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I just got done messing with the cheapest, bottom-of-the-line phone from T-Mobile and I can say it almost puts my 5500 to shame...
the v300
-the camera looks about the same as my 5500, no flash though
-BUILT IN AIM! and 2-way SMS ... mind you, this phone is actually older than the 5500!
the AIM runs in the background, and stays connected... when someone messages you, it notifies you of the msg, and WHO sent it... you can ignore it, or view it... its INSTANTLY there! I don't have to go through 30 seconds of wap pages to see the msg...
I tested next to my PC, it took about .5 seconds for the msg to make it to and from the phone... on my sprint phone it took sometimes a whole minute to reach it...
If sprint came out with a phone with 2-way SMS, AIM, 1.3+ camera, and full speakerphone... I'd pay $600 for that... I'd still pay $400 for a 2way/AIM/VGA camera/half duplex
Man this makes me angry that even the cheapest and crappiest of the competitor's phone has AIM built-in, and our most expensive phones don't even attempt it...
anyone know why that is?
mscott
03-09-2005, 05:37 PM
Because they like to make you mad?
I just got done messing with the cheapest, bottom-of-the-line phone from T-Mobile and I can say it almost puts my 5500 to shame...
the v300
-the camera looks about the same as my 5500, no flash though
-BUILT IN AIM! and 2-way SMS ... mind you, this phone is actually older than the 5500!
the AIM runs in the background, and stays connected... when someone messages you, it notifies you of the msg, and WHO sent it... you can ignore it, or view it... its INSTANTLY there! I don't have to go through 30 seconds of wap pages to see the msg...
I tested next to my PC, it took about .5 seconds for the msg to make it to and from the phone... on my sprint phone it took sometimes a whole minute to reach it...
If sprint came out with a phone with 2-way SMS, AIM, 1.3+ camera, and full speakerphone... I'd pay $600 for that... I'd still pay $400 for a 2way/AIM/VGA camera/half duplex
Man this makes me angry that even the cheapest and crappiest of the competitor's phone has AIM built-in, and our most expensive phones don't even attempt it...
anyone know why that is?
TheNexxuvas
03-09-2005, 05:44 PM
I just got done messing with the cheapest, bottom-of-the-line phone from T-Mobile and I can say it almost puts my 5500 to shame...
As an ex- T-mobile sales rep and a current Sprint PCS tech, the V300 is not the bottom of the line T-mobile phone...trust me on that.
There are lower end Siemens AND Moto (V180 anyone?) before you even get to the V300 in terms of quality handsets over there. Heck there are even a few low end Nokia's as well.
ScrapMaker
03-09-2005, 05:46 PM
well you get the v300 for like $50 when you sign up... my friend's family just bought for of them...
I think Mark is right... they just wanna piss me off
chuckt101
03-09-2005, 05:51 PM
I just got done messing with the cheapest, bottom-of-the-line phone from T-Mobile and I can say it almost puts my 5500 to shame...
the v300
-the camera looks about the same as my 5500, no flash though
-BUILT IN AIM! and 2-way SMS ... mind you, this phone is actually older than the 5500!
the AIM runs in the background, and stays connected... when someone messages you, it notifies you of the msg, and WHO sent it... you can ignore it, or view it... its INSTANTLY there! I don't have to go through 30 seconds of wap pages to see the msg...
I tested next to my PC, it took about .5 seconds for the msg to make it to and from the phone... on my sprint phone it took sometimes a whole minute to reach it...
If sprint came out with a phone with 2-way SMS, AIM, 1.3+ camera, and full speakerphone... I'd pay $600 for that... I'd still pay $400 for a 2way/AIM/VGA camera/half duplex
Man this makes me angry that even the cheapest and crappiest of the competitor's phone has AIM built-in, and our most expensive phones don't even attempt it...
anyone know why that is?
