- So after 2 months use of my PB i was fed up with having this HD front facing camera and not being able to use it so i prowled the forums and saw some apps like reel portal etc.... I tried reelportal but it never really worked as well as i wanted it to becuz it lagged. Then i saw someone post about AOL sumn but some people claimed it was laggy and unsatisfactory, so i didnt try it.
Today i really was desperate to speak to my brother so i decided to try the AOL chat thing and boyy did it work wonderful . In my honest and unbiased opinion, I think that site works much better than any app that the PB lacks (Skype, Oovoo....) He even invited my cousin and his gf to the chat and it worked without lags the delay was abt a sec or less at times and the quality was exactly what you would expect from the PB camera, so why are Ppl complaining?
Pros of it.... No app installation necessary for any of the parties involved. Thanks to the amazing PB browser06-26-12 05:30 PMLike 4 - AV by AOL - Let's video chat!
Just make sure your Internet connection is goodItstakenovermylife and dieter jay like this.06-26-12 06:17 PMLike 2 - ThunderbuckRetired ModeratorAV by AOL - Let's video chat!
Just make sure your Internet connection is good06-26-12 06:30 PMLike 0 -
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Current VOIP solution for Playbook: Comwave ePhone (though I've yet to try it. It's an annual subscription-based service instead of Skype's pay-as-you-go)06-26-12 07:46 PMLike 0 - This works great. Thanks for the heads up. I talked to someone today who is always bugging me about the fact we skyped with him on his IPad and me having to use a computer. Today when I sent him the invite and we started talking I started moving around to show him I was on my PB. He couldn't believe it. Only thing missing now is ability to call landlines/cell phones but this is a definite keeper.
Thanks againMax741 likes this.06-27-12 03:15 PMLike 1 -
Saying it's a "troll" issue is mighty silly. You're saying that YOU can be mobile, but everyone else must sit in front of their desktop computer. Okay. Good luck with that.06-28-12 05:53 AMLike 0 - AV by AOL - Let's video chat!
Just make sure your Internet connection is good
Wow! This is one of the best tips I've seen yet for the PB!! Awesome job, and thank you!!
Does anyone know if this works on the iPad? To be able to use this cross-tablet would be awesome, too.
UPDATE: Does NOT work in iPad, as it needs Flash. (No shocker here...)Last edited by Itstakenovermylife; 07-01-12 at 09:13 AM. Reason: Update
Max741 likes this.06-28-12 06:25 AMLike 1 - There are 10s of millions of iPhone and ipads. That's not trolling. That's reality. Including in the hands of my parents, sister and wife. Whom I would like to call - particularly when I'm off on a business trip with just my 9700 and playbook.
Saying it's a "troll" issue is mighty silly. You're saying that YOU can be mobile, but everyone else must sit in front of their desktop computer. Okay. Good luck with that.06-28-12 02:31 PMLike 0 - It doesn't work for me either: i reach a page that asks me to click an "allow" button, but it doesn't appear correctly and I can't click it...06-28-12 08:19 PMLike 0
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Attachment 11310106-28-12 09:34 PMLike 0 - Sorry to see AV is not working for you. AOL AV is still in beta, contact them and see if there is a solution. Below is what it should look like.
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Maybe when i get 2.1?...06-28-12 10:02 PMLike 0 - Well, i tried it again and it worked. Though i got error messages about three times at first.
I'll try chatting with the gf tomorrow. Hopefully this option will prove satisfactory.06-28-12 10:13 PMLike 0 - Sorry to see AV is not working for you. AOL AV is still in beta, contact them and see if there is a solution. Below is what it should look like.
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Good to know about this alternative regardless. But like greater majority of consumers, a dedicated video chat app with crossplatform capabilities is a nessecity and valuable tool to me!
Ty OP will give this a try!06-29-12 01:36 AMLike 0 - Skype is the most popular VOIP vehicle and a lot of people use it on many different platforms. People also have money on their Skype accounts and even have on-line numbers for personal and business purposes. So being without Skype is a big sales problem for the Playbook. It is crazy that after all this time the only platform without Skype is the Playbook, not a good business plan.06-29-12 02:54 AMLike 0
- I finally got to test AV AOL a bit. All I can say is it's better than the reelportal app in that it doesn't cut off sound. But it's comparable for me in terms of delay, which is much longer than when I chat using my pc, with Skype or Facebook.
Soooo, still hoping that rim will either develop a Skype app, or any multi-platform chat app...07-07-12 02:13 PMLike 0 - I installed Comwave ephone. It is great for playbook.
The application website:
ePhone VoIP App With calling to almost 60 Countries | Comwave
The application at BlackBery App world
Free Comwave Mobile - Download Comwave Mobile - Free Apps from BlackBerry App World
Installation:
1.download from Appworld
2.register a user name and email, and then the company will send you a password.
3.after login, the application will pop-up.
4.Enjoy it.11-12-12 02:48 PMLike 0
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