I don't get it. Why is BlackBerry Messenger so popular? I mean, it's not like you can't use all the IM and group chat apps on Android or iOS?
I don't get it. Why is BlackBerry Messenger so popular? I mean, it's not like you can't use all the IM and group chat apps on Android or iOS?
Leet Apple said:Its easy to communcate with people without getting any data or text charges, personally thats why i like it
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When you're already paying for data, why not use an IM application that can run on any platform? Almost all of my friends have different types of phones, I'd hate to be stuck talking to only one brand of phone (though coincidentally, my better friends happen to have iPhones lol)
Its universal for all BB users, its free and it works.
Thats why it's popular.
NEver ever had to pay any SMS fees when I had BB.
What about when you wanted to text someone who didn't have a BlackBerry?
Don't most plans these days include unlimited texting?
Don't most plans these days include unlimited texting?
Personally, after trying apps like Kik on iPhone, I don't see what all the rage is about. I could see it being useful if this was on an old dinosaur phone that had very limited texting options, but on something like an iPhone, it's pretty much the identical to texting. For someone like me with unlimited texting, it just seems sort of unnecessary. Especially since texting is free and Kik/BBM would add (minimal) data to my limited 1GB data plan.
Txt messages for me have been as slow as 30 mins between send and receive depending on the network load at the time. If there is a heavy load between my location and were the message needs to go it gets slowed down a lot.
When you're already paying for data, why not use an IM application that can run on any platform? Almost all of my friends have different types of phones, I'd hate to be stuck talking to only one brand of phone (though coincidentally, my better friends happen to have iPhones lol)
Seriously? Has anyone else experienced this? I've never experienced anything but instantaneous sending and receiving of texts to both iphones and non-iphones. Even on the other side of the globe.