Everything you asked for is in the Sanyo 5600 - and it's cheaper than $600 - everything except for the AIM part. That's halfway implemented: Incoming IMs will be sent as a text message (so it's instant). You can't respond though. Well, that's the way it is with the 8100 so it can't be worse that that.
Plus web browsing, I hear, is much quicker on the 5600 so navigating AIM might be less of a hassle than it used to be.
I think this is why: GSM carriers have the AIM built-in since GPRS, unlike CDMA 1X, can be interrupted by a phone call. This is a good thing - it means that you can send and receive IM messages yet your phone is always open to voice calls. With our 1X, if you're transmitting data you can NOT receive calls. So if you get an important call for those 20 seconds you're IMing, that call goes to voicemail, whereas on a GSM provider the phone would ring.
It's a crap tradeoff IMO, every cellular technology should be able to have data interrupted by a voice call (except when you're tethered).
ScrapMaker
03-10-2005, 11:23 AM
invader, even if we can't be interrupted DURING data transfer, as long as the go 'dormant', then we can' recieve calls... this means if we are ACTIVELY chatting then, yes, you're right, we'll lose the incoming call, which SUCKS! But at least if AIM was built in, it would only use vision if someone sent you a msg... not all the time...
plus they should let US decide if it's too much of a hassle, we could easily disable the built-in AIM if we were annoyed by it...
that v300 with the built-in AIM just amazes me everytime I see it... I almost got so angry that I threw it on the ground... It infuriates me that I paid $400 for a phone that doesn't have AIM, but other cheaper phones from the exact same time period have it...
also, why was sprint so late to the SMS game? I remember people text messaging like 6 years ago with AT&T... on the base-model FREE nokia phones... oh well
I guess some day we'll get the built-in AIM..
I would be okay as long as our phone could start running programs in the background... then someone could just write a nice AIM app that's even BETTER than the built-in AIM... but once we get to that point, we will start to see a bunch of virii and problems will never stop.
flipn0tic
03-10-2005, 11:37 AM
scrapmaker if you are so unhappy with what sprint has to offer, why don't you just switch to another carrier??? you've been posting an awful lot about your dissatisfaction with all things sprint in comparison to all the other service providers.
mscott
03-10-2005, 12:50 PM
The only problem with switching is you then have to deal with friends & family who are on Sprint still, and have services like PCS to PCS and now wouldn't be able to take advantage of that anymore.
Mark
scrapmaker if you are so unhappy with what sprint has to offer, why don't you just switch to another carrier??? you've been posting an awful lot about your dissatisfaction with all things sprint in comparison to all the other service providers.
TheNexxuvas
03-10-2005, 01:11 PM
With our 1X, if you're transmitting data you can NOT receive calls.
False.
I receive all my calls when I'm transmitting data. The only time I don't is when I am watching TV. If you are surfing on your web browser every call will be interrupted. I'm not sure if it will when it's in modem mode (Hooked up to your notebook or PDA), but that is a bit different. Don't forget, surfing the web is still considered transmitting data. :D
Merlyn_3D
03-10-2005, 03:24 PM
False.
I receive all my calls when I'm transmitting data. The only time I don't is when I am watching TV. If you are surfing on your web browser every call will be interrupted. I'm not sure if it will when it's in modem mode (Hooked up to your notebook or PDA), but that is a bit different. Don't forget, surfing the web is still considered transmitting data. :D
This is unlikely. When you're downloading a page or something to the phone, or downloading a ringer (any time those arrows are highlighted and flashing) you won't receive incoming calls. Go ahead and test it, I'll bet you $10.
Invader J
03-10-2005, 03:30 PM
I receive all my calls when I'm transmitting data. The only time I don't is when I am watching TV. If you are surfing on your web browser every call will be interrupted. I'm not sure if it will when it's in modem mode (Hooked up to your notebook or PDA), but that is a bit different. Don't forget, surfing the web is still considered transmitting data. :D
Actually I'm pretty sure I'm right. In fact I just tried it with a Treo 650 and my 4050. If those Vision arrows are active (in other words, you're transmitting or receiving data) calls go straight to voicemail. Once the connection goes dormant, only THEN will the call go to the handset.
