Comments on: Your first look at BeeJive for iPhone: consider every other IM app dead and buried

By: Straus

Straus — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:18:59 +0000

It doesn’t run in the background at all you dumb nugget, christ, everyone knows the iPhone firmware doesn’t allow apps to run in the background yet.

10 quid is steep for a multi-IM app, specially since Fring just came out, is FREE, and supports Skype VOIP over wifi on top of all the usual IM suspects.

By: str1f3

str1f3 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:00:44 +0000

it runs in the background !!! you can use your ipod while it’s on. it stays on 24/7 with little battery usage. if you have push email (yahoo,exchange,mobileme), it notifies you instantly of an incoming message there. you can even set it to use sms to notify you.

By: gadgetchic

gadgetchic — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:26:47 +0000

just came out for $16… they are out of their fucking minds.

By: Maldaen

Maldaen — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:41:31 +0000

Text input obscures the chat behind a black bubble? Are these screenshots for real? Sure, it works, but it looks like a visually-appealing UI had to be sacrificed for that to happen. At $16, I think I’ll pass on something that I find visually offensive.

By: jdoc

jdoc — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:27:47 +0000

For all of you guys complaining about it being too expensive, THEY HAVEN’T EVEN RELEASED A PRICE FOR IT YET. Im using beejive on windows mobile(which is AWESOME by the way) and it was FREE.

By: random

random — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:23:43 +0000

mobilechat is horrible.
doesnt work with tzones and the guys are a$$holes.

beejive FTW

By: backslide

backslide — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:17:27 +0000

the problem with the app store is that we don’t have a trial period to test the software to see if we want it. On the blackberry, you had a trial license for test it and see if it works as you wished.

It was a great app for the bb but it didn’t beat native windows live messenger app!

By: CT

CT — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:37:48 +0000

LOL Windows Mobile users have been using this for how long???? C’Mon iphone you still need to catch up!

By: The Boy Genius

The Boy Genius — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:51:06 +0000

@lazergunzz

It works.

By: Simon Stark

Simon Stark — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:24:48 +0000

Those of you who say that 30 dollars is too much… Looks like you never used BeeJive. This is THE best app for BlackBerry your money can buy. Plus, you buy this app for your whole life because upgrades are free.

By: lazergunzz

lazergunzz — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:20:07 +0000

What exactly does this do different from palringo?

By: ampersandee

ampersandee — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:02:05 +0000

” it supports every single IM service under the sun”

So that would mean Skype chat too, no?

By: kickpush

kickpush — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:53:17 +0000

@sh0N

It doesn’t matter how much we paid for a phone. I had a blackberry and I used the free IM programs that were provided with it (yahoo, aim) and never had an issue. I even beta tested jivetalk when they posted the demo on bbf. It’s a solid program, but I can’t justify paying that much for an IM program especially since we’ll probably see better and free ones.

And your logic sucks, that would be precisely the reason someone wouldn’t want to spend 30 bucks on an IM program.

By: mrHiDefinition

mrHiDefinition — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:56:53 +0000

I can’t wait to see the app that makes BG make this bold claim… “consider every other IM app dead and buried.”

By: QR

QR — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:26:00 +0000

Well

You guys have always been biased towards beejive.

Always.

By: Andre

Andre — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:38:07 +0000

I place full faith in what BGR says about jivetalk, not because it’s BGR but because it’s jivetalk. My most used proggie on my blackberry hands down. I do believe they offer a 1 month trial however after a couple days with it I am sure most will realize how mch it’s worth and fork over the cash. Can’t wait for the release of beejive. Let us beta test it if we have current licenses is my humble opinion :p

By: matt

matt — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:08:27 +0000

jive talk rules for a im client…

I swore off paying for it..after trying every pos (even IM+) for my curve. And then I tried it when BGR /blackberryforums.com recommended it. Tried it for 10 days ..bought a full license.

And they listen, they even included a idle out while in holster option which is the one thing rambleIM had in the very next version after I suggested it. Responsive and fantastic!!

By: sh0N

sh0N — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:16:42 +0000

LOL wahhh $30 wahh.

You have a $300 phone that runs atleast 100 a month, stop crying you cheap freaks!

By: champ22

champ22 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:49:37 +0000

yea 30 bones is a bit steep especially with no word of landscape typing at that

By: Gino

Gino — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:43:21 +0000

If they make it free then I might think about putting Palringo on the back burner, but I doubt it.

By: kickpush

kickpush — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:21:14 +0000

I am not paying 30 bucks for an IM program, no matter how good it is. That’s crazy.

By: sh0N

sh0N — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:51:19 +0000

You can transfer your old BB license seat. This is something I asked Jive a month before the iPhone dropped. Also at that time they stated that they were working on a native versoin and would possibly drop Sept/Oct. Looks like they are right on schedule!!!

By: L

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:19:50 +0000

i tried the bb version… i couldnt get it to transfer to my bb using the bb desktop manager….oh well…

By: PDFX1

PDFX1 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:05:08 +0000

will this allow me to connect to bb msgr?
ill pay $100 for it if it will!
thats the ONLY thing i still need that the BB has….

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:26:50 +0000

I had purchased a license for the BB a while back but I don’t use the BB anymore because I have my iPhone, I hope I can transfer the license to the iPhone

By: Lil Whoa

Lil Whoa — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:25:28 +0000

I guess if you want an “elite” IM app, this may be your bet. As for me, I’m content with Palringo. It’s free, easy, and it does what I want it to (besides run in the background – which Apple is to blame here).

By: James

James — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:40:59 +0000

I have used this app. Its great, in all honesty TBGR is not lying. I used this as a web app. I think we have a winner here.

By: sh0N

sh0N — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:34:03 +0000

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JiveTalk is the shizzle… Thats the thing i miss the most about my Curve. Thank god for BeeJive. Im waitin fellas, keep up the great work.

Oh and to anyone whom says BeeJive sucks, is a complete idiot. Programming is flawless and Customer support is TOP effn NOTCH.

Now to email them and beg and plead to get a Beta!! FTW

By: somebody7

somebody7 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:33:47 +0000

Seriously, Galvatron…STFU….your incoherent comments are annoying as F$CK

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:04:09 +0000

I still pretty happy with the Meebo web client on the iPhone. It’s free and functional, though Safari isn’t dependable as a background process…