Problems with IM

[Guest Cardinal85]

2 of the default IM programs on my BJ2 (AIM, Windows Live Messenger) give me an error when I try to sign on. I've tried in numerous places – from my small town that barely gets me 2 bars to Chicago, NYC, and Atlanta 3G Networks. I get the following error after attempting to sign on:

“Communication error. Please try again or check your settings.”

The Yahoo! Messenger works perfectly, but these two don't, which struck me as odd.

I have a number of programs and hacks installed on my phone, and I can list them if need be.

Any suggestions on how to fix this problem?

[Guest dtphantom]

2 of the default IM programs on my BJ2 (AIM, Windows Live Messenger) give me an error when I try to sign on. I've tried in numerous places – from my small town that barely gets me 2 bars to Chicago, NYC, and Atlanta 3G Networks. I get the following error after attempting to sign on:

“Communication error. Please try again or check your settings.”

The Yahoo! Messenger works perfectly, but these two don't, which struck me as odd.

I have a number of programs and hacks installed on my phone, and I can list them if need be.

Any suggestions on how to fix this problem?

have you tried something like palringo which lets you use all of the major IM networks?

[Guest Cardinal85]

have you tried something like palringo which lets you use all of the major IM networks?

I haven't tried palringo because I heard some of the 3rd party apps use data, and I don't have a data plan, and can't purchase one.

EDIT: I just checked, and palringo uses data.

Any way I can possibly fix the defaults on my phone?

Edited July 23, 2009 by Cardinal85

[Guest bbombf]

Go to your local AT&T store or call them up and let them know the situation. They'll enable your data connection so that you can use it. It takes a small amount of data to log on to the services, then the actual messages are considered text messages on your bill. I had the same problem because I don't use a data plan either.