Try it out - connect to a web site, and while it's loading and the Vision arrows are blinking, call your handset - you'll get voicemail. Then wait until they stop blinking (connection is idle) but stay in the web browser - THEN the call will go through.
ScrapMaker
03-10-2005, 03:30 PM
merlyn is exactly right, until your arrows become 'dormant', you cannot recieve calls, they go straight to voicemail...
the main reason I don't wanna switch is because I have all this grandfathered stuff and I'm afraid to lose my vision plan if I cancel and switch... I guess it depends on if the other carriers just had some amazing deal that was better than my grandfathered plan... dunno I guess I'll look into it.
dewdude
03-15-2005, 03:40 PM
A note about AIM service on TMobile phones.
I do not believe it is a GSM thing. Back when i had Tmobile (apparently Sprint doesn't talk to the same agency they do, hehehe) my Samsung X105 had built in AIM. I assummed since my phone had internet, it'd use internet. It also had a WAP version of AIM. The same is true for my my recnently deactivated LG L1150 GoPhone. It had built in Yahoo, ICQ, and AIM and they ALL used text messaging for sending and recieving messages.
I've gotten pretty used to WAP AIM...but even i will admit, it's a little slow at times on the 4050. At least jmIrc works for when i wanna IRC on the go.
mscott
03-15-2005, 05:08 PM
When the arrows are blinking, your phone is in an active PPP session to Sprint. When it is not sending data, Sprint can (and will) interrupt the PPP session and tell your phone that a voice call is incoming.
Mark
Curve
03-15-2005, 05:22 PM
scrapmaker if you are so unhappy with what sprint has to offer, why don't you just switch to another carrier??? you've been posting an awful lot about your dissatisfaction with all things sprint in comparison to all the other service providers.
How come your always telling people if they have problems go to another carrier? And I've seen you do this in quite a few post. This is a forum and they have the right to talk about how they feel towards Sprint. Just because he has a few problems doesn't mean he wants to go back to T-Mobile. You need to ease up some and realize that some people are going to speak their mind because they want to. It's not our fault that you like to sit in the background and not voice your opinion because you are happy with Sprint running all over your a**.
And just to note, I agree with you scrapmaker. Sprint and all CDMA carriers should implement two channels so that we can start using data and voice at the same time. I had the v300 as well and it makes my Sanyo PM-8200 look bad. Just about every feature on this new Sprint phone requires that I get on visions or send data back and forth.
Plus I hate the fact that if I want the actual AIM app (or any other messenger app) on my phone Sprint wants to charge me $2.49 a month whereas just about every other carrier has AIM on their phones the minute you buy them. Or you can put them on there later and they are still free.
ScrapMaker
03-15-2005, 08:59 PM
Yeah, I actually find that the AIM app (AirIM) is almost as annoying as the WAP version... simply because I have to have AIM im forward enabled to even find out I need to log into the program, then I have to go through all that work to log in, then I can't even recieve calls when I'm chatting...
I just don't know why Sprint doesn't have this already, when so many other carriers have had this sort of thing for YEARS... it's almost as if Sprint doesn't want the younger markets.... for god's sake, they still don't have free sprint-to-sprint calling, unless you get that fair and screwable plan...
Also, just because I despise a lot of things Sprint does, it doesn't mean that overall I like another carrier more... from what I've heard, Sprint has the best coverage, and that's worth a lot to me... just a lot of other things that they could EASILY change are what piss me off the most.
flipn0tic
03-15-2005, 10:10 PM
How come your always telling people if they have problems go to another carrier? And I've seen you do this in quite a few post. This is a forum and they have the right to talk about how they feel towards Sprint. Just because he has a few problems doesn't mean he wants to go back to T-Mobile. You need to ease up some and realize that some people are going to speak their mind because they want to. It's not our fault that you like to sit in the background and not voice your opinion because you are happy with Sprint running all over your a**.
