1. The Aficionado's Avatar
    The sound quality of bbm voice calls between bb10 devices is pretty incredible. So good it is uncanny in my opinion because it sounds almost better than in real life

    But I'm wondering if the quality is as good between ios or android devices. Especially between newer devices like iPhone 5 or later. I hope it's on the same level because this should be a real killer feature for bbm, obviously it would depend partly on hardware though

    I don't have many people on bbm, and they are all BlackBerry users. I have noticed when I call my mom, who uses a 9900, the quality, though good, is not on the same level as between bb10 devices

    I am not talking about if bbm drops the calls or not, which obviously can happen if the data rate is not good, but the actual quality of the sound . I'd be curious to hear from anyone who has experience with this and can compare the quality between bb10 and newer non bb10 devices

    Posted via CB10
    04-14-14 12:19 AM
  2. anon(1723145)'s Avatar
    It's really good between my Q10 and my girlfriends iPhone 5C. It sounds like we're sitting in the same room.

    Q10SQN100-2/10.2.1.2174
    Last edited by xela730; 04-14-14 at 01:02 AM.
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    04-14-14 12:22 AM
  3. imenashe's Avatar
    It's been fantastic for me to say the least. I use my Z10 and my daughter is using her iPhone 4. We use BBM voice more often than our native phone and she even got her teenage friends to download the app and communicate with her that way. They're all using iPhones and Android devices and everyone say the sound quality is much better. I hope cross-platform BBM video will be added soon.
    04-14-14 12:37 AM
  4. jafrul's Avatar
    It really good between my Q10 and my girlfriends iPhone 5C. It sounds like we're sitting I the same room.

    Q10SQN100-2/10.2.1.2174
    They really like their iPhone 5c don't they?
    Should switch then to the dark side as soon as possible.

    LOL, joke aside..
    So far done trying bbm calling to some of my android and Ios friends, incredibly clear..
    Hopefully they really feel BBM and switch to a full version via a BlackBerry device.
    But at the moment, since whatsapp is very popular in my part of the world, most of them are still stick by their device of choice.

    Posted via Astro on Z30STA100-2/10.2.1.2947
    04-14-14 12:41 AM
  5. Coffee Shampoo's Avatar
    I honestly think Skype's quality is much more better, but BBM is actually quite good.

    Star Wars fan? Come join us C00121E8E
    04-14-14 01:22 AM
  6. 9of13's Avatar
    Calls between my Q10 and my ex's S3 is great! I can't wait to try out bbm video calls

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    04-14-14 01:51 AM
  7. vntuan's Avatar
    BBM voice between Q10 and S4 is ****. My friend's voice breaks whenever she talks a bit loud. Plus I can't call her (Q10 to S4)
    04-14-14 02:19 AM
  8. jhirizarry's Avatar
    I bbmgelized 6 people already by the voice quality feature of BBM, 2 iPhones and 4 androids, calls made to and from Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico and USA. All of them agree and got impressed about the call quality. All of them end up saying and quote "the sound quality is equal or better than on a regular phone call". BlackBerry should advertise on this fact, all of them are asking when video call will be available, they already love the voice quality and expect the video call to be as good.

    Life is simple, we are the ones that complicate it !!! Z10STL100-3/10.2.1.2947/2235 on AT&T
    04-14-14 08:47 AM
  9. MrGlenn's Avatar
    My experience with Q10-Note 3 is very poor. There is a lot of distortion from the Note 3 when the phone is just in phone mode (voice close to mic). On speaker mode it is very clear, and at whisper-volume as well. But at normal volume the sounds is very distorted.
    BBM voice between Q10 and S4 is ****. My friend's voice breaks whenever she talks a bit loud. Plus I can't call her (Q10 to S4)
    BlackBerry 10 signed.
    04-14-14 08:58 AM
  10. sjsnjc's Avatar
    Great between my Z10 and friend's Samsung.

    Posted via CB10
    04-14-14 09:02 AM
  11. Maxz888's Avatar
    Bbm voiced with my girlfriend, my z30 to her iPhone 4. It's is so clear that she thought I'm right beside her. The best experience is through the speakers. Well done to Bbm. Looking forward to video call across other platforms. Cheers

    Z30 STA100-2.... 10.2.1.2102
    04-14-14 09:03 AM
  12. David Tyler's Avatar
    Quality between my Z10 and my sister's iPhone 5S surprised both of us -- she commented that it sounded like we were using studio microphones. I've used BBM chat with two friends in India: The bandwidth for one seems to be chronically sketchy, but the audio is certainly passable. My other friend excellent bandwidth and was as surprised as my sister.

    Posted via CB10
    04-14-14 08:06 PM
  13. David Tyler's Avatar
    My India friends both use Android devices

    Posted via CB10
    04-14-14 08:07 PM
  14. Thesmartmale's Avatar
    BBM voice between Q10 and S4 is ****. My friend's voice breaks whenever she talks a bit loud. Plus I can't call her (Q10 to S4)
    Where do you live? , I have the same server issue of not being able to call any Android or iPhone users.

    Posted via CB10
    04-15-14 04:14 PM
  15. The Big Picture's Avatar
    When it actually works it very good

    Q10SQN100-3/10.2.1.2228, Z30, Z10, iP5, SGS3
    04-15-14 04:14 PM
  16. Pluto is a planet's Avatar
    Quality is crystal clear from my z10 to my girlfriends iPhone5. Definitely prefer it over a regular phone call when I'm at home where the cell reception is terrible.

    Posted via CB10
    04-15-14 04:37 PM
  17. SmellWhole's Avatar
    BBM voice quality from my 9650 to my friend's iphone 5 has been awesome.
    04-15-14 04:40 PM
  18. MrGlenn's Avatar
    Maybe not being able to start calls has to do with their settings; whether they allow the background processes? When I call my mom's Note 3 it never seems to go through unless she has the app running (messages still go through, but calling not always).
    Where do you live? , I have the same server issue of not being able to call any Android or iPhone users.
    Another update on the quality for me: when their mouth is too close to the mic there is a lot of distortion for me. Also, when on speaker I always hear terrible echos. Funny thing is, on their (Android) end it all seems to be fine.

    BlackBerry 10 signed.
    04-15-14 05:04 PM
  19. Thesmartmale's Avatar
    Maybe not being able to start calls has to do with their settings; whether they allow the background processes? When I call my mom's Note 3 it never seems to go through unless she has the app running (messages still go through, but calling not always).

    Another update on the quality for me: when their mouth is too close to the mic there is a lot of distortion for me. Also, when on speaker I always hear terrible echos. Funny thing is, on their (Android) end it all seems to be fine.

    BlackBerry 10 signed.
    Nope that's not the issue, the app is up and running and they can call my BlackBerry but I can't call them, it's 100% a server issue, it's affecting everyone in the entire region!

    Posted via CB10
    04-15-14 05:10 PM
  20. MrGlenn's Avatar
    Well I do have that sometimes but it seems random for me. I do not have enough contacts to see if it a regional issue for me.

    BlackBerry 10 signed.
    04-15-14 05:11 PM
  21. valer466's Avatar
    BBM Voice calling on BB10 was just as good until last year June. An update screwed up the whole thing leading to voice calls blanking out for a week! But yes skype is unbeatable... absolutely no lag and clear voice. Probably MS has got servers everywhere for better latency and yes for handling the high bandwidth requirement for thousands of users.
    04-12-15 08:51 AM

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