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It seems as though the need for availability and connectivity is becoming increasingly important. This is true in both personal and professional lives. How do you keep connected to the people you know? Are you constantly on Yahoo! Messenger? How about living on Facebook or MySpace? You're probably chatting away on Google Talk or even using Skype. Whatever you decide to help you stay in touch and on top of the latest, you also want to try and keep things simple and organized. The last thing you want to do is find yourself tripping over multiple applications.
If you're looking to incorporate a multi-community mobile social messenger into your communication carousel, Nimbuzz will help you stay in touch with everyone from one place. No switching between programs, no confusion as to who is using what. It's simplified socializing by swiftly shootin' the sh-um...poop in smartphone style (how's that for alliteration?). The social butterfly in you is just dying to read more, isn't it?
The Nimbuzz BlackBerry application is available on a wide selection of models. Just viewing their compatibility page feels like a trip down memory lane. It appears as though they cover BlackBerrys from the 71xx and 72xx series all the way up to the Bold 9700 and Storm 2. The most recent version of the BlackBerry mobile application is 1.0.0, with a file size of 352KB. Besides BlackBerrys, Nimbuzz offers support for a huge list of mobile brands, including; Motorola, Apple, Nokia and LG (but we don't care about those, do we?). Besides the mobility side, Nimbuzz also offers web chat services, as well as programs for Mac or PC. Nimbuzz allows you to install the application from your computer or OTA. The mobile app works over 2G, 3G and Wi-Fi.
The Nimbuzz mobile application is fairly easy to set up. A list of supported social networks can be easily scrolled through until you find the ones you use. In most cases, all you need is your username and password. In other cases, additional verification is required. For example; when signing into Facebook, the application prompted for me to verify my date of birth. The following is a list of supported networks;
Windows Live Messenger, Skype, Yahoo!, Facebook, Google Talk/Orkut, AIM, MySpace, ICQ, studiVZ, schulerVZ, GaduGadu, Giovani, Hyves, Jabber, Gayet, Azbuz
The last three are actually marked as “currently not available”
I was pleased to see Google Talk, as well as Facebook - I do use those from time to time. I was, however, shocked to find my favourite social network absent from the list - Twitter! I haven't even heard of some of these other networks, yet the one I personally use on a regular basis is excluded, at least on the BlackBerry application. I do know that, since December 10th, Symbian users have been reveling in a feature rich Twitter client. Hopefully we BlackBerry users will see support soon. After you have signed in to all of your accounts, you'll notice that your contacts will be available from one list. This is a great idea, as you don't have to worry about trying to find a particular contact (you might have forgotten which network they use). From the list, you can quickly see who's online in real time, with no need to refresh your view. I went to say hi to my brother, but the bugger signed out.
Depending on who you are talking to, messages come in quickly. When looking at a chat, each entry will display the time the message was sent or delivered, right after the actual message. If your contact types an URL for you to check out, you can click on it directly from the chat window, when you are then redirected to the browser. On the contact list page, current chats are transferred to a separate section, so as to easily identify which of your contacts you are having a conversation with. Those with a long list of contacts will be glad to hear that Nimbuzz has a Find option available. As you type the desired contact's name, the application will begin to shorten the list based on your input.
When viewing Facebook contacts, most of them display only their profile ID number, rather than their name. After some digging in the Nimbuzz forums, I discovered that this is an issue with the application, not the site. This makes it difficult to find specific people, unless you have an incredible memorization technique. For easier navigation, you can also choose to hide offline contacts.
I was impressed to see the level of integration that is being offered. Nimbuzz will run in the background and will notify you of a new message. You can set a specific alert tone in the BlackBerry profile menu, view a blinking LED and even see a new message notification icon. For those who have read previous articles where they mentioned VoIP, you will notice there is a lack of VoIP support in the current version. Though there is Skype support, it’s only through messaging. My hopes of seeing this in the future have been crushed. According to Nimbuzz, this is a limitation of the BlackBerry itself. Apparently, they do not have enough power to support internet calling...
Nimbuzz promised to bring all of my contacts together into one list for easy socializing. Even though I think this application is a great idea and it’s done well so far, I’m working on a wish list for the next version. The list includes being able to send and receive files (when using one of the IM accounts). You can pick up Nimbuzz for free from BlackBerry App World.
