I found a free chat program that uses the internet not sms. Uses AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and a few others. I have not heard about it before on here so I figured I would toss out the link.
http://www.palringo.com/index.php
I've tried it out and it seems the kicker on this one is the integration with pictures and voice. It lets you voice record or snap a pic and then it uploads to their webservers and links your IM buddy. Makes for an interesting app between friends considering you can do PTT style communication with pictures, apparently. I still have it installed, but I think I might dump it off my phone as it's a little too cumbersome to use for it to be worthwhile.
TimSykes said:
I found a free chat program that uses the internet not sms. Uses AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and a few others. I have not heard about it before on here so I figured I would toss out the link.
http://www.palringo.com/index.php
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i talked to customer service with att and on the tilt instant messaging counts as internet usage since it connects to media net. if there is an instant messaging program that only uses sms then i would love to know about it. been looking for one for awhile now.
Finally, a viable messaging solution for android. The current version of Meebo for the android platform(V6) surpasses the quality of BuddyMob. I(along with others) have confirmed that there are no disconnects while phone is asleep, no forced closing, and no lost incoming messages while phone is asleep. Also, the best part is messages are received almost instantly without using sms. Pure data. I am sooo excited I could cry. Now I can say my G1 is finally a competititor in the pda market. Thank You Meebo!!!!!!!!!
You can find meebo in the Android Market.
Also, please post your results here. Maby the developer will see our support and improve the app.
Interesting. I had a few issues with Meebo that made me switch to BuddyMob instead. I will definitely check the new version of Meebo out.
Ugh. Unfortunately it still won't remember my ICQ UIN/password between sessions. I really can't be bothered to type that in manually every time I log on. It's a pity, because Meebo does seem to have improved a lot in other areas, like how it's now listing my contacts' nicknames instead of their UIN's.
after 2 days of use, I noticed the battery life is better with meebo.
mannyb, have you added this comment to the market? The dev might add the feature if he/she sees enough request for it. I noticed my requested features were added.
Also, for the U.K. users who are upset about the builtin IM missing some networks. This is a good free solution. If we get enough ppl supporting the dev this app would ROCK.
palringo is being worked on too.
Im alpha testing palringo. Its quite promising
martijnvdp said:
Im alpha testing palringo. Its quite promising
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GReat to hear. Is push-to-talk included? That would be awsome!
RC33 have AIM / ICQ / MSN / Yahoo included in IM
its there a way to get the meebo or build in msn connected in sleep mode via wifi? allways disconect
McLin said:
RC33 have AIM / ICQ / MSN / Yahoo included in IM
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But the built in IM client really does suck, IMHO. Hard. I have a couple hundred buddies. (I use it for work and for play..) and have multiple accounts with multiple groups and I find that it takes forever to load, then populate with buddies... plus, the stock apps (as well as most of the other IM clients) insist on showing empty groups. So, I've got 15 empty groups showing...
Meebo combines all buddy lists in one, it's SUPER quick to load, can have more than one of each account signed in plus empty groups are ignored. I'm sold.
Plus, the built-in IM app uses text-message credits for both inbound and outbound IMs (with the exception of GTalk).
If Meebo would add Facebook chat to the Android client then this would be a no-brainer.
-tw
It has support for Facebook chat you just have to first set it up on meebo.com and then once you sign on with your Meebo account on the G1 your Facebook contacts will show up. I have tried it and it works well,.
twieder said:
Plus, the built-in IM app uses text-message credits for both inbound and outbound IMs (with the exception of GTalk).
If Meebo would add Facebook chat to the Android client then this would be a no-brainer.
-tw
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twieder said:
Plus, the built-in IM app uses text-message credits for both inbound and outbound IMs (with the exception of GTalk).
If Meebo would add Facebook chat to the Android client then this would be a no-brainer.
-tw
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get an account on meebo.com and set up your facebook/aim/yahoo/msn/icq/myspace/etc... accounts. Then, sign in under "Meebo" on the android client and they're all there.
I know.
I know.
It's the ****.
kevev said:
GReat to hear. Is push-to-talk included? That would be awsome!
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Palringo PTT looks to be coming but is not in the alpha release yet (icons there). It's coming along nicely, but far from complete. I love that with Palringo you log in to one Palringo account and bam, all your other accounts come up and log in. Pretty hawt.
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I love that with Palringo you log in to one Palringo account and bam, all your other accounts come up and log in. Pretty hawt.
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Meebo does that too. Choose "Meebo" from the drop down list on your phone and any IM networks that you have associated with the Meebo web account auto-log in. I currently have MySpace, Facebook, G-Talk, 2 yahoo accounts, AIM, ICQ and MSN.
(Damn, I sound like I work for the company. (I don't))
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Meebo does that too. Choose "Meebo" from the drop down list on your phone and any IM networks that you have associated with the Meebo web account auto-log in. I currently have MySpace, Facebook, G-Talk, 2 yahoo accounts, AIM, ICQ and MSN.
