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  1. ATV_Hightower's Avatar
    ATV_Hightower
    I got a message from BlackBerry in BBM. As you can see in the first picture on top of the chats it says "you have new message"

    Message from BlackBerry?!-img_20150305_224015.png

    When opened it looks like this:

    Message from BlackBerry?!-img_20150305_224010.png

    Wtf? Is this message real? Why are they sending them? And why do they look s****y like this?

    Posted via CB10
    03-05-15 03:43 PM
  2. paulwallace1234's Avatar
    paulwallace1234
    Don't see what the issue with it is?
    03-05-15 03:46 PM
  3. BerryRipe's Avatar
    BerryRipe
    That's is very wack!

    Posted via CB10
    03-05-15 03:47 PM
  4. sauron4's Avatar
    sauron4
    I just got this as well and this is what happened when I clicked on the message.

    Message from BlackBerry?!-img_20150305_215226_edit.png

    Posted via CB10
    03-05-15 03:56 PM
  5. andreirad's Avatar
    andreirad
    I got the same message too. They are just trying to advertise for custom pin and add free options to make some $$. Can't blame them. If they advertise once a month and not more often I'm ok , I can handle it

    Visit my BBM Channel - C000E96F6
    03-05-15 04:04 PM
  6. ATV_Hightower's Avatar
    ATV_Hightower
    But a good advertisement could look a little bit better and kind of professional.

    Posted via CB10
    03-05-15 04:05 PM
  7. pineapple2607's Avatar
    pineapple2607
    This is not a professional advertisement. If they will keep doing this, i think people will remove bbm. I hope this was the first and the last one!!

    Posted via CB10
    nah.uhh and NYTOC83 like this.
    03-05-15 04:09 PM
  8. sauron4's Avatar
    sauron4
    Good idea but I think they could have styled the message a bit better to make it more appealing.

    Posted via CB10
    03-05-15 04:13 PM
  9. darkhawk's Avatar
    darkhawk
    Originally Posted by paulwallace1234
    Don't see what the issue with it is?
    It won't go away. Quite annoying in that sence

    Posted via CB10
    03-05-15 04:16 PM
  10. darkhawk's Avatar
    darkhawk
    Has. Anyone's gone away
    I agree ugly. I thought adds came into our feed. This is a touch in your face and won't go away. Humm
    If you subscribe for add free will it? Is that the plan bug us with ugly adds so we all buy?

    Posted via CB10
    03-05-15 04:17 PM
  11. pineapple2607's Avatar
    pineapple2607
    Hold the message and than you can delete it

    Posted via CB10
    darkhawk, ultra07, metroside and 1 others like this.
    03-05-15 04:20 PM
  12. T.GRAHAMJR's Avatar
    T.GRAHAMJR
    This kills me, whining like little children, you don't like the color or how it looks, and on top of that you don't know how to use your phone to delete the message. Hold the message and the delete icon will show up at the bottom of the screen. Utterly pathetic.
    03-05-15 04:43 PM
  13. playpen007's Avatar
    playpen007
    I got the message too but don't see any problems with it. There is nothing free;they need to make money from the app. If you don't want to see the advertisement pop up, you have to pay for it.
    wincyUt likes this.
    03-05-15 04:45 PM
  14. blackmoe's Avatar
    blackmoe
    Even if it's annoying it's totally over the top to say you will remove BBM, unless that is you actually don't use it anyway.
    03-05-15 04:48 PM
  15. John Vieira's Avatar
    John Vieira
    No I agree with him.

    I don't mind the advertising they've been doing on your feed and stuff, even though I'd like to actually see some real advertising.

    But this is pretty intrusive and very weird. If they keep it up, I'll chuck bbm off a pier.

    I can text people.

    Posted via CB10
    03-05-15 05:18 PM
  16. darkhawk's Avatar
    darkhawk
    Originally Posted by pineapple2607
    Hold the message and than you can delete it

    Posted via CB10
    Thanks

    Posted via CB10
    03-05-15 05:34 PM
  17. dusdal's Avatar
    dusdal
    I think it can be very useful as a way to communicate directly to bbm users.

    I hope they avoid advertising with it in the future, but I can see value in letting users know about new features and the like.

    Posted via CB10
    03-05-15 05:46 PM
  18. dusdal's Avatar
    dusdal
    Agree the font is quite ugly and out of place as well.

    Posted via CB10
    03-05-15 05:46 PM
  19. Mirk's Avatar
    Mirk
    Originally Posted by blackmoe
    to say you will remove BBM, unless that is you actually don't use it anyway.
    This has been running through my mind for the past few months (ever since the sticker fiasco) and at this rate it is going to happen sooner than later. I use BBM almost exclusively and WhatsApp looks better and better every new "feature" BBM adds.
    03-05-15 05:50 PM
  20. masterscarhead1's Avatar
    masterscarhead1
    My standpoint is if you want to advertise on android and iOS, so be it
    Don't advertise on BB10 devices. Hell, give BB10 devices free "premuim" functions.
    That's more of an attraction to new users, and also helps with loyalty as well, both in which they are lacking
    antikorr and FF22 like this.
    03-05-15 05:51 PM
  21. apfx's Avatar
    apfx
    Very intrusive - blocked BlackBerry

    Posted via CB10
    03-05-15 06:02 PM
  22. HabsFan9860's Avatar
    HabsFan9860
    ...it's not intrusive...jeeses quit whining...lol...first world problems........

    Posted on CB10 via my Z30....
    Rowan M, ultra07 and blackmoe like this.
    03-05-15 06:11 PM
  23. cjcampbell's Avatar
    cjcampbell
    Millions of BBM users and only a few thousand are on CB and follow this kind of stuff. How do you think the millions will know about this new feature?

    Posted via CB10
    wincyUt likes this.
    03-05-15 06:16 PM
  24. Mirk's Avatar
    Mirk
    Originally Posted by HabsFan9860
    ...it's not intrusive...jeeses quit whining...lol...first world problems........
    Anytime I am, in some form more or less, forced to look at an ad I consider it intrusive. The only thing ads do is try to sell you something you otherwise would never have wanted. I am more than capable of making those decisions on my own.

    A first world problem it is. Look around at all that stuff you probably never really wanted or knew you didn't need and may not have really even used and then consider all those people who never even had a chance to have any of it. What a waist.
    cboelens likes this.
    03-05-15 07:00 PM
  25. wincyUt's Avatar
    wincyUt
    Originally Posted by Mirk
    Anytime I am, in some form more or less, forced to look at an ad I consider it intrusive. The only thing ads do is try to sell you something you otherwise would never have wanted. I am more than capable of making those decisions on my own.

    A first world problem it is. Look around at all that stuff you probably never really wanted or knew you didn't need and may not have really even used and then consider all those people who never even had a chance to have any of it. What a waist.
    I guess you don't watch television or go to the movies or the mall, right?
    HabsFan9860 likes this.
    03-05-15 07:06 PM
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