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All,
I am new to the boards, but have found lots of useful info in the last day. I am receiving my new Droid X tomorrow and want to set it up over the weekend. I signed up for the Nationwide Talk & Text Plan (which includes unlimited messages). However, do IMs (over AIM, Yahoo) use TXT messages or data (via apps) on these phones? If there are apps that use data, I can probably switch to the Nationwide talk and save some money each month without the unlimited text feature. Please let me know as I have found conflicting viewpoints on the boards.
Thanks for the help.
Joe
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I believe IM's use texts.
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I know that if I use Verizon's Mobile Im program, it will, but are there apps in the Droid Marketplace that will use data to send IMs over these systems????
Thanks,
Joe
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Not that I am aware of
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It's all data.
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jshabouk wrote:All,
I am new to the boards, but have found lots of useful info in the last day. I am receiving my new Droid X tomorrow and want to set it up over the weekend. I signed up for the Nationwide Talk & Text Plan (which includes unlimited messages). However, do IMs (over AIM, Yahoo) use TXT messages or data (via apps) on these phones? If there are apps that use data, I can probably switch to the Nationwide talk and save some money each month without the unlimited text feature. Please let me know as I have found conflicting viewpoints on the boards.
Thanks for the help.
Joe
Great choice of a phone by the way.When you use the built in mobile IM it goes towards messaging only.It should at least. Each IM/sent received counts as one text. However there are apps available in the market like HI AIM that only uses data & not messaging. The HI AIM app is free in the market. I have used it before & it works well. There is also HI Yahoo app. That is free and also only uses data. Not used towards messaging.
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Joe, If you have a Droid X do NOT load Yahoo Instant Messenger app. It will cause your Droid X major problems. Lock up, Slow way down, You will need to do battery pulls all the time. Read the reviews on the app. I'm on my 5th Droid X and Verizon has no idea about the problem. They just kept sending out new phones. Good luck! ....Marty