(Damn, I sound like I work for the company. (I don't))
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DO any of these apps allow for status updates in aim?
There is so far a HUGE issue with Meebo. There is NO status updating. You cannot go "Away" or "Idle" or any of that, nor can you post your own status. To me this is a major drawback that needs addressing. I tried BuddyMob, it didn't really work very well. Ill be waiting on an update for Meebo. (there was actually one today, but did not address the problem at hand.)
So you can in fact utilize facebook and Myspace messenger within meebo? How does this IM application effect battery life? Is it push messaging or is the application just constantly polling a server?
I haven't noticed any major battery draw while using it... I don't always have it on. As for changing statuses, I just don't think that's a big issue for me. It I'm not available for chat, I just turn the thing off. The only issue I have regarding meebo is the notification is always on even after I've logged off, saying I'm still "signed on with x number off accounts."
@gimpeh - yes, sign on via the website and create a meebo account and you can add facebook and myspace as well as yahoo AIM, ICQ, etc... . Then, on the G1, dont sign on to each account (yahoo and aim, etc..) just signon to "Meebo" and you'll signed onto all of your accounts at once.
So far, none of the IM clients - online or real apps - can handle being in an environment where they lose signal on a regular basis. My office building has scattered signal inside for T-Mobile, and if I walk to another office, I'm bound to lose signal for atleast 15-20seconds. None of the IM clients can handle this. The builtin GTalk is the best, by far though. It's atleast able to reconnect after losing signal. But I will leave Meebo running and come back 30min later (After walking around the building a little bit) and it will ALWAYS be disconnected.
Is it really that hard for the developers to poll whether there is signal every few minutes and try to reconnect? It seems like the apps that "claim" to do the polling tend to give up after a certain number of minutes.
In my opinion, all IM apps should continue to poll for an active connection until the radio is shut off. I know it would be a battery drain to a certain degree after a while, but I know many people who are in my situation where they lose signal for very short amounts of time several times a day.
Ive noticed that they have released a skype app for some phones such as the new desire, but not for the nexus one. If anyone has the apk for the new version of skype (not the beta that was around a year ago) could they please upload it to the board or email it to me? thank you very much if you can help.
My email is iamwhoamnot at gmail
What's wrong with Fring? It even supports video just fine.
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What's wrong with Fring? It even supports video just fine.
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yeah, fring lets you sign into your skype account.
A few things are wrong with fring and nimbuzz and other clients, mostly because of their nature of being a proxy service rather than a true P2P app.
1. They store your credentials - you need to give fring and nimbuzz your user name and password to many services and trust them not to abuse it. You eventually just log in with their account password - and they connect to all other accounts you have using their stored details.
2. Proxy service - (a) Latency and (b) bad security.
(a) Since you don't directly call the other party you actually send your voice data to the fring servers which then forward it to the other person's skype - so fring in effect act as a middle man. this introduces latencies - as the data takes a longer route to get to the other side.
(b) Also it opens the opportunity for them to eavesdrop the conversation. It works not only for skype but also for all other types of accounts - like gtalk, fb chat, icq, aim - they have all your messages and then forward them.
These 2 reasons are why i can't wait for true p2p apps for all my chatting and voice needs - privacy and performance.
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What's wrong with Fring?
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-Its not Skype
-Many people including myself dislike Frings cheesy interface.
But as you righly say, it will do the job until such time as Skype put out a build of their own.
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For anyone who doesn't know what Evolve is, it is software that allows you to:
- Talk to players in-game
- Use different chat protocols and talk to players in-game (AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Xfire, Steam, etc)
- Has VOIP and VPN
- And much more
It is geared more for gamers, however, it also has aspects that you can use for business and etc (the VOIP and VPN are quite nice).
Evolve itself also uses the XMPP chat protocol, so it is possible to also chat to your friends and join groups via your smart phone or tablet (I use Xabber from Android Market).
Not sure how many people here are gamers though, but if you haven't used Evolve yet, you should give it a shot, I think you'll be quite impressed
Hey guys. I am kind of a big IM user, and I recently took the step of migrating to just exclusively using GoogleTalk. The two biggest services I talk on are GT and also AIM (which you can just talk to via GoogleTalk since they're federated XMPP services), so I have found that I basically don't need the specialized multi-client features of Trillian Pro. The other feature I liked in Trillian Pro is session sync, but GoogleTalk does that too, so I basically don't need to bother with installing & setting up Trillian when I have a built-in client that works directly with my Google Account already on my device.
Also the Trillian interface hasn't been modified for tablets in any way.
However, the stock GoogleTalk client doesn't support Groups on the contact list, so its just a giant mess for me.
It also doesn't have any options to re-skin or re-color it, and I don't much like the default white background (too bright for my taste).
Anybody have a chat client you love which isn't Trillian? Just curious.
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