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MStrawder Dec 11, 2009 at 4:32 pm
This is a great All-In-One IM program. I love the overall layout and ease of use. Just waiting on an update since upgrading to .411 on my 8900 a few days ago, I am no longer able to sign-in. NB says they're working on the issue. Hope so, missing this application.
Jleeblanch Dec 12, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I just downloaded NimBuzz and tried to Sign In (because i already had an account from prior use of the app/service years ago) and it would just say something about connections issues...
I'm also have an 8900 running OS 5.0.0.411
syb0rg Dec 11, 2009 at 4:32 pm
I've been using it for WEEKs on my 9700 (.405) works like a charm.... i highly recommend....
tony bag o donuts Dec 11, 2009 at 4:43 pm
what happens if your friends have different usernames, etc. fo r each program? will Nimbuzz have them listed multiple times in the contact list? Let's say I have friend named Dave but on Google he is xxx, on FB its Dave xxxx, etc. Will it just have his id's under his name?
jvictor77 Dec 11, 2009 at 5:05 pm
They appear individually per account with the program icon in front of it i.e. msn, Gtalk, Skype etc
pkcable Dec 11, 2009 at 4:51 pm
It's a freebie?
updater Dec 11, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Plus only downloadable via App World makes it quite unreachable to those blackberry users who don't have App World installed since the App World isn't friendly to customers who have no blackberry BES/BIS plan but access internet by direct TCP/IP.
MStrawder Dec 12, 2009 at 7:43 pm
It can be downloaded from NB's site. Not exclusively through App World.
pkcable Dec 11, 2009 at 4:51 pm
It's a freebie?
jvictor77 Dec 11, 2009 at 4:54 pm
YESSSS!!!
jvictor77 Dec 11, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Been having an issue for a week now, where I don't see any option for Nimbuzz in the sound profiles - and no blinking LED. Love this app but would like to know when there is a message without looking at the homescreen. They tell me they're working on it...
stopclevelandhate Dec 11, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I wish they supported BlackBerry 8330
Having this on my phone would save me from having to constantly to switch between apps for social networking and IM
Please please please Nimbuzz
add support for the 8330
brimanp Dec 11, 2009 at 5:05 pm
i concur i'm running 5.0 but can't download nimbuzz
TannerSD398 Dec 11, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Does Anyone Have The OTA Link For This App? Not The Link To App World But A OTA Link?
admsteck Dec 11, 2009 at 5:01 pm
get.nimbuzz.com
updater Dec 11, 2009 at 4:56 pm
then saved the COD files into hard drive; then made both .alx and .jad files and transferred into media card; then installed it from the card into my curve 8900. Sigh, what a painful proccedure.
admsteck Dec 11, 2009 at 4:59 pm
First, yes it is free. Second, you don't have to use app world to get it. Go to their website and you can get a sms link, install via pc, or you can download from your device browser.
On the down side, it would be nice if messages showed up in the device inbox. My biggest gripe so far (I've been using it for about two weeks) is that none of the typing shortcuts work when typing in Nimbuzz. It does not automatically capitalize after a period, period after two spaces, capitalize 'i' or replace 'il' with 'I'll' like every other blackberry app.
admsteck Dec 11, 2009 at 5:00 pm
get.nimbuzz.com
TannerSD398 Dec 11, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Thank You!
samisgr8#cb Dec 11, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Great app, but having it run in the background sucked the battery on my Tour 9630...used about twice the battery that I normally would with normal use. Has anybody else had issues with this?
onlineaddy Dec 12, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Yes, the horrific battery drain makes my trial with Nimbuzz a very short one. I have not heard anything back from their support on this issue either. I'll be uninstalling it from my Storm shortly.
jvictor77 Dec 11, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Yes, I do - battery and memory drain. It would be worth it if they fixed the not having alerts or LED on my 9000 with OS 5.0.0.238...
rmingram Dec 11, 2009 at 5:38 pm
I don't seem to be experiencing a battery or memory drain on my storm 2. However its runs kinda slow or lags a tad, but for the price you can't beat it. On top of that this is a new application so I'd give it a few more updates until more users can benefit and like this application.
