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Posted by Obi Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

I'm just commenting so no one says first. Have a good day.

 
 
Posted by CrackBerryTorch9800 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

1st real comment! :)

 
 
Posted by SurrealCivic Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

Another reason to use BBM less.

 
 
Posted by shahriyar Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

fb messenger is waste

 
 
Posted by world traveler and former ceo Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

+10000

 
 
Posted by 07thking Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 217 days ago

+ 1, totally useless, redundant.

 
 
Posted by guerllamo7 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

You may need to learn more about BBM and its capabilities. There is just no comparison.

with BBM you control everything. You only get contacts or messages you approve and this is why it is popular with celebrities. They don't want to get swamped with a bunch of solicitations or people they did not invite to BBM.

Some people may not know that BlackBerry allows you to block all text messages from people not on your contact list.

Additionally, during the natural disasters in N.Y. the only way to reach your loved ones was with BBM.

Secure, fast, and fun to use. Seriously, you should consider the new BBM integrated games. They are fun and BB Music is already going in England. I'm assuming you have BBM and a BlackBerry because otherwise you would have not intelligent reason to be on this website.

 
 
Posted by UnknownError507 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

BBM - FOR LIFE! lol

 
 
Posted by jtels2593 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

I downloaded this app and was not at all impressed. The layout, the icon, no delete feature, same thing as fb chat. I find BBM pointless anymore. Back in '09 I had over 15 BBM contacts, today I have none. Not one of my friends uses a Blackberry. So I ask, what's the point of having BBM when you have no one to talk to on it?

 
 
Posted by papped Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

Lol, FB messenger as a BBM replacement... You didn't need BBM at all in the first place if you can actually manage that

 
 
Posted by Connor83 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

With having the facebook app, whats the ponit of this?

 
 
Posted by mss-ca Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

Same here.... I have no idea, why need this one!

 
 
Posted by olafson Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

"It isn't always easy to know the best way to reach someone on their phone. Should you send an email or text?"

Thanks for the laugh! That's just precious. Personally, whenever I can't decide I just, you know, phone them.

 
 
Posted by 3Dee Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

Ha ha, phones make and receive calls, are you sure? ;) That was a funny statement.

 
 
Posted by UnknownError507 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

i dont see the point of this app while already the FB app from RIM has integrate chat...hmm should i sent a msg..or...no lets chat on the FB.

 
 
Posted by devon2000 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

I was about to say the same thing.

 
 
Posted by Crashdmmy39 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

Why don't we block, eradicate, ban, DEMOLISH anything that duplicates something we already have? You've a Pinto. WTH cares about an Audi? Does variety ring a bell? RIM doesn't compare, they're slow (well this is a bit true, but ANYWAY), outdated, etc., but yet when they give you something different you rant about it's existence.

You're some of the same folks that post Apple this and that. They have like what, a gazzillion apps. And not one is a duplicate? SMDH, tisk, tisk, tisk...

8330 - 8530 - 9630 - 9650 - PlayBook - 9930!
Once you go Bold, you never go back...

 
 
Posted by JustinGTP Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

Why do we need this when we have the messages in the FB for BB application?

I know it says it's a one click application just for messages. But I don't need the messages going to two places. Not necessary, IMO.

 
 
Posted by Joy1980 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

I frankly I am only happy to see it because it would be one less thing to the other platforms can point to and say, even Facebook has decided to ignore BBs.

 
 
Posted by zoryad Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 217 days ago

In Russia we don't have a BBM officially due the national security. So I think it can be useful.

 
 
Posted by yvpan1 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

i don't really get it as well IMHO, the new FB app for android/iOS/BB has had a major revamp which gives us an almost PC-like UI, including the integrated FB messages & FB chat inside the app, but then the messenger arrives. well.. isn't it redundant??

Come on facebook, what's happening back there? are you trying to imitate G+ coz google has got its gtalk?? but.. yeah, finally BB also gets the app as well, thank you for that.

but yeah, i've downloaded this app on my 9780 (since i don't know whether this app is fully compatible for OS 7 so i haven't installed that on my 9900), overall the UI is ok, but yeah, a bit redudant i guess, i have the FB app then the FB messenger. but it seems that.. the FB messenger doesn't work in the background, when you hit the return key, the app seems to close down and you need to relaunch it when you need it, a bit different to other messenger like BBM/whatsapp/YM/Gtalk/WLM which is able to run in the background.

 
 
Posted by belfastdispatcher Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

Works fine on my 9900

 
 
Posted by victoriak68 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

"Official" Facebook messenger app for BlackBerry. A date late and a dollar short. Stupid thing should have been released before the Facebook app implemented its messenger.

 
 
Posted by LuayS Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

I think we're all confused by this, but maybe its for people that just want chat and not full facebook?

 
 
Posted by crigga84 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

I like the layout of this app because its like bbm.

Wish the Blackberry app was the same.

 
 
Posted by Smartie020 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

Would love to use BBM more often, but nearly everybody got any iphone or android

 
 
Posted by arturox Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

Does not have the option to delete messages, really bad app, I prefer the blackberry one that is integrated on face app

 
 
Posted by theKHMERboy Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

i do not understand this... they update facebook 2.0 app so that it have chat intergtated with the app and now they have a seperate facebook chat app.. what is the point just a waste of space on your phone

 
 
Posted by nasigorengpete Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

Tried to send a photo to my friend and it crashed my BB, had to do a battery pull. LOL
I deleted it straight away.
I dont like Facebook chat anyway...

 
 
Posted by jbiggdaddy Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

I agree its kind of a waste. FB has a chat feature inside and also if you have your FB friends synced up in your BB contacts you can message them from there without logging on.

