IM On Blackjack II

[Guest Athenon]

Ok, weird question. The builtin IM features (msn, yahoo, etc)...does it cost data, text messages, or both to use them? Is there a way to get it to use just one or the other if it uses both? Any other particular information about this?

Thanks in advance!

Eric

[Guest Flip_x]

i would think data.. but in there webpage if u look in there messaging plans it says unlimited IM.. so thats a good question...

[Guest Athenon]

Yeah, I've looked online and can't come up with a defninitive answer. I always thought it took both, but in reality I don't know.

i would think data.. but in there webpage if u look in there messaging plans it says unlimited IM.. so thats a good question...

[Guest thelostsoul]

It's OZ Messenger. I haven't used it because I know that the last time I tried OZ Messenger, it was solely text messaging and I only have data.

If you want IM over data, I recommend using Palringo (a free app supporting all major clients, found at palringo.com)

If you want text, I know AIM offers limited support via their network directly, but I'd say to sign into OZ Messenger (the built in one) once then check your messaging and data usages. Whichever goes up is your answer.

If the built in one is using text messaging, however, it would then be limited only to ATT and any other provider that uses their code for messages.

[Guest Flip_x]

i just looked it up in my bill it uses texts =( stupid att..

[Guest thelostsoul]

Yep, that's what I though. Thanks for being the guinea pig :)

Get Palringo if you want data messaging. It's a great app that's currently under heavy development and is only getting better. Works very well on the BJII.

[Guest jdm0830]

i woulda told u guys if is aw this earlier, i asked when i sw3itched to the unlimited text. im still waiting on my dam 100 bucks. ATT is DBag. but yea weird, cause mms is text but email is data. im pissed, but when i get 100 bucks i siwtch bak to data (20 bucks) and 200 texts.

Juan

[Guest Athenon]

I'm considering getting a data package...the only one I see is the unlimited package for $30/month though. What do y'all reccomend?

EDIT: Has anybody figured out if you can legally tether with the unlimited data plan? I know there's a tethering plan, but that only includes 5gb of transfer ANYWAY, AND it's $60 instead of $30 :)

EDIT2: How much data does parlingo use (in data saving mode)? Ie, does it warrant getting a data plan alone (given moderate to heavy usage) or not?

i woulda told u guys if is aw this earlier, i asked when i sw3itched to the unlimited text. im still waiting on my dam 100 bucks. ATT is DBag. but yea weird, cause mms is text but email is data. im pissed, but when i get 100 bucks i siwtch bak to data (20 bucks) and 200 texts.

Juan

Edited February 21, 2008 by Athenon

[Guest thelostsoul]

If you play to transfer more than a couple hundred mb, I would strongly recommend you get the tethering plan. You can tether without the plan so long as you're not using it too often or too much. If you're download huge amounts of data, you'll need a plan.

Data packages, it depends on how much you use it. If you get the MediaNet unlimited plan and you don't use too much data, you should be fine. Otherwise, you'll need the PDA Unlimited plan.

Palringo only uses a few hundred kilobytes, depending on usage. The only reason it would use more than that (aside from using it alot) would be the updating system. There's no way to turn off auto-updates, so that takes data too.

[Guest Athenon]

Wait a second, aren't both the MediaNet _unlimited_ and the PDA _unlimited_ packages.....unlimited? What's the difference in them besides the fact that the MediaNet package is half the price? (Also, if it's unlimited, what's the deal with tethering? I mean, why are you able to do it for no additional charge without the tethering plan? It's also kinda crap because the tethering plan only has 5gb of transfer, but it costs twice as much per month :))

Also, you said it uses a few hundred kilobytes depending on usage. That's....per month?

Thanks!

If you play to transfer more than a couple hundred mb, I would strongly recommend you get the tethering plan. You can tether without the plan so long as you're not using it too often or too much. If you're download huge amounts of data, you'll need a plan.

Data packages, it depends on how much you use it. If you get the MediaNet unlimited plan and you don't use too much data, you should be fine. Otherwise, you'll need the PDA Unlimited plan.

Palringo only uses a few hundred kilobytes, depending on usage. The only reason it would use more than that (aside from using it alot) would be the updating system. There's no way to turn off auto-updates, so that takes data too.

[Guest thelostsoul]

Sorry, on a moderate to low usage, Palringo will use a few hundred kbs a day. This will also go up if you're in a low-signal area, requiring it to reconnect frequently.

The data plans are incredibly confusing, but go with what I said. If you want to play it safe, just get the best of each. If you take a risk and get the medianet unlimited plan, you might get slapped with overages and fees for having the 'wrong plan.' ATT's incredibly annoying with this, and there's nothing anyone can do about it. If you're using it a lot, get the best possible without question. If it's only moderate usage, it's still a gamble and they might slap you with overages anyway, but it's an option.

[Guest illuzionz23]

i believe its free if log in thru OZ...

u juss pay per message...

but whenever i send an instant message it takes forever for a person to receive it and and it take forever for me to receive one also...

any1 else having this problem?

one of the main reasons i bought this phone and an unlimited messaging plan... was to use aim :)

but the OZ IM application sucks.

what i do is sign online thru SMS texting 265000 my username/password