[chasebeats]

Just FYI I launch my BB browser yesterday thursday and I notice on the main homepage that AIM from AOL is now available for download for free I install with no problems however I pissed cuz I just purchase Jivetalk last week.

This is for Sprint 8703e BB Users

[AnthroMatt]

Yeah, I wish I had waited to purchase jivetalk too. Oh well. I will use jive talk when all I am doing is sending IM's, but use the stand-alone Google/AIM/Yahoo clients to just stay logged in because they are not the battery hogs that jivetalk is.

I would still use jivetalk (for the convenience of just one app) if they would develop an alert icon so that I could see I have a new message without needing to look at the jive talk icon.

[cliffr39]

someone post your service books so we can test it out on at&t

[fractured]

Originally Posted by chasebeats

Just FYI I launch my BB browser yesterday thursday and I notice on the main homepage that AIM from AOL is now available for download for free I install with no problems however I pissed cuz I just purchase Jivetalk last week.

This is for Sprint 8703e BB Users

When I originally re-sent my service books to upgrade to BIS 2.3 (for Sprint) and get the AIM client I ended up with two browsers, but the second browser is now gone.

[Stress]

When I try and use AIM on my BB 8703e (Sprint), I get the message "Please visit blackberry.com/aim to activate your handheld for AOL Instant Messenger."

I go to the website, but there's nothing there that allows me to do so. Anything I can do to fix this?

[Kfra315]

Originally Posted by Stress

When I try and use AIM on my BB 8703e (Sprint), I get the message "Please visit blackberry.com/aim to activate your handheld for AOL Instant Messenger."

I go to the website, but there's nothing there that allows me to do so. Anything I can do to fix this?

ME TOO. Anybody got advice?

[mmcapone]

I also get that error...

[AnthroMatt]

People that are being directed to sign up...do you have the latest OS software on your device? 4.1.384 I think...not sure if it will help any, but....

[Stress]

Yea I'm running v4.1.0.384 (taken from the "About" screen in the settings menu).

[AnthroMatt]

Hmm, well that can't explain why I can get it to work and you can't then...must be something else, but I wouldn't know what. :(

[Stress]

darn. I been wanting an official AIM for the BB since forever ago too. lol.

[Kyos]

Good, about time.

[Stress]

Well, I actually just went and downloaded JiveTalk...man that app is hella awesome. I think I'ma just forget both AIM and Yahoo and use this one instead :-D

[fobrob]

any update on why the "Please visit blackberry.com/aim to activate your handheld for AOL Instant Messenger." message appears?

[Kfra315]

Any updates on the error? I'm still havin no luck with this. Also where can I get the OS upgrade to v4.1.034 or whatever the most recent one for the sprint 8703e is?

[chasebeats]

I been using the AIM for my Sprint 8703e since the release with no issue with activation so I don't know whats going on with you guys.

[drf234]

Any update on the "register on blackberry.com/aim" issue. This happens with me as well.

[popinadam]

Diddo on the continual activation message for me. My co-worker has the same model as me and he was able to get aim working fine through the same download as i and i'm the one with a newer software build of 4.1 then he has.... figures.... Any fixes for this or suggestions would be appreciated. I can get Yahoo working just fine but AIM is definately my primary IM client.

Update: So now all of a sudden everything started working just fine with AOL Instant Messenger. I didn't do a dang thing to get it working either. Just magically happened. So I guess there's hope for everyone out there that still can't get it to work .... Patience.

[tony158828]

I havent hada any problems either, though I personally dont like the amount of buddies on. I prefer Jive talk.

[richsajdak]

I'm on Sprint with an 8703e and I don't see the AIM link on the BB browser homepage. Any ideas what I can do?