[sticker99]

Hi everyone,

I am new to blackberry messenger. I just added a few contacts.... when u click Menu > Close... it still stays open.. i was just wondering if you can still receive messages when u click close (I don't think it really closes)...

like is the purpose of blackberry messenger to basically always stay on so u can receive messages?

if this is the case, is it like yahoo messenger where its constantly sending/receiving data = kills the battery etc? or is blackberry messenger different? thanks a lot.

[aiharkness]

Wirelessly posted (8700g: BlackBerry8700/4.2.1 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

BB Messenger is a chat implementation of PIN messaging. It is always running. Like the browser, phone and message folder, it can't really be closed in the conventional sense.

[cwichura]

Originally Posted by sticker99

if this is the case, is it like yahoo messenger where its constantly sending/receiving data = kills the battery etc? or is blackberry messenger different? thanks a lot.

It is always running, yes. However, unlike Yahoo Messenger, which must poll for IM updates, Blackberry Messenger is built on RIM's push-based message routing engine. So it has negligible impact on battery performance.

[Sith_Apprentice]

it should also only send/recieve when you actually update your status, recieve or send a message

[Muneco803]

Does it count as a text msg? I dont have unlimited msgs but I have unlimited internet use.

[Lex Luthor]

Originally Posted by Muneco803

Does it count as a text msg? I dont have unlimited msgs but I have unlimited internet use.

BlackBerry Messenger works off of data not text messaging.

[sticker99]

Originally Posted by Sith_Apprentice

it should also only send/recieve when you actually update your status, recieve or send a message

I would disagree, I always get messages after i don't touch my blackberry for a long time, I think thats one of the benefits of blackberry messenger, the messages get pushed to you, i think so anyways

[ltj13]

Originally Posted by sticker99

I would disagree, I always get messages after i don't touch my blackberry for a long time, I think thats one of the benefits of blackberry messenger, the messages get pushed to you, i think so anyways

I dont understand what you are disagreeing with... I'm pretty sure he said the same thing... if you someone sends you a message its pushed to your device and then your device "recieves" it so you will be recieving data...