Kadir_B Dec 11, 2009 at 5:36 pm
is it better then instango.... not for how many things i can connect to cause i nly use aim but for actual connection speed and when people update there away how fast does nimbuz respond
redwanhuq Dec 11, 2009 at 6:06 pm
incredibly slow app. i'll stick with gtalk and aim apps
CybermatriX Dec 11, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Piece of crap app is not compatible with the 8330m
babytraci Dec 11, 2009 at 7:22 pm
I don't know why it doesn't work on OS 4.5 anymore... I downloaded this app a long time ago to my 8330 and it worked just as well as it does on my tour. And for those who don't have app world, you can get the app from wap.getjar.com on your berry or getjar.com from ya computer. Hope this helps someone :)
cjprico Dec 11, 2009 at 7:25 pm
For the people that cant get it for to download on 8330 OTA when u go to the get.nimbuzz.com and go to download and IF you have 5.0 OS well go to where is says 8300 and on the side it says Change click there and change your phone to 8520 and wallaa it downloads and works.
But dont like it since i wanted to use it just for facebook and it says adding facebook contacts is currently not supported . and on their site it says they pull a lot of personal info from your cell. why no clue. but im erasing it.
somatek Dec 11, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Hi All,
Thanks for the comments and feedback. This is Tobias from Nimbuzz.
Our native version is compatible with O.S. 4.6 and up. Older versions will be supported in the coming weeks. Please stay tuned.
We are working hard on implementing feature requests for the next version already.
If you have any additional feedback, please visit:
http://usa.blog.nimbuzz.com/2009/12/09/nimbuzz-on-blackberry-live-video
or drop me a line at tobias (at) nimbuzz (dot) com
Thanks again,
Tobias
(@tek)
cjprico Dec 11, 2009 at 7:31 pm
SLOWWW program, and every chat currently unavailable. POS
silverbizack Dec 11, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Just installed on my curve 8330 runnin 5.0. I mostly installed it for facebook chat and it shows contacts names and pictures. Really slow tho and I am pretty sure its gonna drain the u know what out oy my battery, my data in data out arrows are goin crazy.
DanielVox Dec 11, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Says that I can log into skype >>> ?? but when I set my account up online it does not let me have an option to sign into Skype .. :( oh well. !
PartyGurle Dec 11, 2009 at 8:55 pm
I love having the all in one. It's a breeze to use and once everything gets logged in, the lag disappears. I'm sure this is because I have so many contacts that need to generate.
I also have the problem with battery drain when it's running and especially when I'm using it.
I've also noticed that when I'm logged in to both the BB facebook app and the Nimbuzz facebook chat, I will not received any notifications to the facebook app. However, once I log out of the nimbuzz facebook chat, all the notifications will flood the BB facebook app.
*shrugs*
I too would like to see notification options for it.
gots2beme Dec 11, 2009 at 9:30 pm
I've tried several times but can never get signed in. Oh well...deleted.
noob766 Dec 11, 2009 at 10:06 pm
they have different versions, if you get it from the http://get.nimbuzz.com site it is an extended version (albeit a little more confusing), or the standard version from blackberry appworld
gafly Dec 11, 2009 at 10:46 pm
So I love the app... however, it seems as though it's having trouble pulling the contact's information from Facebook. For some contacts instead of displaying "John Smith" it's displaying their, I'm guessing, Facebook account number so it appears as though I'm talking to 7829191028@facebook.nimbuzz.com
Help?
Edit... I've noticed it does not pull contact information from anyone who has a first name that starts with a L or above.
muneton17 Dec 11, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Yeahhhh. I'm having problem with the myspace and Facebook chat. I doesn't let me reply to them.
tshugart13 Dec 11, 2009 at 11:28 pm
i am on the 8330 running the hybrid os v6.5 i did as the poster above said and changed to the download for the 8520 and it works like a charm, mine actually shows facebook friends names and their profile picture, although it tells u that it cannot add facebook contacts, it does it anyway.? just give it time and it will get them there, the chat is suprisingly fast, i am only using the facebook feature though. so far i am impressed.
BChydro86 Dec 12, 2009 at 12:11 am
why doesnt facebook work on my 9550?
DaBear5 Dec 12, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Same problem on my 9000...
