[djgolu123]

seriously, is there absolutely no FREE messenger for playbook.
how can I communicate with someone other than email???

[Morten]

seriously, is there absolutely no FREE messenger for playbook.
how can I communicate with someone other than email???

as a free solution - The native Facebook client does have a working Chat...
and... windowslive.com / messenger.live.com works fine as well... log-in with your Live iD - and chat with your friends....

and I guess you can find several Flash/web based solutions out there - While we all wait for other native solutions...

[slalom]

BBM works pretty good over the bridge

[laintencion32]

This is where doing research before purchasing makes a good buy from a wtf buy.

[sleepngbear]

seriously, is there absolutely no FREE messenger for playbook.
how can I communicate with someone other than email???

Seriously, not yet. But this should come as no surprise, as they've been saying there wouldn't be one for months. They're working on taking BBM to the next level; for the time being, the bridge will have to suffice.

[TerribleTim68]

seriously, is there absolutely no FREE messenger for playbook.
how can I communicate with someone other than email???

You could always try texting them from your phone.

[sleepngbear]

You could always try texting them from your phone.

What? You mean from the same device that's supposed to do everything and still fit in your pocket? That's crazy talk.

[Trunks817]

sideload trillian = Profit????

[rorman69]

Sideload TextFree,pick an area code and number and you text all you want without your phone

[robtanz]

Google Talk. Save it as a bookmark on home screen.
http://talkgadget.google.com/talkgadget/m

[skhanna123]

Whatsapp work! try the old version

[Drashak]

http://m.ebuddy.com is working very good too

[sectionsix]

You can also try the web base messenger imo.im. I does google talk, facebook, skype, yahoo, msn, etc/

[umarmukhtar.surti]

I have just got my application launched on playbook called MyFunPeeps which would help you keep in touch with gtalk, msn live and facebook contacts, but I am afraid its not free.

The problem which I faced was that Playbook do not have a strong customer base hence I would not be able to earn back the time time I spent developing this application so that I can provide better features.

The application is 1.99$ .. i am sure it wont burn you pocket.

Download Link

Do provide feedback on myfunpeeps at gmail .. I would love to customize it for you .

[BackDaws]

i cant beleive there isnt a native Whatsapp for Playbook.

[FRG_RC]

i cant beleive there isnt a native Whatsapp for Playbook.

Oh, that would be a great feat, I mean Whatsapp needs a cell phone number to work...

[rupam95]

The playbook is actually a BETA tablet for BB10 OS. So yes, the playbook sucks now but wait until BB10.It will blow your mind away.

[anon(757282)]

The playbook is actually a BETA tablet for BB10 OS. So yes, the playbook sucks now but wait until BB10.It will blow your mind away.

The PlayBook is wifi or bridge...as least the current version. Bridge gives you BBM. And there are 3rd party apps for messaging, but you are limited to wifi or tethering.

If you think it sucks then you didn't do your research, don't own one, don't know how to use it, or are a troll.

RIM ROLLS OVER TROLLS.

[awarapagal]

regretted buying Playbook.no skype, no bbm, no bloody apps

[RubberChicken76]

regretted buying Playbook.no skype, no bbm, no bloody apps

1. Best to do some research of what it has and doesn't have.

2. Am I imaginging the hundreds of apps I have on mine?

[sjc1963]

IM+and IM+ Pro. It has all the popular instant messengers built in, even Skype but text only. I have it for both Android and the Playbook.

[Angus_CB]

regretted buying Playbook.no skype, no bbm, no bloody apps

So you dug up a 16 month old thread to tell the world you don't know how to research before buying a product?
Good work.

[Herve5]

regretted buying Playbook.no skype, no bbm, no bloody apps

IM+ is a multi-chat aggregator that does everything that is possible independantly (considering some like Skype just refuse interfacing video with third parties).
It very wisely proposes a free version, based on a port from android, and the same version compiled for your OS, so faster, that you have to buy after fully testing the free one.

This app, that you can try, will do all you wish except what I said earlier, like skype video, but this is neither their fault nor RIM: it's skype decision.
If you disagree with skype, well, do as I do: abandon closed, proprietary systems.

[kbz1960]

Sine this thread has been given life again.


I can't believe the pb doesn't have a messenger that works over bridge.

[Craig Abernethy]

When bbm goes cross platform, Won't the playbook get its own version of bbm?

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