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Mobile IM Questions.
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| ProdigalAshes 2005-07-18, 4:55 pm |
| I am a Verizon Wireless customer, and I just recently discovered the
feature known as Mobile IM. What I would like to know, is does it cost
to send and receive instant messages to people who have Mobile IM set
up on their Verizon Wireless too?
For example, I log on to Mobile IM with my AOL Instant Messenger
screenname, and I want to message a user who has their AOL Instant
Messenger screenname signed on in Mobile IM on their Verizon Wireless
cell phone. Would this cost to have a conversation back and forth?
Because I have a text messaging plan to where I can send and receive
texts to any Verizon Wireless customer for free, plus get 50 additional
text messages to send/receive after that to non-Verizon Wireless
customers.
Does anyone have any idea about this? If you do not understand what I
am saying, feel free to ask for a more in-depth description. Thanks in
advance.
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| Joseph 2005-07-19, 4:55 pm |
| On 18 Jul 2005 09:41:15 -0700, "ProdigalAshes" <SpiritsFade@gmail.com>
wrote:
quote:
>I am a Verizon Wireless customer, and I just recently discovered the
>feature known as Mobile IM. What I would like to know, is does it cost
>to send and receive instant messages to people who have Mobile IM set
>up on their Verizon Wireless too?
It's not mobile-to-mobile. You're using the AOL IM and you're
connecting with that to the AOL IM computer not directly with the
other person on the IM. AOL's a good money maker for mobile companies
as it's very easy to send many messages during a short period of time.
Unless you have an unlimited text message package with your service
it's going to cost you a lot of money if you use it for any length of
time.
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| JoshIII 2005-07-24, 1:56 pm |
| "ProdigalAshes" <SpiritsFade@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1121704875.432420.84310@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> I am a Verizon Wireless customer, and I just recently discovered the
> feature known as Mobile IM. What I would like to know, is does it cost
> to send and receive instant messages to people who have Mobile IM set
> up on their Verizon Wireless too?
>
>
> For example, I log on to Mobile IM with my AOL Instant Messenger
> screenname, and I want to message a user who has their AOL Instant
> Messenger screenname signed on in Mobile IM on their Verizon Wireless
> cell phone. Would this cost to have a conversation back and forth?
> Because I have a text messaging plan to where I can send and receive
> texts to any Verizon Wireless customer for free, plus get 50 additional
>
> text messages to send/receive after that to non-Verizon Wireless
> customers.
>
>
> Does anyone have any idea about this? If you do not understand what I
> am saying, feel free to ask for a more in-depth description. Thanks in
> advance.
>
JoshIII says:
Any Mobile IM (AOL IM) address is *different* than "Any Verizon Wireless
Customer" as referenced by your Verizon text messaging plan. Even if the
other Mobile IM user is on the Verizon network.
I am afraid in this case, sending Mobile IM messages will not be free with
Verizon.
JoshIII
upstate south carolina
josh3i@hotmail.com
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