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FREE iPhone-2-iPhone Messaging - Ping! is Blackberry messenger for iPhone& iPod Touch

sinsin07 said:
I get your point. However you just don't send to anyone. For instance have you ever sent me an SMS? No. Why? Because you don't know me. That is why I said to have the best two BBM apps and have your friends do the same. You can't send a message on BB with BBM to someone you don't know, you need their PIN. I am not sure about PING! but WhatApp allows you to send messages internationaly for free, can you do that with a IM app? I don't know the answer to that, I'm just asking.
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Yes, you can send messages internationally with any IM app because all IM apps send messages through data.

And, if more apps like this start appearing, each with different features and prices, it might be hard to choose "the two best ones". Some of my friends might be willing to pay for apps, others might not. Some might prefer the app with a best UI, others might prefer the apps with the best features. Also, if I have two different apps, what if I'm "messaging" with two friends, each one on their own app? It would be downright confusing and annoying.

Again, I'm not criticizing the app, I love Ping!, and I'm recommending it to everyone. But if a lot of similar apps start appearing and people choose different ones it defeats the purpose of it. The purpose of something like this is that you can communicate for free with anyone who has an iPhone. That's what BBM is for the Blackberry.

My point is that I hope that there is one app, either released by apple or some developer, it could even be this one, that is the standard "BBM for iPhone" app. Otherwise I'll just stick to regular IM.
 
fungg3 said:
First off, thanks for supporting the app! I will be focusing on the basics first, but happy to take feature requests. The idea is to keep this app simple and straight forward like SMS. I am not out to replicate another IM experience, which as I've mentioned as its downsides.

Feel free to send feedback and questions to support@pingmessaging.com

Thanks everyone!
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So no pictures in Ping? :(
 
Richdmoore said:
Good basic messenger program, I would like a couple of features to be added however.

The window you enter your text message flickers as you type. Needs a bug fix.

A list of favorites who have contacted you with Ping. (Like a messenger friends list.) On the blackberry messenger, it saved the unique code to the address book, and you could find the pin that way. Under this program, the best you can do is try and remember their username once you clear the last conversation.)

I can see from the screen shots you can send the smily faces and such, but I can't figure out where the button is that will pop up a list of them so you can select one. (IM+ uses a button near the text entry bar, but I couldn't find anything like that in this program.)

An instruction manual. I went to the web site, and this program isn't even listed. This is not a knock on just this program, but it amazes me how many apps are published and do not either have an in-program instruction manual, or a web site to go to with an online/offline instruction manual. (Even pricy apps, like the $80 Navigon GPS does not include them.) Crazy in my view, as these apps get more and more complicated some kind of manual is needed.

Again, price "free" is right for this app, everyone might as well check it out, esp for people who own/have friends who own an iPod touch, but don't use other IM (or want to pay for IM+ or other programs.)

Good job overall.
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Thanks for your feedback! A lot of comments here so I'll try to make it simple.

1) Smily faces you see on the screenshots are emojis. These are part of the Japanese keyboard and are built into every iphone. They just need to be unlocked in order to use them (btw my app Typing Genius does this). Once unlocked, it's just a matter of using the iphone keyboard to access them. No app buttons required.

2) Re: instructions, the app description should be able to help you. The process is simple. You can email support@pingmessaging.com if you need more info. I have not updated my website as yet, but will.

3) There are drawbacks to IM and I am not out to replicate that kind of user experience. Ping! has its own advantages, you can think of it as straight forward SMS, but free.

Thanks again and hope you continue to spread the word about Ping! Email support@pingmessaging.com if you have any questions.
 
fungg3 said:
Thanks for your feedback! A lot of comments here so I'll try to make it simple.

3) There are drawbacks to IM and I am not out to replicate that kind of user experience. Ping! has its own advantages, you can think of it as straight forward SMS, but free.

Thanks again and hope you continue to spread the word about Ping! Email support@pingmessaging.com if you have any questions.
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I'll try to be cleared with my request. My dad is now on the service. if I clear the previous messages, I have no way to contact him unless I happen to remember whatever his unique identifier was. If I forget what his codeword is, I cannot contact him.

I would like an option (once I link him with his contact on my phone) to be able to contact him again, using either a Ping internal contact list, or the contact list already on the iPhone.
 
Richdmoore said:
I'll try to be cleared with my request. My dad is now on the service. if I clear the previous messages, I have no way to contact him unless I happen to remember whatever his unique identifier was. If I forget what his codeword is, I cannot contact him.

I would like an option (once I link him with his contact on my phone) to be able to contact him again, using either a Ping internal contact list, or the contact list already on the iPhone.
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I agree. The app gets kind of useless if we have to remember every one of our friends unique identifiers.
 
anjinhamarota said:
The problem isn't having different apps, is having different networks. There are free IM apps that support different networks and usually most people within a certain region use the same network anyway. If I use MSN there are a lot of different apps to choose from and I can choose the best one for me and still contact all of my friends. But what if I have Ping! and someone else has Whatsapp?