DaBear5 Dec 12, 2009 at 4:58 pm
oops never mind didnt get the conformation email.
freddymartinez9 Dec 12, 2009 at 1:13 am
Is it just me or does it take a *long* time to load the buddy list (AIM and Google talk) on the Storm 2.
Marc_G Dec 12, 2009 at 1:14 am
was able to create an account but it wont log in. Takes about 3 min than comes up with an error message. AT&T, Bold 9000.
freddymartinez9 Dec 12, 2009 at 1:16 am
Is it just me or does it take a *long* time to load the buddy list (AIM and Google talk) on the Storm 2.
ext Dec 12, 2009 at 1:54 am
when I use MSN, gtalk (the offical programs), I receive PUSH notifications and there is no battery drain.....is this also the case with NimBuzz? or it doesn't use the BB API and therefore it is consistently sending/rec data?
can someone plz explain? Thanks!
giorgosh Dec 12, 2009 at 3:23 am
Looks good! Lets now see how reliable it is :)
joshua.hollinger Dec 12, 2009 at 4:28 am
Great program but it defiantly has a draining power on the battery.
boygenius86 Dec 12, 2009 at 9:31 am
i downloaded it for my bold 9700, and it wont work correctly, i cant see who is online of any of my friends on facebook on gchat, how do i get it to work? do i have to enter the names in manually?
nbeta86 Dec 12, 2009 at 10:53 am
Other people can't See my default picture :(
chief.engineer.8520 Dec 12, 2009 at 11:26 am
I am new to a BB and I use this app every day. I stay logged into Facebook, Yahoo, Windows Messenger, and Skype. Love that I am connected through all those services through one simple-to-use app...great job Nimbuzz.
filippomotta Dec 12, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I use Nimbuzz on both iPhone and 8900 (5.0 OS).
No problem with my account through iPhone but I am absolutely unable to sign in with the BB.
The login noitce sits there for a couple of minutes then it says... check your connection (everything works OK, of course, with any other program).
Ciao from Italy.
fjerske Dec 12, 2009 at 12:41 pm
I got rid of it quick. As after tring to set it up I had to do a battery pull to work again. Alt-shift-del would not even work. I'll stick witch the stock app and wait for a better FB chat.
e90fanatic Dec 12, 2009 at 12:51 pm
I installed it on my 9700 and gave all permissions to the app. It's saying "Signing in" at first, then after 30 seconds or so it says "The sign in has failed. Please check the device network settings and the network connection and try again"
All my other apps work, even facebook, fuzemesseneger....I dont know what's wrong with this app.
sushilover63 Dec 12, 2009 at 1:20 pm
I followed all the instructions at Nimbuzz.com signed up on line, added all my accounts, and then did the phone app process, only to find out that my BB Curve 8330 is not supported :-( I only found out about when I followed the link to download app at BB world. Guess you can't have it all.
DanielVox Dec 12, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Wont Work . . . had it on the 8900 .. did not work on that …. Now with the 9700 .. Does not work on this either.
Everyone do yourself a favor .. Don't waste your time.
igotjackberried Dec 12, 2009 at 2:45 pm
i downloaded this on my 8320 a long time ago...even when it wasn't supposed to be on my phone but it worked--KIND OF. but i'm glad to see that it's officially out now and it works great. a lot more stable.
igotjackberried Dec 12, 2009 at 2:45 pm
i downloaded this on my 8320 a long time ago...even when it wasn't supposed to be on my phone but it worked--KIND OF. but i'm glad to see that it's officially out now and it works great. a lot more stable.
jpro757 Dec 12, 2009 at 3:26 pm
This app sounds like parlingo the only thing different I see is that this runs in the background so you don't have to constantly log in and load contacts. Which one does CB thinks is the better app.
slappyking Dec 12, 2009 at 4:12 pm
seems ok the program....just seems to not be showing facebook chat stuff??
Jai Manny Dec 12, 2009 at 4:39 pm
i installed the app this morning, and within 4 hrs, my battery was drained. and i did chat with a lot of people but no different then when i would chat with peeps on aol/gtalk, which would last for 20 hrs
it also lagged my bb storm2 from time to time.
not worth it yet.. hopefully they resolve this issue.. and this would be great software.
