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MessageNow gives you unlimited messaging between all your Android, iPhone, and iTouch buddies.
All messages sent using MessageNow are FREE and INSTANT (just like BBM). Messages are sent and received through your data connection. You are always online, and will get notified of new messages.
Is there any difference between this program and any other IM program?
The main difference is that you never have to worry about signing in, singing out, etc. This is similar to the difference between IM and text messaging. While it might seem like a subtle difference at first, the beauty with text messaging is that you have a unique number to reach your phone and it's an always-accessible number. MessageNow is the same, except it's a unique username you choose.
Instead of paying per message with 140 characters limit, we are providing an unrestricted, free messaging service. A service for which you will not see a bill at the end of the month :P
In addition, since our service simply uses a data connection which more and more people have these days, in future versions we will be able to provide more advanced features such as sending pictures, amongst others.
There is a prbolem with this app not running on 1.5 version and they are aware of this, i am chatting with the tech and they are working on this problem.
downloading this, hopefully its better than handcent
Uninstalled, it was force closing.
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There is a prbolem with this app not running on 1.5 version and they are aware of this, i am chatting with the tech and they are working on this problem.
We have just published update 1.01 to fix the force closing issue with Android OS 1.5. Go to the Market, browse to the MessageNow app, and hit Update to install it.
Yay unlimited x unlimited = unlimited....guess its nice if you cheap but I say just get a unlimited plan because my friends don't want to have to txt some email address...
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Probably a silly question- but I'm not up on the iPhone. Do my iPhone friends need this app as well to talk? Or does it come pre-loaded for them like BBM?
Also, I downloaded this on my Droid, hit Compose, and a box comes up that just says "Compose". Can't do anything else in it. Am I missing something?
Probably a silly question- but I'm not up on the iPhone. Do my iPhone friends need this app as well to talk? Or does it come pre-loaded for them like BBM?
Also, I downloaded this on my Droid, hit Compose, and a box comes up that just says "Compose". Can't do anything else in it. Am I missing something?
yes the iphone user needs to download and install the "messagenow" app as well. I tried it with an iPhone buddy recently and it worked great!
i mean lord i wish you could, but doesnt seem possible being that bbm needs a pin that droids don't have....
bbm needs a pin yes but they never said they would use bbm. with messagenow you have an account on their own server which pushes the message to you, it doesnt have anything to do with bbm... it would just be an app on the blackberry.
Last edited by steveg; December 3rd, 2009 at 08:42 AM.
jon i ran in to a problem last night, I had to swap out my Hero for a new one and had to create a new user name, please fix that this wont happen again to someone else.
bbm needs a pin yes but they never said they would use bbm. with messagenow you have an account on their own server which pushes the message to you, it doesnt have anything to do with bbm... it would just be an app on the blackberry.
ok i understand that, so this is like every other multi messenger out there then? right?
i would pay money to have someone figure out how to get bbm on android....i have lots of colleagues i used to talk to on bbm and now we resort to txt's
ok i understand that, so this is like every other multi messenger out there then? right?
i would pay money to have someone figure out how to get bbm on android....i have lots of colleagues i used to talk to on bbm and now we resort to txt's
mmm, pretty much. from what I gather though its a push messaging system, so unlike MSN or AIM where your phone is constantly polling servers and needs to stay awake to receive messages. Messagenow would actually push the messages to your phone similar to getting a text message, only through your data connection.
in that respect it could even serve as a bbm replacement if/when they port it to blackberries. so you could just have all your buddies on blackberries install it and noone would have to use bbm
I understand the idea and I like it , This would be good with a better UI and if everybody had it. I can compare this to Blackberry's pin service. I could Imagine Google creating this type of service based in Android to have {Then Again I suppose it is like GV?? }
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Last edited by Carl C; December 3rd, 2009 at 09:24 AM.
jon i ran in to a problem last night, I had to swap out my Hero for a new one and had to create a new user name, please fix that this wont happen again to someone else.
We will look into how to achieve this properly in the future. Since we don't currently require a password, rather we associate the username with the device (more like the BBM way), it would be tricky.
I understand the idea and I like it , This would be good with a better UI and if everybody had it. I can compare this to Blackberry's pin service. I could Imagine Google creating this type of service based in Android to have {Then Again I suppose it is like GV?? }
We are striving to improve the experience as we go along. We currently also have Blackberry and Palm Pre versions in development, as we would like this to be a cross-smartphone messenger that everyone can use.
What would you guys like to see the most in upcoming versions?
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how can you possibly make it work with bbm?
i mean lord i wish you could, but doesnt seem possible being that bbm needs a pin that droids don't have....
Just out of curiousity, when you setup BBM, you are given the choice to setup by pin or email. If one chose email, could it communicate? Otherwise, it sounds like a BB version is in development. YAY
good application but need lot of work
need to have better interface like iphone one
contacts picture and status
ability to send picture or files
that's for now and it will be great
I like the sound of this app, but I can't seem to use it. Downloaded, start the app and it asks for me to Set My Profile. I guess that here is where I log in, but putting a user name in and a ful name and clicking Check or Save gives me an error message "Error checking username".
I assume I need to create an account somewhere? Any help?
More customization would be sweet. I'd like set whether the notification vibrates or not, and what ringtone to use. and ditto to the previously requested upgrades.
I like the sound of this app, but I can't seem to use it. Downloaded, start the app and it asks for me to Set My Profile. I guess that here is where I log in, but putting a user name in and a ful name and clicking Check or Save gives me an error message "Error checking username".
I assume I need to create an account somewhere? Any help?
Did you make sure you have a data connection? (wifi, 3g, edge)
Thanks everyone for all the feedback. Requested features will be added in upcoming updates. In the meantime, tell your friends about MessageNow and follow us on Twitter @enflick to receive exclusive updates.
Did you make sure you have a data connection? (wifi, 3g, edge)
Funny - was in a good 3G signal area and had data (had only just downloaded the app) but wouldn't work. At home now using WiFi and connected okay.
Daft question, and I may be missing something, but all I have typed in is a user name and my full name. What's to stop someone else typing the same user name/full name into their phone? No password or anything? Seems a bit strange.
Funny - was in a good 3G signal area and had data (had only just downloaded the app) but wouldn't work. At home now using WiFi and connected okay.
Daft question, and I may be missing something, but all I have typed in is a user name and my full name. What's to stop someone else typing the same user name/full name into their phone? No password or anything? Seems a bit strange.
Once you select a username, that username is tied to your device, so no-one else can select it.
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