If all you are interested in is contacting friends, then yes, this app may be of no use to you. However, at least with Whatsapp, there are additional features that I am interested in.

And isn't the point of BBM that you can send a message to anyone, as long as you have their PIN number? If a lot of these apps start coming out it won't make a lot of sense, specially if they are paid.

In way yes, as long as it is another BB user. And it is faster.

And just to be clear, I'm not criticizing the app or the developer, I think they're great. But, with Twitter or IM, you can connect with anyone even if you're on different apps. But if a lot of these BBM apps start coming out, each with their own set of features and people start choosing accordingly, how is this going to work?
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I don't use Twitter or IM, do they have message receipts? Can you see if someone is typing a message to you? In business this is important. If I'm at work and I have a server down and I send a message to the server team, I want to know if someone is on the other end. For example when I send a message on my BB with IBM's Sametime, I know someone is there because it shows me when they start typing a response.
I don't know if Ping! has this, or will, but the other one does. If this does not happen on Twitter or IM, it is one reason why I would use it over the other apps.
In the non business, I would sitll like to know if someone has read my message or if they are typing a response.

I don't see having a big issue with getting my friends on one or two of the best BBM like apps. The battle will settle itself out and their will be clear leaders. Just like the iPhone is the clear leader.
 
sinsin07 said:
I don't use Twitter or IM, do they have message receipts? Can you see if someone is typing a message to you? In business this is important. If I'm at work and I have a server down and I send a message to the server team, I want to know if someone is on the other end. For example when I send a message on my BB with IBM's Sametime, I know someone is there because it shows me when they start typing a response.
I don't know if Ping! has this, or will, but the other one does. If this does not happen on Twitter or IM, it is one reason why I would use it over the other apps.
In the non business, I would sitll like to know if someone has read my message or if they are typing a response.

I don't see having a big issue with getting my friends on one or two of the best BBM like apps. The battle will settle itself out and their will be clear leaders. Just like the iPhone is the clear leader.
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People seem to be misunderstanding me. I'm not against these apps. I'm just saying that if we start seeing a lot of "BBM for iPhone" type apps it defeats the point of it because everyone will have a different one. I just hope, like you said, that there is a "clear leader" and one of them becomes a standard one. That's the only thing I'm saying.

And why are you arguing for WhatsApp features in the Ping! thread?
 
anjinhamarota said:
People seem to be misunderstanding me. I'm not against these apps. I'm just saying that if we start seeing a lot of "BBM for iPhone" type apps it defeats the point of it because everyone will have a different one. I just hope, like you said, that there is a "clear leader" and one of them becomes a standard one. That's the only thing I'm saying.

And why are you arguing for WhatsApp features in the Ping! thread?
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No that would be incorrect. I am hoping they both have the same features. I am not arguing. I just see to many naysayers who don't know what BBM is all about and therefore start comparing IM to a iPhone BBM like app, which it's not. People who use BBM get the purpose of why someone would want to see it on an iPhone.
 
I'm gonna repeat myself until the following is fixed:

1. There doesn't seem to be a way to change one's ID. I registered as john but would rather like it as John.

2. Text field for typing messages looks absolutely horrendous and fugly. Look at the native Messages app and try to replicate it.

3. Major one: the message font is so small that it renders Emoji totally useless. They are pretty much invisible and indistinguishable. In this regard, WhatsApp wins hands down.
 
Is anybody else's Ping! icon not showing up under the Notifications settings? :confused:

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Great app and have already told loads of friends about it. 2 suggestions that need working on ASAP! First you need to make a far bigger deal of the fact it pushes messages to you as it's not mentioned anywhere in the description and is very very important. Second is that when in landscape mode you can't see what your typing which is really annoying. :D
 
Richdmoore said:
I'll try to be cleared with my request. My dad is now on the service. if I clear the previous messages, I have no way to contact him unless I happen to remember whatever his unique identifier was. If I forget what his codeword is, I cannot contact him.

I would like an option (once I link him with his contact on my phone) to be able to contact him again, using either a Ping internal contact list, or the contact list already on the iPhone.
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Yeah I totally agree. There needs ot be where once you send a message that contact is added for good anywhere so we can send again in case those old chats are cleared and no one is going to keep remembering ID's/ Its far too cumbersome.

This has to be a quick fix to be honest.
 
A very important feature of BBM that I haven't seen mentioned is the fact that you can invite a group of people to a message session. A conference call of sorts. Does ping do that?
 
anjinhamarota said:
People seem to be misunderstanding me. I'm not against these apps. I'm just saying that if we start seeing a lot of "BBM for iPhone" type apps it defeats the point of it because everyone will have a different one. I just hope, like you said, that there is a "clear leader" and one of them becomes a standard one. That's the only thing I'm saying.

And why are you arguing for WhatsApp features in the Ping! thread?
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I agree with you. But, the only way I see this happening is if Apple makes it a native App on the iPhone. And I don't see this happening as long as there is an exclusivity agreement with at&t. At&t wouldn't allow this (and yes, we all know they have a say in what apps are approved, regardless what they say).
 
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