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BeejiveIM, now with Push, is the best iPhone chat client so far
I wrote the other day about the iPhone version of AIM, and how it takes advantage of push notifications in iPhone 3.0., but since then I've been testing a different chat client that really takes things to the next level: BeejiveIM. You might be put off by the $10 purchase price, but if you're an avid IM fanatic, it will be worth every penny. BeejiveIM supports AIM, Google Chat, MSN, Yahoo!, Facebook and MySpace in a smart layout that makes it the most usable chat app I've tried on the iPhone yet.The key features that make BeejiveIM a killer app are its support for push notifications, its horizontal keyboard, and the elegant way it organizes open chats. Rather than forcing you to dig through submenus on your buddy list, BeejiveIM puts the buddy list on one screen, and a list of your open chats on another. If someone IMs you while you have a chat open, you can tap once on the number of unread messages to switch between chats. This is right in so many ways, and avoids the clunky feeling of having to go back to your buddy list to switch to another conversation.
Sure, $10 is on the high end of the App Store price range, but there's nothing going that beats BeejiveIM at what it does. It's replaced both the AIM app and the Meebo web app on my home screen.
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LongshotX said 2:40PM on 6-27-2009
People still IM?
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SDreamer said 4:02PM on 6-27-2009
Yeah, I know I prefer it. It's a free version of texting.
Cas said 2:50PM on 6-27-2009
it Can't do group chats on msn which really sucks for me :(
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Steven said 2:54PM on 6-27-2009
I've never used Beejive. I currently use IM+ which also got Push notifications.
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Alex Tayra said 3:56PM on 6-27-2009
Beejive UI looks like 90'
Nimbuzz win.
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Phylop said 10:03PM on 6-28-2009
I'll agree that the colors used in the screenshot from this article make it look like the '90s, but that's because of the theme being used... Even the default theme looks a lot sweeter than the one used in this screenshot... :-)
recon said 4:38PM on 6-27-2009
i used to use beejive on my Blackberry curve, I loved it, it was the best IM app next to the IM app on the sidekick. My only problem now, is that I dont have my curve anymore, moved to the G1, and they refuse to port this thing over to android......... sigh ..... :(
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burnblue said 12:04AM on 6-28-2009
Wait that's not fair, the Windows Mobile version doesn't have Facebook!
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Tired_ said 1:36AM on 6-28-2009
They're pretty far behind in implementing the MSN protocol. It still won't let you sign in simultaneously at more than one location. I found the push notifications to be kinda off, too...often the notification would come without any sound or vibration, so I'd open my phone and see a message on it someone sent me an hour before. I dunno if that's Beejive's problem or Apple's, though.
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JoeL said 1:38PM on 6-28-2009
IM+ is way way way way way way better
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Felipe Wagner said 6:54AM on 6-29-2009
IM+ with PUSH, works fine for me, both(im and beejive) are very similar, so just close your eyes, pick one and be happy with $10 less. :)
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