and family who are a part of iOS. That's why I always come back.

 

[hybroid]

Has anyone figured out why people used to think blackberry's were cool?

BBM meant free unlimited text messaging between friends before modern-day smartphones and Whatsapp was invented without need to worry about your mobile allowance packages. That was the primary reason back then. Now, no longer relevant.

 

[kagharaht]

Signs of desperation

Zero, nada, nothing in regards of iMessage Spam for myself. Checked with friends and family members...zero for them also.

 

[joejoejoe]

To everyone who says they don't get spam, good for you. I'm happy for you. You're lucky. But that does not mean the problem doesn't exist. It does. It's annoying. And apple has provided very very very little support to users that are affected to fix the problem.

 

[GrabASnookie]

"I know I have the ability to do so much more than just stand in front of the camera the rest of my life"

 

[wuush]

Most of those features are coming to iMessage in iOS 8.

As for third party messaging apps, I might have no problem using various cross-platform options. But in my case, I have friends and family members who likely don't have a clue what BBM or any of these third party options are. They use iPhones so the Messages app is for texting. I don't have to explain or set up anything for them. I don't have to remind them to use a different app when contacting me (this is problematic when I use my Nexus 5 as I get horrible cell coverage in my house and Hangouts doesn't send messages via WiFi - tried getting my wife to use it and its hit or miss if she remembers).

So for me, using an iPhone is as much about who I'm sharing/communicating with as it is what I prefer. iMessage is just simpler to use if you have a large portion of your friends and family who are a part of iOS. That's why I always come back.

Well i understand your point but BBM has these features now and is cross-plattform.

 

[nepalisherpa]

Since the day iMessage was available, I've never received a single spam message.