I am looking for an instant messenger application that is easy on the battery of my HTC Fuze. I tried Beejive, but it just runs down my battery in no time when connected. I also tried OZ, which uses SMS instead of a data connection. This of course saves some battery life as it doesn't need an always-on data connection, but it would also quickly decrease the pool of my included text messages.
I was searching for a solution that would allow forwarding of instant messages via email. And if I were to receive such an email, I could then fire up Beejive and engage in the conversation. Does anyone know about such a service? I googled like crazy but couldn't find a thing.
As an FYI, I am using my HTC Fuze on T-Mobile with the $20 Blackberry unlimited data plan and a bucket of 400 text messages.
i would say that the im client is the least of the batt drain thing
the fact that the phone have to be online with gprs or wifi all the time
to be connected is what drains the power
which program would not make much of a diffrence
cannondale0815 said:
I am looking for an instant messenger application that is easy on the battery of my HTC Fuze. I tried Beejive, but it just runs down my battery in no time when connected. I also tried OZ, which uses SMS instead of a data connection. This of course saves some battery life as it doesn't need an always-on data connection, but it would also quickly decrease the pool of my included text messages.
I was searching for a solution that would allow forwarding of instant messages via email. And if I were to receive such an email, I could then fire up Beejive and engage in the conversation. Does anyone know about such a service? I googled like crazy but couldn't find a thing.
As an FYI, I am using my HTC Fuze on T-Mobile with the $20 Blackberry unlimited data plan and a bucket of 400 text messages.
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I think I might have a solution... Scratch the Blackberry plan, add T-Zones 5.99 plan and an unlimited 15$ a month text plan and your good for a buck extra a month.
Not a bad idea, if I wasn't using the Blackberry Connect software to get push-mail -- which is surprisingly gentle on my battery, even though it uses an always-on EDGE connection.
I'm trialing this at the moment, tempted to buy it when my 7 days runs out
http://www.shapeservices.com/en/products/details.php?product=im&platform=pocketpc
Very little battery drain and when signal drops can forward messages to an email address you specify
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I have an AT&T Tilt and it came with OZ IM, I have unlimited texting but no data plan so I'll get charged if I use OZ. Is there any client that is solely ran off of text messaging that will allow me to get on aim?
Actually, I think oz is sms only..
Well, I went to the AT&T store, and asked a guy working there if I would get charged if I had unlimited text, but no data plan if I used OZ, and he said I'd get charged, so I don't know. If anybody can get some proof that it doesn't that'd be awesome.
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Actually, I think oz is sms only..
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I believe it still uses a small amount of data to sign in/out .. Once logged in all messages sent or received are counted as SMS.
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I have an AT&T Tilt and it came with OZ IM, I have unlimited texting but no data plan so I'll get charged if I use OZ. Is there any client that is solely ran off of text messaging that will allow me to get on aim?
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OZ messenger uses SMS so your unlimited text package will cover it.
why would you even want to us OZ its so unreliable, it dosnt even connect more then half of the time. and when its connected it uses sms messaging so your messages get delayed while both recieveing and sending. i would just use IM plus
Hello! First post! nice
I swear i searched and searched and couldn't find anything about this but...
i was wondering if there's an IM app besides OZ that uses SMS to send IM's. I have unlimited text but no data. OZ sucks so i was wondering if there was an alternative. Thanks!
i need the same...i have no data and unlimited text also...i have a an At&t Tilt.
OZ is the best you can get for SMS/text IMing. Sorry to dissappoint.
All SMS IMing is the same, it is all sucky, and slow, with little features. The reason for this is that it uses your operator's SMS (Short message service) which is slow to be sent over the internet. It will never be I(instant)Ming with SMS.
However, hacked AIM 2.0 works very well if you have Wifi. It also uses data if you aren't on wifi, but about 5 Instant messages can be sent per 1 KB. At 1 cent, thats 5 messages per penny (if you are in the USA )
But my advice is to just get a data plan. SMS messaging has and will always suck.
damn...where can i get Oz or w.e its called
aim mobile...go to aim.com and you can send/recieve IMs via text msgs....no wifi/data connect necessary
simply sign up from your computer
uh.....but you can't start a convo from that....
anybody link to Oz?
Mornin' fellas. I've swapped phone and am going to let my finance use my 750 instead of her old 650. She only has a MMS package on her plan and not net usage.
Whats the best way to disable data usage on the phone, so she will not incur any data charges, while still allowing it to send/receive text/pic messages?
One example is this HTC Home plugin, it tries to download my weather any time i click on it. I need that to fail
Thanks!
modaco nodata
google it
Hi Group,
WM 6.1 standard (non-touch) has apparently got Push capabilities together with a Hotmail account.
I tested it, setup was a breeze, set to "get eMail as they arrive" and you have got Push Mail on your smartphone...
Apparently.
Although receiving only a few small eMails a day, I got next month a HUGE invoice from my provider, detailing thousands of separate connections to GPRS every 4-5 minutes all day long.
Indeed the option "get eMail as they arrive" appears to be more or less a Microsoft fake, WM just polls the mailbox frequently enough to give the feeling of a push.
So if you haven't got a flat data plan with your provider, avoid that setting.
By the way: even if you have got one: the permanent polling will drain your battery, more than the rest of your smartphone usage.
Be aware!
RIN67630
I am using the Blackberry Connect software on my HTC Fuze (on T-Mobile, with the $20 unlimited Blackberry plan). This gives me push-mail capabilities that are somewhat easy on the battery, as the Blackberry push-mail implementation is different from other solutions. Not that I would actually know the specifics, but in my tests it works a lot better and preserves battery life longer than IMAP-Idle or email polling every ten minutes or so.
Hello everyone. I'm running an unlocked HTC myTouch 4g slide on AT&T, but the truth is, I have no data plan. Originally, I had disabled all internet access completely, but it removed my ability to send and receive mms message. This angered me because I wasn't getting the service that I payed for because I chose to ignore their outrageously priced data plans. Needless to say, I quickly reenabled data access, but I'm watching it like a hawk.
On my phone, I've disabled my phones data connection (Android 2.3.4 settings menu) and made it such that it can only connect through wifi. For one reason or another, it still allows me to send or receive messages, which I'm grateful for. On the other end of the spectrum, through monitoring with 3g watchdog, I'm noticing that I'm still sending and receiving data. At first, I thought this just to be texting, because, as far as I'm aware, texting works by bandwagoning on the data.
Unfortunately, my assumption was wrong. After not receiving or sending a text for a few hours, I noticed that I used about 15kb of data. My question is whether or not it's billable, especially since I disabled my cell phones data through the firmware.
Thanks.
SMS wont use data, MMS will.
If those 15kb are billable... no way to find out besides waiting for the bill.
Measuring traffic is not an exact science on android.