Always? Find me 3 posts. Never have I told someone to eff off, or that their opinion is not wanted. When you post your opinion on a forum, you're gonna get all kinds of feedback. I posted an honest suggestion that was intended to spark discussion. Please tell me what's wrong with the logic that if you're not happy with something, consider other options. If you got offended by that, you shouldn't be advising anyone to ease up.
This is a forum and people do have a right to voice their opinions, you said it yourself... yet for some reason I'm not allowed to voice mine? Ohhh the hypocrisy. Thanks for the gut check, guy. But next time, try to call me out on a post in which I actually AM unnecessarily being an ass. :eyeroll:
And Scrap, I know what you mean. It's just that the rebuttal from a lot of people with complaints is, "well, overall I still like Sprint the best." Then why dwell on what Sprint is lacking rather than what Sprint has over the competition? Too many glass-half-empty folks around here...
ScrapMaker
03-15-2005, 11:24 PM
well I guess I'm just a half-empty kind of guy
Curve
03-15-2005, 11:30 PM
me too. . . (but full to the rim where it counts) which definitely does not revolve around a f'in cell phone or a carrier.
psychojoe3354
03-16-2005, 07:47 PM
fyi, t-mobile AIM uses text messaging, so most t-mo users only have a set amount, so they really don't have it any better than we do. Most still use the wap version anyways. It's kinda like a "grass is always greener on the other side" kinda thing. btw, most Sprint ppl have unlimeted text messaging which gives us an edge over t-mobile as well as anyone else. ;)
xme
03-16-2005, 08:26 PM
I just don't know why Sprint doesn't have this already, when so many other carriers have had this sort of thing for YEARS... it's almost as if Sprint doesn't want the younger markets.... for god's sake, they still don't have free sprint-to-sprint calling, unless you get that fair and screwable plan...
hmm, i have a family plan with free PCS-PCS and it also has fair + flexable on it. It's also got free after 7 and weekends. So i dunno what your talking about. plus free roaming, unlimited vision, unlimited sms.
I also wanted to say i wish sprint would have an aim app for the phone like verizion and others have. On the phone for free.
But for now i use imforwarding.com It sms's all my AIMs to my phone and when i reply it goes through there servers back to the persons AIM window. Seems to work alright.
ScrapMaker
03-16-2005, 10:09 PM
imforwarding.com seems to be the best option for us, for now....
yes fair and flexible comes with free pcs to pcs, but not normally the 7pm, so that's nice... but if you look at the actual numbers, its MUCH cheaper to just stay near your minutes in a nationwide plan...
Tarbash
03-23-2005, 12:21 AM
hate to bring up an old thread but...
the v300 may have lots of nice features, but it is SLOW. a friend of mine has one...makes my 325 seem fast. i remember getting anxiety while trying to send ringers to that phone. not to mention the older motorola v series phones (300,400) are about as reliable as a 1980s jaguar. want a v400? better get 4 of them...they last for about 2 months. ive also heard other people complaining about v300s too. the v221 has a cool feature...has a good speaker for highs and all bass is routed to the vibrate feature. pretty neat feature, almost makes up for the screen.
i complained about my 5300 a lot, but hell it held up pretty well
my old 4500 was a tank...could use it as a door stop/cell phone
my gf had several v400s and now has a v551 and she NEVER signs on it anymore because it wouldnt sign her off...even though she turned off the phone and signed off on her computer. even cingular couldn't fix it. took 2 days to go away. not to mention it's too slow to respond to people on computers. imo...not worth the hassle.
