Will there ever be a legal AIM app on the springboard

[stateofmind]

I know itll be very likely in February when the SDK's are released but is an Insant Messaging application almost a sure thing?

It sucks having to be on a website to be on AIM.

 

[sparkyms]

The best anyone can say is: Maybe.

 

[zakee00]

Within days of SKD release, if not before the release, someone will have made one.

Beejive appears to work very very well in the meantime- I can't wait to try it out when I get my iPhone. And it's free (for the time being).

 

[ert3]

from what I can tell if we all work hard and hack enough firmware revisions then probably yes.

 

[iSovereign]

Within days of SKD release, if not before the release, someone will have made one.

Beejive appears to work very very well in the meantime- I can't wait to try it out when I get my iPhone. And it's free (for the time being).

just wondering if you think beejive is as good as apollo? i know some ppl have said apollo is crap, but i use it everyday and it been nothing but perfect for me. i just like the way beejive looks tho.

 

[zakee00]

just wondering if you think beejive is as good as apollo? i know some ppl have said apollo is crap, but i use it everyday and it been nothing but perfect for me. i just like the way beejive looks tho.

I don't own an iPhone yet, so I haven't used the iPhone version. Just looking at it it looks amazing though. You can try it out for free, might as well.

I have a friend who uses the Blackberry version and he's completely addicted to it. He got to try it free for a month I think but then he had to buy the full version. The Webapp will be free but when the SDK comes out I bet that many companies will charge a few (or more than a few, I think beejive for BB is like $30 :/) bucks for their software. I'm sure that someone will make a free alternative IM client with the SDK though.

Works great on a Blackberry, and they have quite the inferior UI if you ask me, so I'd imagine Beejive would work wonders on an iPhone.

 

[TurboSC]

I hope someone develops one that just works. If i idle it wont disconnect me. It wont crash safari, hopefully it'll be a native application... even better if apple would just release iChat.

 

[Espo]

I love my iPhone, it is def the best phone on the market, but at times I envy those with a sidekick 3, only because their AIM app is better than any online chat client. Even tho the SK3/tmobile has poor service, their AIM app is good. Now if only there was a native AIM app on the iPhone, working on the ATT network with iPhone capabilities, I would be completely satisfied with the 500$ I spent on my iPhone. So, apple better hurry the F up.

 

[SpankWare]

For me chat was the "killer app" for the iPhone. My wife stays home with the kids and we wind up chatting via IM quite a bit. I held off on my iPhone purchase waiting for iChat. Once I discovered Beejive I purchased my phone within a week. I use Beejive on a fairly regular basis and have no problems with it. I would obviously prefer a native iChat application but until that arrives Beejive is offering me what I need.

 

[stateofmind]

I love my iPhone, it is def the best phone on the market, but at times I envy those with a sidekick 3, only because their AIM app is better than any online chat client. Even tho the SK3/tmobile has poor service, their AIM app is good. Now if only there was a native AIM app on the iPhone, working on the ATT network with iPhone capabilities, I would be completely satisfied with the 500$ I spent on my iPhone. So, apple better hurry the F up.

Exactly my feelings