BlackBerry AIM, Live Messenger, and ICQ clients released
We’ve been yelling for it for a while now, and it looks as if RIM might be on track to release these clients very soon. You’re able to download the actual software now, but as the case with the Yahoo IM! and GoogleTalk clients, they are service book dependant and as of now, no carrier has started rolling out these IM service books. Browse to the links below from your BlackBerry to start downloading the software!
AIM: http://www.blackberry.com/aim
Windows Live Messenger: http://www.blackberry.com/livemessenger
ICQ: http://www.blackberry.com/icq
[Via BlackBerryForums]
UPDATE: Click here to download a .zip file with the correct service books, you will need to erase your current service books, and restore it with this file.
Jivetalk not being free is not an issue but security is.
When I got up this morning I found my trial had run out. That isn’t a problem, I expected it and was planning on buying a copy. How they bumped me off the system is a problem as they used my login and password to login from their so yahoo would bump my phone connection off.
Think about it. They capture your login and password and apparently log that information for sometime since I had been logged into yahoo for days. They would logically have access to any saved data on that account and messages in transit too. Is it worth it? Not to me it isn’t, not even if it was free. Stay away from jivetalk if you value security.
Rick
i have a BB curve with tmobile and have the same problem as all the others cant use AIM on it….help plz!! thank u!
how do u install the correct books?
i have the black berry pearl and have verizon. Everytime I accept the conditions for downloading AIM, it says that my device does not meet the system requirements that are needed to support AOL Instant messenger for Blackberry.????? What do i do?
i tried to download aim from the blackberry website and when i plug in my phone it says “Sorry, your device does not meet the system requirements that are needed to support AOL Instant Messenger for BlackBerry”
what do i do to make it work?
“AOL Instant Messenger for BlackBerry”
(visit at http://www.blackberry.com/aim)
ALL the handhelds get 60% same problem now
Tech Supports know it but they did’nt tell you
SO, they are fixing on it at right now
WHAT’S YOUR BIG SUCKER! MINE, TOO!
i have recently added the live messnger to my bb8310 but it says service not enabled for this device how do i get the service book for this application
i have a BB curve and it won’t let me sign on to the aim so i log onto my aim on the computer and registered it on there but it still wouldn’t let me sign on so i went to the web sight its said to go to on my phone which was http://WWW.blackberry.com/aim but all it came up was a contract thing i guess and i clicked agree on it and then it went to some other page saying it didn’t work so i’m not really sure wat to do
TO ALL BLACKBERRY VERIZON USERS THAT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH AIM GO TO THIS WEBSITE: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/features/im/aim.jsp#tab_tab_download AND EMAIL URSELF THE LINK DOWNLOAD AND VOILA !!!
ALSO, KEEP IN MIND THAT I’VE TRIED EQO (TRASH), RAMBLE (DOESN’T CONNECT), MIGG33 (DOESN’T CONNECT), BEEJIVE ( BEEJIVE IS AWESOME, MY ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT IT ISN’T FREE), EBUDDY (TOO SLOW – TRASH), AND THE HORRIBLE VERIZON MOBILE IM (DEF. TRASH). FYI, I HAVE A VERIZON BLACKBERRY CURVE 8330. GOING TO THE WEBSITE I PREVIOUSLY SUPPLIED AND EMAILING YOURSELF THE LINK IS THE ONLY WAY THIS WILL WORK, CONNECTING YOUR BLACKBERRY VIA USB WILL GENERATE ERRORS LIKE ALL OTHER WAYS. EMAIL AND YOU WON’T REGRET IT !!!
David P, it works! Thank you so much and damn Verizon for being so greedy and hiding it!
i want to download the windows live messenger on my blackberry pearl from t-mobile,, but i’m not sure if the IM’s would get charged as text messages.
help!!
Its easy to load aim onto a Sprint BB.
Use one of the following links:
http://www.sprintrelaystore.com/aim1
http://www.sprintrelaystore.com/aim2
Thanks for the info about the email link. I also have Verizon Wireless. Last week, I finally got a new Blackberry Curve 8330 and have my email configured to go to my phone. I emailed myself the link and downloaded with no problem from the email link on my phone.
how do i get jivetalk for my balkberry curve?
I just deleted the services in the service book related to Windows live and then tried to log on again.
It signed in without any trouble.
Thanks for the info about the email link. I also have Verizon Wireless. Last week, I finally got a new Blackberry Curve 8330 and have my email configured to go to my phone. I emailed myself the link and downloaded with no problem from the email link on my phone.