Matt
03-23-2005, 12:28 AM
fyi, t-mobile AIM uses text messaging, so most t-mo users only have a set amount, so they really don't have it any better than we do. Most still use the wap version anyways. It's kinda like a "grass is always greener on the other side" kinda thing. btw, most Sprint ppl have unlimeted text messaging which gives us an edge over t-mobile as well as anyone else. ;)
I have unlimited text messaging with T-Mobile. It's not advertised, but all you have to do is ask for it. :)
Curve
03-23-2005, 12:47 AM
hate to bring up an old thread but...
the v300 may have lots of nice features, but it is SLOW. a friend of mine has one...makes my 325 seem fast. i remember getting anxiety while trying to send ringers to that phone. not to mention the older motorola v series phones (300,400) are about as reliable as a 1980s jaguar. want a v400? better get 4 of them...they last for about 2 months. ive also heard other people complaining about v300s too. the v221 has a cool feature...has a good speaker for highs and all bass is routed to the vibrate feature. pretty neat feature, almost makes up for the screen.
i complained about my 5300 a lot, but hell it held up pretty well
my old 4500 was a tank...could use it as a door stop/cell phone
my gf had several v400s and now has a v551 and she NEVER signs on it anymore because it wouldnt sign her off...even though she turned off the phone and signed off on her computer. even cingular couldn't fix it. took 2 days to go away. not to mention it's too slow to respond to people on computers. imo...not worth the hassle.
I agree and disagree with a few things you said.
I have the v300 (just switched to Sprint from tmobile) and I know that it is a wonderful phone. They are just as good as Sprint phones and mine lasted me for over a year now and is still in good condition. Although I did keep it in a leather case and never dropped it. But one bad thing is that the material on the outside of the phone fades over time if you keep the phone in a leather case. People have just as many problems with phones offered by Sprint as they do with any other carrier. People are constantly in Sprint stores getting service on their phones. Most people in the local stores in my area are 80% returning customers having problems with there phones and the other 20% are either looking around or signing up for service.
But I do have to agree that the v300 is not without its flaws. Before I actually got the v300 that I have had over a year, I had to go through 3 of them. For some reason the previous v300s would just cut off out of nowhere and there were also problems with the speakers and the charging ports. So I do agree that there are problems with the v300, but don't just act like its the only phone with problems because you KNOW that there are a hell of a lot of people who have problems with other phones.
Curve
03-23-2005, 12:48 AM
imforwarding.com seems to be the best option for us, for now....
yes fair and flexible comes with free pcs to pcs, but not normally the 7pm, so that's nice... but if you look at the actual numbers, its MUCH cheaper to just stay near your minutes in a nationwide plan...
yeah. . . only the family f&f comes with pcs2pcs. . . not individual accounts (sucks!)
Curve
03-23-2005, 12:52 AM
fyi, t-mobile AIM uses text messaging, so most t-mo users only have a set amount, so they really don't have it any better than we do. Most still use the wap version anyways. It's kinda like a "grass is always greener on the other side" kinda thing. btw, most Sprint ppl have unlimeted text messaging which gives us an edge over t-mobile as well as anyone else. ;)
This is one bogus post. . . T-Mobile has unlimited text messaging just like Sprint has unlimited text messaging! So whats your point?
And yes, they (tmobile customers) actually do have it better than us (even though I am with Sprint now) when it comes to instant messaging because AIM and some other messengers are built into just about every gsm phone because they can do data and voice at the same time. And most people with T-Mobile don't use wap for aim, please read up on tmobile facts before you go posting about them. Have you even had tmobile service before?
jh101_7
03-23-2005, 04:22 AM
yeah. . . only the family f&f comes with pcs2pcs. . . not individual accounts (sucks!)
i think pcs to pcs was included on 2yr plans.
Rollin
03-23-2005, 08:32 AM
This is unlikely. When you're downloading a page or something to the phone, or downloading a ringer (any time those arrows are highlighted and flashing) you won't receive incoming calls. Go ahead and test it, I'll bet you $10.
I tested the other day... Merlyn is 100% correct.
Edit: LOL... sorry... I didn't realize I was replying to a message that was 2 weeks old..
