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Old 21-10-2013, 21:17
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If only Blackberry had thought of making it a cross platform service a few years ago. They could have even charged a £1 an app and made a tidy sum.

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Old 21-10-2013, 22:11
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Have android 4.1.1 said not compatible with my Xperia E.. downloaded the file to computer transferred to phone and installed so it does actually work! just waiting on the email now.
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Old 21-10-2013, 23:39
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Email been taking forever grrr
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Old 22-10-2013, 00:05
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Figured I would try this for a laugh. Hopefully they send me the email by end of week lol.
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Old 22-10-2013, 00:46
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Installed it a short while ago on my Android phone, but I keep getting this error . . .


Unable to complete setup

No Connection found

Your connection to the wireless network is turned off.
Restore your connections and try again.



That error is bulls***. My connection to the wireless network is turned off? Errr, no it isn't. My phone's WiFi is turned on,
and all other internet apps are working, so why does BBM think there's no network connection when there actually is?
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Old 22-10-2013, 01:01
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I think email may take a while, think of how many are signing up tonight. Hopefully I will have mine in the morning, see what all this fuss is about.
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Old 22-10-2013, 01:03
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Installed it a short while ago on my Android phone, but I keep getting this error . . .


Unable to complete setup

No Connection found

Your connection to the wireless network is turned off.
Restore your connections and try again.



That error is bulls***. My connection to the wireless network is turned off? Errr, no it isn't. My phone's WiFi is turned on,
and all other internet apps are working, so why does BBM think there's no network connection when there actually is?
That is because today is the first day that an official version of BBM was released on android so you will have an outdated/buggy version that was disconnected from the servers as it was causing them to crash by sending to much data.
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Old 22-10-2013, 01:29
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That is because today is the first day that an official version of BBM was released on android
so you will have an outdated/buggy version that was disconnected from the servers as it
was causing them to crash by sending to much data.
This IS the official version I have installed on my Android phone. I downloaded it directly from Google Play.
Surely even Blackberry wouldn't so stupid as to upload the recent buggy leaked build to the app stores?
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Old 22-10-2013, 13:10
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This IS the official version I have installed on my Android phone. I downloaded it directly from Google Play.
Surely even Blackberry wouldn't so stupid as to upload the recent buggy leaked build to the app stores?
Well you said you downloaded it a short while ago when it only came out yesterday.
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Old 22-10-2013, 13:43
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Well you said you downloaded it a short while ago when it only came out yesterday.
I read that as being earlier in the day ... although I can see how you might have thought different.
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Old 22-10-2013, 14:27
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Well, "a short while ago" in this case means a few hours before I posted the message with the error details.
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Old 22-10-2013, 22:49
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Finally actually got the app installed and my pin set up only to realize I don't no anyone who has lol. It seems to be quite easy to navigate if anyone has used it on BB10 you will be able use easy as hell looks and is identical. Only thing is I couldn't seem find a way close the app without going into settings and forcing it to stop.

Can it be a competitor against whats app maybe it does seem more polished and can see business people switching to it. Only time will tell I think I'm going give it a chance if I can find friends/colleagues tomorrow who are on it.

PS I do like QR code for the Pin's that is a nice touch.
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Old 22-10-2013, 22:51
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Finally actually got the app installed and my pin set up only to realize I don't no anyone who has lol. It seems to be quite easy to navigate if anyone has used it on BB10 you will be able use easy as hell looks and is identical. Only thing is I couldn't seem find a way close the app without going into settings and forcing it to stop.
Same here. Got my email at 2215. I dont know anyone who has it now either after all that!!!

The Mrs is going to install it as well and give it a bash.
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Old 22-10-2013, 22:54
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Same here. Got my email at 2215. I dont know anyone who has it now either after all that!!!

The Mrs is going to install it as well and give it a bash.
Oh I never got the email I originally signed up yesterday waited for email figured around 10PM tonight that I wasn't going get. Thought I might as well try get it resent typed email in and it let me set up there and then. Never got the queue email saying that I was at the front of it though found that odd I could of been waiting ages.

Seems like I actually found a use for NFC as apparently you can share pins via that as well.

One thing I'm trying figure out how does Blackberry make money from BBM?
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Old 22-10-2013, 23:01
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Oh I never got the email I originally signed up yesterday waited for email figured around 10PM tonight that I wasn't going get. Thought I might as well try get it resent typed email in and it let me set up there and then. Never got the queue email saying that I was at the front of it though found that odd I could of been waiting ages.
Very odd!!

Seems like I actually found a use for NFC as apparently you can share pins via that as well.
Oh, never noticed that

One thing I'm trying figure out how does Blackberry make money from BBM?
By still charging Blackberry users i think
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Old 22-10-2013, 23:05
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Yeah it is what is even more odd is that I just received the your at the front of your line info email at 11:02PM. I've had it set up for over 45 minutes LOL.

That is kind of funny but you likely right about money as honestly can't see how else they do it as I can't any advertisements or anything but maybe I might if I actually had a contact.

I wonder how different the iOS and Android versions are I couldn't imagine to much maybe slightly less customization on iOS compared to Android.

Just noticed you can change LED light for messages that is a nice touch.
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Old 22-10-2013, 23:40
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Oh I never got the email I originally signed up yesterday waited for email figured around 10PM tonight that I wasn't going get. Thought I might as well try get it resent typed email in and it let me set up there and then. Never got the queue email saying that I was at the front of it though found that odd I could of been waiting ages.

Seems like I actually found a use for NFC as apparently you can share pins via that as well.

One thing I'm trying figure out how does Blackberry make money from BBM?
After reading this I gave it a go and re-entered my e-mail and it let me set it up too. Weird!

I too have no friends on it though so have no clue what to do with it now lol
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Old 23-10-2013, 01:49
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Its all rather painful. Also you can only set it up on one device, so you can't use it on both a tablet and a phone.
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Old 23-10-2013, 17:29
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I waited two days for the email. Got the email and still cant register.

What a disaster.
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Old 23-10-2013, 17:35
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I registered then setup bbm then got the email 3 hours after.
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Old 23-10-2013, 17:38
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Took 36 hours for the email to come through. Working good though the graphics look a bit crap on my 1080p screen
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Old 24-10-2013, 00:51
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I've uninstalled and reinstalled BBM, and it still won't connect to the network. It still keeps coming up with the same
total bulls**t error message I mentioned earlier, which makes it totally unusable. There's no way I'm using it on 3G.

If it refuses to work over Wi-Fi, then it's a pointless unusable piece of crap.
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Old 24-10-2013, 14:40
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Downloaded and installed it within 1 hour of it being released.

Seems alright to me so far.
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Old 27-10-2013, 17:53
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How do I get this thing to connect so I can enter my e-mail address to get on the waiting list? It's an internet app,
so it should use whatever connection is enabled for internet access, much like any other internet app installed
on my Andoid device. Wi-Fi is enabled, and the BBM app seems to be ignoring it for no good reason.
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Old 27-10-2013, 18:52
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How do I get this thing to connect so I can enter my e-mail address to get on the waiting list? It's an internet app,
so it should use whatever connection is enabled for internet access, much like any other internet app installed
on my Andoid device. Wi-Fi is enabled, and the BBM app seems to be ignoring it for no good reason.
What phone do you have?
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