David Lee King

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Mobile Instant Messaging and ebuddy

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mobile ebuddyI just finished playing around with ebuddy, at ebuddy.com. It’s a web-based IM service, like meebo. But the thing I was interested in is this – they offer a mobile version of their ebuddy service!

I haven’t wanted to actually PAY for IM on my treo, which I could do through services like VeriChat or Mundu Messenger (here’s great article about Treo-based IM clients). I’m cheap – what can I say? And honestly, I’m surprised there aren’t more free offerings on such a basic mobile-based service (that would also send periodic ads for sustainability…).

Anyways, the mobile version of ebuddy works ok. The screenshot to the right shows me chatting with the infamous LibrarianInBlack. The chat functions are pretty easy to figure out… but I quickly noticed one huge drawback: I had to hit the reload link to see the conversation! I could type my message easily enough and hit the Sned button… but then nothing would happen after that. But when I hit the Reload link, then I’d see that the good LIB had been chatting back…

So. It’s free! It’s web-based! It doesn’t automatically screen refresh!

Comments

  4. Reload issue…?

    Get a decent cell phone or tweak your settings!

    eBuddy mobile works fine on my Nokia 6230.

    This truely brings online messaging everywhere 🙂

    hehe, kuddos to eBuddy

  5. Reload issue…?

    Get a decent cell phone or tweak your settings!

    eBuddy mobile works fine on my Nokia 6230.

    This truely brings online messaging everywhere 🙂

    hehe, kuddos to eBuddy

  6. Yo, this eBuddy mobile application is fantastic!

    U know what would be cool, if you can chat and cam at the same time 🙂

    Maybe the next challenge for eBuddy?

  7. Yo, this eBuddy mobile application is fantastic!

    U know what would be cool, if you can chat and cam at the same time 🙂

    Maybe the next challenge for eBuddy?

  8. @ Larry & Chris – don’t know what your smoking, or just drinking the eBuddy koolaid, eBuddy don’t refresh automagically on Nokias. 🙁

  9. @ Larry & Chris – don’t know what your smoking, or just drinking the eBuddy koolaid, eBuddy don’t refresh automagically on Nokias. 🙁

  10. What kind of nokia phone u got??

    Maybe u got an old wap phone instead of a xHTML version.

    I’m using the Nokia N70 and no problems for me.

    Did you check out the eBuddy mobile page for help?

  11. What kind of nokia phone u got??

    Maybe u got an old wap phone instead of a xHTML version.

    I’m using the Nokia N70 and no problems for me.

    Did you check out the eBuddy mobile page for help?

  12. yes yes we all agree that bebo on your fone is gd bt any1 have any idea how much it costs becus i d o n its not free at all my bill was over £100 no joke

  13. yes yes we all agree that bebo on your fone is gd bt any1 have any idea how much it costs becus i d o n its not free at all my bill was over £100 no joke