ScrapMaker
03-23-2005, 09:04 AM
I couldn't say the v300 is a GREAT phone... why with all the software bugs etc... but it has some cool features...
that's what motorola does, they put in some innovative features, and it ends up killing reliability...
I think it would be cool to have that function that routes the bass to the vibrator... why don't all phones do this?
Tarbash
03-24-2005, 01:42 AM
I agree that there are phones that have problems. Some work great from their release, some have problems that get fixed, and some have problems that never get fixed...
which is fine if it is a small thing, but these are hardware problems. and it is bad when you have to go through 4 or 5 of them within a year. every new v400 my girlfriend got was supposed to be "working". two of them never worked from the beginning, the rest lasted no more than 3 months. they all did the same thing...earpiece didn't work, or it arbitrarily turned off. it wasn't until she lost one and had to pay a deposit to get a v551 (which works). And this is not just one model either...the v300 and the v400 have those problems. you would think they would improve going to the next model.
ScrapMaker
03-24-2005, 09:16 AM
the v300 also crashes non-stop... and sometimes it will take about 45 seconds for a call to initiate...
you think the Sanyo redial thing is annoying... try a v300 for a week!
I'm just saying, I wish that Sprint phones would put out some built-in AIM... why not combine the excellence of Sanyo, with the awesomeness of built-in AIM? It's simple and more people would buy their phones.
swank
04-23-2005, 07:40 AM
Sprint.. best reliability? HAHA youve got to be kidding me... It is absolute **** here for signal strength and speeds... im in a major city as well. Alltel is king here. Reason i use sprint is for data connections since it offers the fastest speeds and im not paying out the ass, (ive got a somewhat grandfathered account i guess you could say) ;)
As for aim ****.. i wish it was built in also. ATM im trying to work in a solution for my msging clients and IRC as well. Im debating on whether or not to just add to my account my treo 300 or unlock my kyocera 7135 and add that to use for msging and business.
Rose4uKY
04-23-2005, 10:58 AM
How come the My Mobile AIM website says AIM is on your phone under applications and it's not? Do they actually make one for Sprint. Someone mentioned 2.49 a month. I have unlimited text messaging so If I need to text with a friend not having text on there phone then I just text them to there e-mail so when they reply I get it right back as a text. I hated short Mail. And I don't use AIM on my phone. I either text with someone who has text messaging on there phone or I text to a couple friends e-mail back and forth. But it would be nice to have the actual application and not having to go to vision to do it. Rose
ScrapMaker
04-23-2005, 12:22 PM
yeah it would be sweet. I bet there are monetary reasons we don't have the app... because it would be easy for all of us to download and put on our phones... sprint should just offer it for free, and it uses text messaging as the backbone, just like t-mobile does.
tamara
04-23-2005, 07:54 PM
This is unlikely. When you're downloading a page or something to the phone, or downloading a ringer (any time those arrows are highlighted and flashing) you won't receive incoming calls. Go ahead and test it, I'll bet you $10.
MY SANYO 7400 HAS AIM
KraziKandiBoi
04-23-2005, 08:03 PM
I have AIM on my 8200 -- I downloaded it from Sprint. It works well. :D
Rose4uKY
04-24-2005, 12:06 AM
Where did you get AIM for your 8200? Where on Sprints website and is it free? I couldn't find it or is it an application you pay for? Rose
KraziKandiBoi
04-24-2005, 01:25 AM
You have to go to Vision Home > Messaging > Instant Messaging > AOL Instant Messenger (app) :) And it's not free unfortunately, there's a monthly subscription charge of $2.99.