Jai Manny Dec 12, 2009 at 4:39 pm
i installed the app this morning, and within 4 hrs, my battery was drained. and i did chat with a lot of people but no different then when i would chat with peeps on aol/gtalk, which would last for 20 hrs
it also lagged my bb storm2 from time to time.
not worth it yet.. hopefully they resolve this issue.. and this would be great software.
Rwagner304 Dec 12, 2009 at 7:21 pm
I was able to set up an account put it never logs me in.after about 3 minutes it comes up with a error.. I am running 5.0.0.411 OS. I deleted the program. I was so looking forward to using this application:) hope it works in the near future .
rbohica4 Dec 12, 2009 at 7:38 pm
portion will be up and running? Really can't wait to try that out since no one is showing love for voip on the berry yet.....
MStrawder Dec 12, 2009 at 7:50 pm
According to the site, the BB lacks the VOIP API from RIM. They're working on a work-around, but no details on when it will be up and running.
MStrawder Dec 12, 2009 at 7:47 pm
For everyone having trouble with the signing in error, as I mentioned in my first post, it's an issue they're currently working on. It only started affecting me after I upgraded my 8900 to .411. Prior to that, it worked fine. So if you're receiving the error, it's not your device, it's something on NB's end and they are working on it.
New Fire Within Dec 19, 2009 at 10:59 pm
It worked great on my 8900 with 5.0.0.3whatever until I went to .411 I really liked it and hope it gets fixed soon.
rgunturi Dec 13, 2009 at 1:13 am
the whole interface is really sloowwwwwwwwww......
FahCore Dec 13, 2009 at 3:05 am
Once it get done syncing the contacts it works ok. Only part that annoys me is everytime I power cycle phone the ringer alert get resets in profile options to default on my 9700
prettifem4u Dec 13, 2009 at 12:09 pm
been waiting for this for so long...now no need for my laptop lol
_dave_ Dec 13, 2009 at 3:05 pm
I've got plenty of accounts to log-into.
Why do I have to have a "Nimbuzz" account??
I thought this app would simplify things, but I don't like the idea of ANOTHER account to remember & Log-into.
My other apps don't require a separate developer account, why this one?
Redundant & unnecessary.
Sorry, this app's in the trash.
suyono Dec 13, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Sadly can not searching out like at nokia phone..update please
dnoredsi Dec 14, 2009 at 10:33 am
not 9700 compatible.. this sucks.
TheJayCan Dec 16, 2009 at 8:12 pm
I installed it on my Bold 9000 (running 4.6.0.304) from AT&T and it works great. I have no problems with the interface being slow. The login to skype took a bit (maybe 10secs), but that only happened once while it gathered all my contacts. It works via Wifi as well (I turned off the GSM radio to test). I cant wait for the next release to be able to do jabber too!
kalkap Dec 23, 2009 at 10:44 am
Anyone know if there is a fix to allow sound notifications when a new msg comes in for BB OS 5.0.0.328?
Also, is the program versions different depending on if you download it from get.nimbuzz.com or from the appworld as someone mentioned above? If so, what are the versions and differences?
FYI, program was slow and buggy for me too for the first day or so, but for some reason after that, everything works just like it should. A little slow at times but I can live with that for now
jade6 Dec 29, 2009 at 8:36 am
I downloaded this yesterday after a recommendation from a friend.
I love it, apart from the fact it only shows me online contacts up to the letter K. It then does not show anyone online when the PC version shows people online with names beginning with S, T etc...
Can anyone help me as to why this is happening and is there anything i can do to fix it?
James67 Jan 27, 2010 at 7:27 am
Installed Nimbuzz does not work for BB with OS 5.0 or at least that is the response I received back from their tech support
James67 Jan 27, 2010 at 7:30 am
I recevied confirmation from Nimbuzz tech support it does not currently support 5.0 OS in BB they are working on a fix.
Motogirl Jan 30, 2010 at 1:17 pm
I too would love to know how to make it alert when i get messages from people all i get is the flashing light but cant tell i got a message if the phone is in my purse or not near it.
NE word yet on this??
taradise64 Dec 29, 2010 at 8:48 am
Nimbuzz is crazy fun,l recommend it any day!