BBM for Android and iPhone (in addition to existing BlackBerry users)

[techno_babble 110]

Now that BBM is going Multi-Platform (BB, iPhone and Android), just curious to know if providers would be interested or entertain the idea of sharing BBM Pins for communication as opposed to text messages?

 

Here are some more details about BBM if you have never used it before:

http://blogs.blackberry.com/2013/09/bbm-for-android-iphone/

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[HarveySpecter 1908]

I guess would be that they share with regular clients and not just anybody or add to their advertising contact info.

 

Then again I think most ladies use regular phones for their business than their own personal phone like a smart phone.

[Guest realnicehat]

Then again I think most ladies use regular phones for their business than their own personal phone like a smart phone.

 

I can't remember the last time I met an SP who wasn't using a smart phone for business.

[Guest S*rca****sid]

This seems like the last life line for Blackberry. They are planning on laying off 40% of their workforce.

It's rather interesting that Blackberry didn't make a Windows phone version for BBM.

[tomfool 220]

I cannot imagine BBB becoming popular on IOS or Android with all the the options already available. Unfortunately this once great Canadian company has reached the end of the line as a smartphone company. They were way too late jumping on the touch phone bandwagon.

 

The only real value left seems to be their patents.

[Guest S*rca****sid]

It looks like the end of Blackberry all together. I think the only way BBM will survive is if another company buys that division of Blackberry.

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/does-blackberry-have-a-future-1.1862945

[roamingguy 300292]

I know last year when I signed with Rogers my 3year contract included my choice of any smartphone be it Blackberry, iPhone or Android

I didn't even consider Blackberry they had a couple days when their network was down and there were rumblings back then...didn't want to end up with an electronic paperweight

Decided on Samsung Galaxy Note largely because of its big screen

No complaints it does what I want it to do

RG

[Guest N***he**Ont**y]

I have a BlackBerry Bold and a Galaxy S3 phone and I wont be going back to BlackBerry after my current one dies of old age. The Galaxy S3i s so more advanced then Blackberry now.

[Guest S*rca****sid]

Seems like Blackberry will be bought out and go Private. It's rumored the company that will buy it will get out of the Handset market and focus on it's strong infrastructure for other mobile markets.

[Ice4fun 78407]

BBM is by far the best chat App available. Based on the 20 million plus downloads made in its 1st week of availability I suspect it will continue to be a success. That said I am not sure it will be widely used by SP's or hobiests as people will need to add them to their contacts and for most of us we would not want to have our spouses stumble across the contact... i phone number in your text can be explained a contact is a little harder.

 

If BlackBerry was smart they would have a way to hide or lock private contacts.

[Boomer 33202]

From what I know the IOS and Android versions have been very popular. You have to remember that it uses the Blackberry network and is very secure. As video chat becomes the rule, I'm betting BB will find ways to monitize the BBM system. Also there are applications of BBM that can be used in the business world. I have a Z10 and find it to be a great phone, and with the new software release a lot of the Android apps will be easily ported to BB10. Lastly I think BB will survive, and if they don't build the handsets someone will.