Rose4uKY
04-24-2005, 08:29 AM
I do that now for free. I got to the sprint wa site thats my home page on my phone and under messaging I have Aim and Yahoo and some others and it's free. But it's the AIM that you have to go online to vision through a text message to get your replies. I guess the application one would be a charge. I have unlimited Text Messaging so I really don't need it but would like to try it... I see Yahoo also so is that different from the free one we can go to also? Can I try AIM for a month then cancel? So I have unlimited Vision and text messaging so I can do this unlimited too right? You don't connect to vision to use it do you? It's 104kb I don't have that much space on my phone.
Rose
ScrapMaker
04-24-2005, 12:18 PM
yup it's gonna use vision, and if it's an app, it's light years ahead of the WAP AIM.
KraziKandiBoi
04-24-2005, 03:55 PM
I do that now for free. I got to the sprint wa site thats my home page on my phone and under messaging I have Aim and Yahoo and some others and it's free. But it's the AIM that you have to go online to vision through a text message to get your replies. I guess the application one would be a charge. I have unlimited Text Messaging so I really don't need it but would like to try it... I see Yahoo also so is that different from the free one we can go to also? Can I try AIM for a month then cancel? So I have unlimited Vision and text messaging so I can do this unlimited too right? You don't connect to vision to use it do you? It's 104kb I don't have that much space on my phone.
Rose
Well, yeah they have an app for Yahoo and MSN Messenger. They don't charge you for anything other than the monthly subscription of $2.99 (that I know of). I've had the AIM app for about two months now and I haven't noticed any extra charges. I don't believe you can just try it for a month and cancel because they don't charge you when the month's over, they charge you before.
e-dub
04-24-2005, 04:28 PM
the app isn't available yet for the 5600. how does it work?
eric b
KraziKandiBoi
04-24-2005, 04:40 PM
the app isn't available yet for the 5600. how does it work?
eric b
It's pretty much like AIM on the PC. You sign on using your screen name and password, your buddylist loads, it has conversation logging, realtime chatting, IM sounds, colors to define which text you typed and what your buddy sends. You can see mobile icons, away icons, etc... I'm not sure what other phones do this, but if you have a Sanyo you can leave the app running even with the flip closed and when you get a new IM a noise will play and you can check it right there. You can also put up an away message so that if any new IMs come in you wont be notified. :D
e-dub
04-24-2005, 04:43 PM
It's pretty much like AIM on the PC. You sign on using your screen name and password, your buddylist loads, it has conversation logging, realtime chatting, IM sounds, colors to define which text you typed and what your buddy sends. You can see mobile icons, away icons, etc... I'm not sure what other phones do this, but if you have a Sanyo you can leave the app running even with the flip closed and when you get a new IM a noise will play and you can check it right there. You can also put up an away message so that if any new IMs come in you wont be notified. :D
so when you get a call or a text message, it interrupts the java session. does that mean when you go back to the java app that you have to sign back in?
also, are you into dance music?
eric b
KraziKandiBoi
04-24-2005, 09:44 PM
so when you get a call or a text message, it interrupts the java session. does that mean when you go back to the java app that you have to sign back in?
also, are you into dance music?
eric b
No you don't have to sign back in. :D It stays signed in for you.
Yeah I love it, why? The username gave it away? :D
:woohoo:
:Party:
ScrapMaker
04-24-2005, 09:52 PM
just so you know, if you are using the AIM applet, you will most likely NOT get your incoming call... you will get your text message, but the call will go directly to voicemail.
This is why we need BUILT-IN AIM!
it works in the background, like multi-tasking in windows.
KraziKandiBoi
04-24-2005, 10:02 PM
just so you know, if you are using the AIM applet, you will most likely NOT get your incoming call... you will get your text message, but the call will go directly to voicemail.
This is why we need BUILT-IN AIM!
it works in the background, like multi-tasking in windows.
Really? Calls usually interrupt my AIM. It like pauses it or what not.
ScrapMaker
04-24-2005, 10:30 PM
ONLY if you are not actively using vision at the time, (that's how the app communicates to the AIM server)
anytime anyone gets online, you update your list, someone messages you, or you message someone, you use vision... and you cannot recieve calls.
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