iMessage VS. BBM = Not The Same!!!
- ThunderbuckRetired ModeratorI haven't used iMessage before. Does it tell you when your outgoing messages are delivered and read the way BBM does?09-11-13 03:43 AMLike 0
-
- Here's a list of reasons why I prefer BBM over WhatsApp
What BBM on Android, iOS will have that WhatsApp doesn't - Firstpostkevets likes this.09-11-13 05:32 AMLike 1 - Here's a list of reasons why I prefer BBM over WhatsApp
What BBM on Android, iOS will have that WhatsApp doesn't - Firstpost
Very good points raised in that article. Should be added to the first post if we are including Whatsapp in the conversation.09-11-13 08:52 AMLike 0 - The thingis, with all the pages of this drivel, is it does not take into account the many users like me who have excatly 1 contact on BBM and have used it maybe once in the last 6 months.
I send email. I talk on the phone. I do not send text messgaes. I don't use, and will nt use BBM, it offers me nothing.
All of my business contacts are now in iPhones anyway.
Just phoneing or emailing always gets the message through.09-11-13 11:28 AMLike 0 - Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesI'm really not getting the debate. Sounds like Android and iOS are both getting yet another awesome option, making both platforms that much more valuable.lynxs_claw likes this.09-11-13 11:32 AMLike 1
- 09-11-13 11:36 AMLike 0
- There are a lot of promises there for an app that hasn't even been launched yet and will pretty much just have texting. Plus, you are promising functionality that already exists via some very popular apps. Users don't usually flock to apps that offer what they are already doing.
iMesssage will always be preferred for iPhone users simply because it is the default selection that pops up when you want to send a photo, link, video, or contact to someone.mphillips828 likes this.09-11-13 12:09 PMLike 1 - LOL
This post is so silly. I mean COME ON. BBM is not even OUT YET.
Yet here are the BB Evangelists proclaiming it is the Second Coming and BEST of All. LOL
How about you hold back and see how it is and how well it does once it is RELEASED before you and Other BB users make them selves look silly.
Claiming you make the BEST Pizza in the world before even making one if just crazy talk.09-11-13 02:47 PMLike 0 - iMessages and BBM are definitely not the same -I use them both all day long. An iMessage counted as stated above updates on all iDevice / Macs logged in with the same Apple ID whereas BBM is associated with a device-specific PIN. BBM is about to bloom into a social media platform with BBM Channels empowered with all standard messaging abilities including video and calls. Aside the multi-device connection that should be addressed. I really can't see why the whole world would not adopt BBM once it goes platform-agnostic and free to download.
Last edited by christopherk67; 09-11-13 at 03:38 PM. Reason: typo
09-11-13 03:35 PMLike 0 - It always has been the best... there's no contention. People left BB due to apps and Steve Jobs able to convince people that Apple was cool not because of BBM. In the beginning BBM was able to keep some customers from defecting but not anymore. Many who are on iphone and Android based phones that came from BB still remember how great BBM was as a messenger service and it's even better today. Once it gets out there and people on competitive phones start using it, they'll start downloading it and leave iMessage in the dust.nwomatt likes this.09-11-13 03:56 PMLike 1
-
Yes, if you bb owner, you can't understand why WhatsApp/Facebook user does not care about BBM.
I've found only one reason - switch to non-BB device and keep BBM contact list09-11-13 04:04 PMLike 0 - Exactly. Just like they can't understand why everyone isn't dropping iPhone and Android for BB10. It's the ecosystems. People have pitched their tents and not many want to move it somewhere else.09-11-13 04:14 PMLike 0
- Well anyone can just dismiss the features of a product. Just sounds like you are a died in the wool Android fan.
- create group lists (family = grocery shopping list)
What a GREAT feature, many people will start using BBM due to it
- and create events to share with all group members. Also the ability to share music updates (what song your listening too)
What a GREAT feature, many people will start using BBM due to it
These are great features for busy people who want a 1 stop shop that isn't concerned about your choice of phone. I am sorry that you lack the creativity to understand how these features would be useful professionally and personally.
Do you even know WHY Whatsapp has had that huge success? It was the first messenger that allowed you to start using it out of the box without manually adding people, because it automatically determines your whatsapp contacts based on the numbers in your phone book and the ones that use Whatsapp too. BBM clearly can't do that, can it?
If you want to make an issue that they are late to the game, by all means that is a fair remark, but if you are just going to sit there upon your Android encrusted throne and toss spitballs, I think we all have better things to do!10-24-13 10:26 AMLike 0 - Well for one, iMessage isn't an SMS system. It's an MMS system. For those no in the know SMS is strictly texting. But with iMessage you can text, send video, pics, and voice messages as well. Both BBM app and iMessage use data, unless you are on wifi. You can also do group chats in iMessage, and you can change profile pics as well. My question is, what is the difference between BBM and Texting service from carriers. Most, if not all, carriers have unlimited texting included in their plans now. Which include being able to send video, pics and voice. It still uses data like BBM, unless you are on wifi. The only difference I really see, is that you have to have BBM app running in the background at all times to get notices. And we all know, any apps running in the background contributes to a significant battery drain.
The BBM app is a last ditch effort to bring the stock of Blackberry up, or at least keep it from sinking lower and lower. Why do you think they made the formerly exclusive BBM for only Blackberry users, to be available to other platforms? They trying to make the company more palatable for would be buyers. I've even heard they are selling the company in pieces. They are desperate to stay afloat and significant. Blackberry is the unfashionably late comer in the smartphone world. BBM is no exception. This app was suppose to be out last month. And when it finally came out, people had to wait in line to be able to set up. And it doesn't even have all the features Blackberry said it would have. Most exBlackberry users I know who downloaded this app, did it for the nostalgia. It was what they were using for years, before realizing the need to jump the Blackberry ship. I feel bad for Blackberry, considering they were the top of the heap for a long time. But poor business decisions, and delays after delays, sealed their fate. I can't be bothered with organizing and collecting PINs. If I want to chat with anyone, I just text them. No apps to launch, no PINs to worry about, and no added battery drain. And as others have mentioned already. With apps like WhatsApp, Viber and Skype picking up traction while Blackberry was trying to dig itself out of the hole they put themselves into, regardless of how many people downloaded the app, many will surely lose interest in it, and go back to what they were using before.10-25-13 12:37 PMLike 0 -
Posted via CB1010-25-13 12:47 PMLike 0 -
- Forum
- Popular at CrackBerry
- General BlackBerry News, Discussion & Rumors
iMessage VS. BBM = Not The Same!!!
Similar Threads
-
BlackBerry in the Machine
By beman39 in forum More for your PlayBook!Replies: 2Last Post: 04-11-15, 09:46 PM -
Is BBM Free On Z10?
By ozzie6050 in forum General BBM ChatReplies: 8Last Post: 09-21-13, 03:27 PM -
BBM cannot connect viw 3g/wifi router from T-mobile Austria
By 2man in forum BlackBerry 10 OSReplies: 5Last Post: 09-11-13, 02:21 PM -
Blackberry needs to point at the problem of phone Specs Public Perception
By Motorhead777 in forum Armchair CEOReplies: 7Last Post: 09-10-13, 02:28 AM -
Q vs. Z, My thoughts/experiences on this.....
By grumpyaeroguy in forum BlackBerry Q10Replies: 14Last Post: 09-09-13, 09:01 PM
LINK TO POST COPIED TO CLIPBOARD