Have you used Palringo? I may be mistaken but I believe it has some audio chat features that BeeJive does not have.

Also, If you use backgrounder how would that be beneficial if there is no “Badge” function on BeeJive’s springboard icon. If BeeJive keeps you signed it anyway as a feature wouldn’t backgrounder be redundant?

Thanks

Badge feature for me is useless due to the fact that I have all of my stuff organized into categories… I don’t like random things on my iphonetop?… So I have never even noticed said feature.

Yes I have used Palringo and it was good for a time, and you are correct if backgrounder did its job what is the use? Well I will tell you.. backgrounder does its job well but not all the time. It won’t keep you logged in 24/7 and the app kept open all the time. It does most of the time but not all the time. As far as Beejive keeping you logged in, it is beneficial because (unlike backgrounder) you don’t have to keep your internet connection constantly active… Their servers keep you logged in and notify you by email if you are signed out, signed in somewhere else, or new message… So less battery drain. Better to have a program that does what is needed, than a program that supports a program to give it a capability it was never meant to have…

Plus I was just naming a few good points above… there are many more..

Pros above Palringo
1. Supports Buddy Icons
2. Supports Groups
3. Cleaner Interface (IMO)
4. Supports Landscape
5. Supports Buddy Info
6. Supports different Away Statuses

And I am sure there are more I am missing. Some of these features aren’t groundbreaking things but they do definitely show a great progress from the palringo app.

The only thing I see Palringo supports in your list is different away statuses.. Away, invisible, Busy. Maybe BeeJive supports more. I’m going to email your list to Palringo and see if they get in gear! I like free!

By different statuses I mean you can make your own…

Thanks!

i can get it to “ring” when the app is closed. i have a 3G unlocked on 2.1
i have tried leaving it running w/ backgounder and also without and i cant get it to ring when i get an IM allerting me that theres a new msg

i’ve read many things about the new Beejive App, and as a heavy user of free apps, and also iPhone IM’ing, i would definetely buy it if they had a sale. 15 bucks is just way too much to pay for “MSN” or any other equivalent. I mean, i paid 9.99 for BrainChallenge, and thats about all I plan on spending at the appstore.

You have to have the app running actively to have the ring to work. It has to be the last app opened before the phone was locked, or at least that is my experience.

I went ahead and dropped the cash on BeeJiveIM, and honestly, I don’t regret it. It keeps me logged in even when the app isn’t active, and still does auto-away. I can set custom messages for the various status states, and the ability to have it send messages to any push-capable email account when the app isn’t in the foreground means I still get notified when someone pings me. (NOTE: You don’t have to have MobileME. A simple free Yahoo account will suffice for push purposes.)

And yes, nazaroth, you have to have the app open when you lock the phone for the ring notification to work. That’s Apple’s fault, not BeeJive’s, due to the “no background” SDK rule.

Landscape typing on it is pretty sweet, and I like the fact that it will hold onto your chat sessions until you delete them, even if the app is closed.

I only have a couple of gripes. One, I wish there was a way to log the chat sessions, longer-term. If you delete/close a session, it’s gone. Period. Google Talk might preserve it because They Record Everything, but I’m not certain. Secondly, if you have multiple accounts on one service, there’s not an easy way to tell if you’re messaging a given person from your ILikePie account, or your WeaselsRCool account — you have to go to the More tab, then drill down by account to make sure you’re talking to them as the right ID.

Overall, well worth the price.