[peterme]

Two questions, does it stay connected, and is it easy on your battery.

[lucky13mt]

Originally Posted by peterme

Two questions, does it stay connected, and is it easy on your battery.

-Stays connected, if it loses connection it automatically reconnects.
-Don't know about the battery yet...

[Saltzz]

thanks great application

[RSCStacker]

I always have disconnection issues with palringo on my BB, but not with Desktop version.. How reliable is on the BlackBerry?

[lucky13mt]

Originally Posted by RSCStacker

I always have disconnection issues with palringo on my BB, but not with Desktop version.. How reliable is on the BlackBerry?

I've had issues with Palringo also...I removed it.

So far Instango has been good with keeping its connection on, and like I said before, if it loses connection it reconnects automatically.

[pfluger]

Originally Posted by walterwt

I installed it. The entry fields are annoying, having to open the edit window to enter data into a field. The menusa are nice but not "Standard" look or feel.

Instango is a port from J2ME (Java for mobile phones) where this is the only way to enter text.

Depending on how much interest the Blackberry version generates we will certainly work on these things and make them more and more "Blackberry-like" by time.

[lucky13mt]

Originally Posted by pfluger

Instango is a port from J2ME (Java for mobile phones) where this is the only way to enter text.

Depending on how much interest the Blackberry version generates we will certainly work on these things and make them more and more "Blackberry-like" by time.

I'd say I'm very interested .

[needforspd]

does this app need an online account like palringo did?

and for those who have and are using Jivetalk, hows this compare?

[li2327]

Tried it. Didn't like it. I'll stick with the built in im clients that came built in on my 8120.

[vinmontRD]

Created an account, downloaded, installed on the Curve and set it up. Looks pretty, and the features suggest that is has a future...but as far as I am concerned, it's not ready for prime time yet. Some issues that stick out for me:

- User interface conventions - totally inconsistent, and NOT user friendly. The silly trial and error you must go through to be able to enter data in one field, have it remain persistent while you go to the next field, and avoid having the product simply throw you back to the Blackberry icon screen. Very annoying. I think that Instango folks have to devote some real effort to defining a more workable user interface with more industry standard conventions.

Clunky, and freezes. I know it's a beta, but I'm finding that general navigation, whether on the Blackberry or on the Instango website, is very hesitant, inconsistent, and "quirky" - lots of hesitations, freezes, restarts. Nice to get your name out there, but I would have polished things up a bit more first before inviting the world to take a look.

Only one account per service: Bad, bad, bad!!! I have a few MSN / Live accounts, and a few Google Talk accounts. I want them all active all the time. Can't do this with Instango: limited to one account per service. That's a deal-breaker for me...

As of today, I am using JiveTalk on the blackberry, with multiple accounts per service, and I am using Digsby on the PC, with the same multiple accounts per service. This combo is perfect, and works extremely well. Regardless of the features that Instango promises, they will have to make things work far better before I can consider switching. I tried - but it just doesn't work for me in its current state.

- Jon

[peterme]

Real real nice, but buggy and hard to use. However there is huge potential here. I'll stick with IM+ and JiveTalk until it gets more final.

[ConstantineXVI]

Does it integrate with the BB message list and notification icons, like BB Messenger and RIM's GTalk client do? That's the one feature I'm really missing in JiveTalk.

[RSCStacker]

Is there anyway to add more than one aim or yahoo! account? I don't see that option anywhere.

[lucky13mt]

Originally Posted by RSCStacker

Is there anyway to add more than one aim or yahoo! account? I don't see that option anywhere.

I don't believe that's possible yet. Someone else mentioned not being able to have multiple accounts of the same type logged on at once.

[RSCStacker]

Now thats a killer for me right there..