1. anonymous92374's Avatar
    when would you use pin messages?
    10-24-13 12:28 PM
  2. zocster's Avatar
    i would never have used one, as I find that intrusive. Why?
    10-24-13 12:35 PM
  3. anonymous92374's Avatar
    well when should you use pin messaging :S
    10-24-13 12:38 PM
  4. aiharkness's Avatar
    Here are some examples. And I will ignore BBM because that is more of a chat situation. Also, obviously, your contact uses BlackBerry and you have your contact's PIN.

    * You need to send a written instruction or question to a contact but email server is down. You send a PIN message instead.

    * There has been an emergency and the mobile network is jammed. You need to make contact with colleagues and family but voice isn't working and neither is SMS because the voice network is too congested. But data is working. You send PIN messages.

    * You are sending a simple throw-away note to a colleague such as, "meet in lobby at 8 to go to dinner" or "I have the car, waiting out front" and sending a PIN is easy, plus your colleague has a special alert set for PIN messages versus email so you know he will check the message right away.
    Harry_III_UK likes this.
    10-24-13 01:10 PM
  5. Ben1232's Avatar
    Some send PIN messages to others that they don't want on BBM.

    I believe some people on BES use PIN messages too when BBM is disconnected by their IT department. Or at least I vaguely remember something along these lines.

    Posted via my CB Q10
    10-28-13 02:42 PM

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