WE are dedicated BlackBerry users and we want to be treated like "the customer is always right". We demand that Skype and Google Voice is to be unblocked on all BlackBerry devices. If this demand is not met, I(we) will be switching to another smartphone other than BlackBerry.
I use Google Voice on my BlackBerry. It's not as good good as on Android though. Skype video is also on Android VZW devices. Might want to check those out! Works well.
I use Google Voice on my BlackBerry. It's not as good good as on Android though. Skype video is also on Android VZW devices. Might want to check those out! Works well.
I tried Google Voice. It has been disabled drom my phone. I was told by a rep that it was blocked by RIM.
It's not blocked by RIM. I use my Google Voice number to get calls forwarded to my BlackBerry. I get GV transcribed voicemail fine. And I use Google Voice SMS on my BlackBerry.
Not sure why it's not working for you.
As far as Skype, since there's no front facing camera on any BlackBerry I think Skype on a BlackBerry is useless right now.
I think VZW has Skype voice loaded on BlackBerry phones. Never tried to use it. I liked Skype video on my Android though.
WE are dedicated BlackBerry users and we want to be treated like "the customer is always right". We demand that Skype and Google Voice is to be unblocked on all BlackBerry devices. If this demand is not met, I(we) will be switching to another smartphone other than BlackBerry.
I too am a dedicated Blackberry user and I expect to be treated, revered and feared as a God that allows your lowly operations to exist.
I demand that blackberries be allowed to run every OS and piece of software on the market.
I demand they forevermore be called, ricecakes. Just because. DON'T QUESTION YOUR GOD!!!
And I demand a marshmallows in my hot coco-moo for the next 3 months.
If these demands are not met, I will do absolutely nothing and continue to be forever alone.
That is all....
Seriously, someone needs to stop drinking the narcissistic Kool-aid.
Isn't this just voice though? I saw the DL link but I didn't bother, I only know of one bud that uses Skype and he's **** ugly so I am OK with just texting w/him.
Uh, RIM doesn't own Skype or Google Voice, so I doubt your formal demand means much to RIM. There is a Skype for BlackBerry app, but it's restricted to VZW because that's who Skype made a deal with. My guess is that the other carriers didn't take Skype up on the offer because it would take away from their own voice services. As for Google Voice, Google just axed their other BB apps, so I doubt you're going to see a Google Voice for BlackBerry app any time soon. Try sending your demands to Skype and Google.
It's not blocked by RIM. I use my Google Voice number to get calls forwarded to my BlackBerry. I get GV transcribed voicemail fine. And I use Google Voice SMS on my BlackBerry.
Not sure why it's not working for you.
As far as Skype, since there's no front facing camera on any BlackBerry I think Skype on a BlackBerry is useless right now.
I think VZW has Skype voice loaded on BlackBerry phones. Never tried to use it. I liked Skype video on my Android though.
Yes, Skype is much more than just video-chat, but it didn't start out that way. Features and refinements were added over time, which is something that threatening "I'm gonna take MY ball and go home" won't accelerate.
Besides, there's a dozen different angles and ramifications and licensing/legal issues that aren't being addressed. Sometimes there are issues that outweigh "I want!"...
I don't buy a phone without researching and making sure it has the features I want. If not I don't buy it.
That being said I just bought a 9790, it does what I want and I love it.
3) The only reason I would ever drop BlackBerry for another device would be if RIM went out of business and since I don't expect that to happen this to is a non issue for me.
WE are dedicated BlackBerry users and we want to be treated like "the customer is always right".
Ah...however the "customer is always right" is the biggest fallacy and has created a group of self entitled people who use it as an excuse to bully, abuse, and make unrealistic demands of anyone who works in a service industry. 99% of the time the customer is in fact wrong.
Do you know I've actually had people demand credits applied to their account for time their service hasn't worked - because they didn't pay their bill for months and were suspended? And I'm not talking one or two people who've done this here.
The worst thing that ever happened in the service industry was the "customer is always right".
never used either of those services 
