AT&T Now Supports Windows Live Messenger & Yahoo Messenger! No Hacks Necessary
July 23rd, 2008 by Ronen Halevy
I am not sure if I am the first to notice this but there is a new link on the BlackBerry Help page at mobile.blackberry.com. It now lets you search to see what instant messaging applications are available for your BlackBerry.
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Just go to www.blackberry.com/instantmessaging/ from your BlackBerry!
You then click the search button and it will tell you what instant messenger applications supported by your BlackBerry.
Once I resent my service books AT&T is showing: Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger, & Yahoo! Messenger!!!
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July 23rd, 2008 13:20
Yeah, its been around for at least 2 weeks now. I use an 8100c pearl and I was clicking the messenger page for fun and there it was….
I have all 3 installed and yes…you don’t need any hacks now…
I feel sorry for all those who bought other messenger services like beejive or so…:-(
One catch, they drain the battery very fast…
July 23rd, 2008 14:46
The problem is that WLM tells everyone on your contacts list that you are on a mobile device so if you want it to be indistinguishable from your PC (like I do) we are SOL. I may keep beejive because it looks like you’re on the pc when you are mobile.
July 23rd, 2008 14:46
Ronan-
Just wanted to tell you about a really cool app I found! Its called superpages mobile. Google it and check it out. Post if if you like it! Let me know what you think…
July 23rd, 2008 15:16
Fyi - Yahoo! Messenger now shows up in the supported apps via http://www.blackberry.com/instantmessaging/ but I still get the “service not enabled for this handheld” despite resending service books and a reeboot! BB 8310 on AT&T.
July 23rd, 2008 15:56
Still no go on my AT&T Curve… I get the “Service not enabled for this handheld.” message, same as before when I tried…
July 23rd, 2008 15:59
AT&T is still not working with Yahoo… I read that we need to have a service book that ATT doesn’t provide…
July 23rd, 2008 16:11
Well, that sort of makes this whole article bogus, then , doesn’t it?
July 23rd, 2008 16:18
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July 23rd, 2008 16:27
well the fact that it shows up in our phone and that we are able to download is the worst part about it, because its a tease! You’re excited about it until you click sign in….
July 23rd, 2008 16:31
WLM looks nice. Kinda reminds me of the blackberry messenger with the difference that you can comunicate with non-blackberry users that are logged in to computer… it even has the options to show your IM’s in the message list, much like the BB Messenger
July 23rd, 2008 16:34
Hey guys I did not try the yahoo app. I tried the msn app which showed up from the search and it worked so I assumed that yahoo did also. I just don’t even have a yahoo account to test it with. I guess when you assume…
July 23rd, 2008 16:43
been using it on my 8310 on at&t for 2 weeks now its great! so the above whiners read the instructions properly.
ps: i’m running os 4.5.0.42(58) n ron keep up the good work
July 23rd, 2008 16:47
Mo: are you using MSN or Yahoo?
July 23rd, 2008 16:56
I just went and talked to ATT customer service, apparently they do not support the yahoo messenger downloaded from the blackberry site…they just support the OZ Messenger from MediaNet. They are saying its not compatible with their phones. Yet Blackberry RIM made sure there is a working version for the blackberrys.
confusing….
July 23rd, 2008 16:56
I’m on BES which may have Yahoo! Blocked? WML works just fine.
Hank, are you on BES?
July 23rd, 2008 18:32
Yeah. I did the Download also and when I try an Sign in all I get it the Service not enable for this Handset. How is it AT&T says its Now able too use this feature IF I cant even Sign in? I can get MSN working But EVEN after resending my Service Book AND reseting Nothing Seems too Work so I just deleted it. Any suggestions on How to get the App too work for an 8310?
July 23rd, 2008 20:35
@brischana
i have both rim’s wlm and yahoo messengers on bis. just resend ya service books then option-advanced options-host routing table-then menu click register now. after do a battery pull and go to mobile.blackberry.com and download it should work.
July 24th, 2008 07:52
Well, I have a 8310 with ATT. I resent service books, re-registered, battery pull than downloaded yahoo msg. It still would not allow me to log in.
July 24th, 2008 13:53
Mo: did you get a separate service book for that? Are you using ATT? No matter what I do it doesnt seem to work
July 24th, 2008 18:37
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July 26th, 2008 01:18
I guess I’m keeping my hacked version after all the comments. Thanks for the heads up guys.