 
 
Posted by RPM_KW Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

I am wondering if this will have something to do with the video chat stuff that is coming to facebook?

 
 
Posted by japz2fast Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

no new features....if you have the facebook app that's all you'll need =)

 
 
Posted by belfastdispatcher Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

You can send photos, can't with the facebook app.

 
 
Posted by belfastdispatcher Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

I smell the death of cross platform messengers, this will replace them all.

Will not replace BBM though.

 
 
Posted by carlyincanada Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

OMG!! My head is spinning from the last few days trying to figure out wth RIM is doing!! Betweem my BB Curve 9300 apps & Playbook 32G apps...I'm getting totally confused, lol

Why do we need all this stuff????

 
 
Posted by TIMSHULL Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

LAME,you can already send a private message via fb ??????

 
 
Posted by RollingRock1988 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

My friends list won't load so I can't actually send anything nor can I see who is online to chat with.

Unless this is literally just a message app- like email.

 
 
Posted by fmemon Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

downloaded and deleted. The interface is nice and smooth, however it does everything the rim fb app does, but less...It would be nice if it replace the chat, but other than that its a waste space in my blackberry.

 
 
Posted by mkye86 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

This whole time I was thinking this was another FB Chat. I also thought what's the point. BBs FB App has a pretty nice chat already. This only gives u acces 2 ur messages. Its actually a pretty nice app except that u can't delete messages, only archive them. I agree the Icon needs some work. This kind of turns ur FB in2 an email client more than anything. I like and it may be useful since I don't always get my FB messages pushed 2 my . Don't know why that is.

 
 
Posted by kiesibw Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

I wish I didn't attempt to download this app. It crashed my Bold 9650 (version 6) and my phone keeps constantly rebooting. Now I need to figure out how to recover. :(

 
 
Posted by scootnyinzer Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

If someone sends me a FB message, It already shows up on the BB message app, plus I get a FB notification. AM I missing something?? I'm using BeeJive to put my FB and Gmail chat contacts. I don't have any BBM contacts. Most of my friends with Berries SMS like crazy and don't even know what BBM is or what a BB pin is.

 
 
Posted by iToya Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

This app gets a womp from me. FB app has messenging and chat already...I barely use facebook anymore, but with text, email, twitter, bbm...and duhr my blackberry is a phone, I'm sure I can get in touch with the lames on facebook..

 
 
Posted by nikit3 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

Sucks, After reading the bad comments abt this messenger, I installed to see how bad it really is...I installed this app but it just won't open!!!
BB is way too evolved to run some crap like this :p

 
 
Posted by flash24 Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 218 days ago

I don't understand why people cry too much...it's free!

 
 
Posted by elmorro Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 218 days ago

It's actually pretty sweet. Fast and well integrated. Love it.

 
 
Posted by iterumruditleo Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 218 days ago

I'm trying it and it's really really a fast app!
Now I'm waiting to receiving a message in order to see if I'll have a double notification or not, and which one will notify first. Anyway, it's a good app. I would be interested in a full facebook app developed by facebook itself!

 
 
Posted by Aalejandro Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 218 days ago

Seeing that the Native FB app doesnt deliver private messages anymore stopped working this will surely come in handy at times

 
 
Posted by tedesco Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 218 days ago

Well it may come in handy. Some of us are having some issues getting facebook messages notifcations. Sad we need a separate app, but this is a good round about way to solve my problem for now. Otherwise... I don't see the point except that Facebook is trying to also enter the chat world.

Other than that... this thing found messages I thought I deleted about 4 years ago... We all have a lot of baggage/skeletons and facebook tracks it for us.

 
 
Posted by kolokmee Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 218 days ago

sucks your bb batt like no tomorrow. down to 30% in a matter of a few hours. pls delete this app!

 
 
Posted by EraticKnight Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 217 days ago

This application made my Facebook for BlackBerry not receive inbox messages anymore and this is shit slow!!!

 
 
Posted by zensen Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 217 days ago

waste of space.

 
 
Posted by gordonzhao Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 217 days ago

For the ones who use Facebook chat, kudos to you. You'll never catch me on there, I'm even logged out of chat on the browser. I don't need people to know when I'm on Facebook. It's bad enough they know what I'm doing on Facebook. ; )

 
 
Posted by crypticro Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 217 days ago

what is the purpose of this app? why would I use a Facebook messenger app instead of the Facebook application by RIM? Its even worse....

 
 
Posted by Red_Virus Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 217 days ago

The App sucks and i am deleting it now.

 
 
Posted by BlackB_G Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 217 days ago

Ya'll are just extremely judgemental and moan before you even try. I've been using it on my 9360 since last night and it is so fast compared to the BB FB app. Messages come in really quick and somehow it just cuts out the issues of messages not coming though at times via the BB FB app etc. Also once received your messages will not come in twice i.e also to the BB FB app.

I think it's brill. Thank you again blackberry.

 
 
Posted by EgoAleSum Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 217 days ago

This will likely not cause big issues to BBM users...

But I believe Whatsapp is now officially dead :)

 
 
Posted by DadaThePanda Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 217 days ago

useless since FB app has messenger built in.

 
 
Posted by mduck Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 217 days ago

I've been experiencing serious delay of personal message with the native facebook app, so this messenger just made up that loop hole :)

I really quite like this messenger, very instant, and photo attachment is allowed :D

Just that it seems it's a bit of a battery eater...mmm...

 
 
Posted by blake2161 Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 215 days ago

I can only get Version 1.0.89 to load. It appears that Version 1.5 has more features. I using my Torch 9800 on BB 6. Is V 1.5 only for BB 7? Thanks

 
 
Posted by deuceph Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 91 days ago

This is useful for me because it's just like receiving text messages. I don't have to log in to facebook.