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stealth — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:27:20 -0000

i still can't connect to anything

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stealth — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:03:10 -0000

i want a refund

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Stevin3 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:55:30 -0000

Thats your choice buddy. Other apps will definitely also have push notifications. If saving 3 dollars today is worth waiting another month to you then you're all set.

Didn't know until today that Beejive would be offering a native app. I'd say what MobileChat is to the jailbreak community Beejive is to the non-jailbreak community... They were definitely the premiere IM webapp... and pretty much one of the top 3 reasons I kept my 1st gen iPhone after launch.

T- 5 Minutes!!!! (until re-launch?)

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Kyle — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:28:40 -0000

The remote possibility that I may have to pay for future patches has turned me off and will probably wait until I see if any of the other free chat apps get push notifications when that feature comes out before I purchase MobileChat.

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Sweep — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:41:16 -0000

Glad to see this app finally hit the store.

Purchased it this morning and am left a little.... underwhelmed to put it mildly.

Now, please do not misunderstand me, for a two-man job, you have done a great job indeed. I am not at all in doubt that this app will sell hugely, if it has not already done so.

This leads me to the following points.

I am aware of the fact that you are two people working on this. This just enforces the point that you should have prepared way more than you have done. Basically, your so-called "beta test phase" has obviously not been even remotely close to being fulfilling. An app of this magnitude, and with this coverage, should easily sell in the 100's of thousands. Being "overwhelmed" by the amounts of purchases upon release, should simply not happen.

1. Beta testing.
I would at least have expected a beta test with at least 1000 users. To my understanding, no from what I guess, this has not happened. By looking through the site, reading the posts, it seems that but a handful were beta-testers. Not good enough. An in-depth beta test would have sorted out many many more problems, and would have given you a better knowledge of what to expect from the servers come release.

2. Servers.
Not being able to have servers up and running upon release, goes to show that the "footwork" has simply not been done. A simple survey on a number of sites would have shown a clear signal as to how many you could expect would purchase this app upon release, hence giving you options of having the number of servers ready and set up. Not having this ready, is in my book not good enough for a paid app.

3. The future.
Now, I have been slightly harsh on you guys. I still have to say though, that you have done and are doing an awesome job. I have purchased this app myself, and have huge expectations towards it. I do, however, fear for you. If you do not get things up and running ASAP, then you will have problems. If you do not fix bugs and queries ASAP (I noticed something about MSN buddies not appearing with contact names for example, "foreign characters" are another huge concern you need to get fixed.) then you will have problems.

Especially since apps like Beejive have already stated that they will be releasing in September. This one app, Beejive, can and will be a huge threat in terms of "market shares". And with a quite large, more experienced crew behind it, you may have your work cut out for you.

Had this been a free app, then I would not complain over a single thing. Hell, don't even consider my points complaints, consider them advice instead :)

And to end this off, keep up the good work!

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Mark — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:09:57 -0000

I feel really bad for the developers. I bought this program and i have complete faith in them. They are not little kids- they have been developing chat apps for us since before the app store. Give them some credit. I bet you the developers don't even have a chance to sleep while all the people here who complain are sleeping.

If you guys feel so poorly about wasting 3 dollars don't give it to the bum that walks around the trains (NYC residents know what i am talking about). Just relax 3 dollars is small and don't complain yet. give it some time ;) then we can complain haha.

GREAT JOB DEVELOPERS! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK!! :)

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iamahacker — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:13:52 -0000

shut up...you're an idiot

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robehem — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:53:10 -0000

I bought it from the Swedish App Store and it looks promising.
Is it possible to use it without going through your server. The first problem is that when your server is down it doesn't work and secondly that I don't like that a third party is snooping my chat data.

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Peke — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:50:36 -0000

Ok, so it should be running sometime in the evening here in Europe aswell. It's a bit sad if there's a problem receiving ä and ö. Was this not noticed by any beta testers or where there any from around northern Europe at all? Not too worried though, I'd bet this will be fixed pretty soon. Another thing is to kick Apple to offer scaninavian keyboard to the iPhone. But yeah, hopefully when the servers get back on running my next post will be in this blog and not in the bugreport!

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Philippe — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:18:05 -0000

Your server is down !!! What is the point of selling an application if we cannot use it. I bought it in Europe and your server is down until 8am -- WHICH MEANS MOST OF THE DAY IN EUROPE !

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Mobile Chatter — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:16:59 -0000

Not to burst anyone's Mobile Chat bubble,
but their competitor "PALRINGO" has just released an update that includes:
1. Voice Recording
2. the ability to save pictures that the person you are chatting with sends!

These are awesome features that I hope Mobile Chat can one day include.

Also, please hurry on the server side as many of us want to try this potentially great app.
I have faith in you guys!!!!!!!

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Shady P. — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:16:29 -0000

in this post i read that twenty08 will prevent cracked users from using mobile chat. well i will tell you that it would not work well at all and it would make many legit users mad. Besides you cant possibly do that becuase even apple couldnt pinpoint a jailbroken ipod and pull the lever of death. (the lever does exist)
I bought it though so dont call me a thug.

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Trevor — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:41:27 -0000

It's one of those things that will most likely never happen. The Adium developers have said that it could "take years" for Apple to take action against Wordpress. That, to me, makes it sound like we'll be waiting along time before they even consider getting an application together.

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stauf — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:30:47 -0000

Well, an option to not show would be nice then; if it did do everything Adium did it would be able to indicate mobile contacts anyway.

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Skylor — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:30:05 -0000

I can see it branded as Adium2go or AdiumLite. It would be a great idea for them to do.

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Daniel — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:28:38 -0000

Really? Damn you, now you have my hopes up that Adium for the iPhone will come out someday....

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Djmx — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:27:44 -0000

Ah, Yes TREVOR knows everything GUYS! He knows it ALL..!

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Skylor — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:26:45 -0000

Actually, the 2 concerns stated were before the Wordpress.app. The wordpress.app shows you that Apple is not enforcing the ToS.

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Daniel — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:25:30 -0000

Free. The developers will charge when they include new features; however, when Apple's push notification system goes live, the resultant update of MobileChat will be free. It will be the update after this one (probably sometime late in September / October...though this is just my estimate) that will supposedly cost money (no idea how much though).

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Trevor — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:24:01 -0000

We were told that the only updates to cost money will be the ones adding new features. Bug fixes should not be costing money; if they do, then a lot of people are going to be asking for refunds (myself included). I don't want to have to pay more just to get a functional application.

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Andy — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:23:56 -0000

A few things:

I find it ironic that Apple was blamed for everything throughout this process, and now they are being blamed for releasing it and you guys are not prepared for it. Again, please get your operation together.

I wasn't aware that the updates to this in the future will be charged for too. That's something to think about considering how things have been handled thus far. I spent $3 now, which is fine, but I doubt I'll keep dishing out money for updates.

Overall, I liked the old, Jailbroken version of MobileChat much better than this current version. I wish there was an option that allowed me to have a theme like SMS. I wish I could see if my friends were mobile or not on their phones. In many respects, AIM has you all beat, especially when Apple enables PUSH next month. The incentive to buy your app will likely decrease. Right now, you do have Gtalk, and that's the main reason I purchased the app, and because I was a big fan when you all were on the Installer. As others have stated, this is basically a public beta, and I hope we aren't charged for the app again when the issues get ironed out.

My issues, outside of the connection problems, which you guys said is being worked on, is the fact that my buddy list is all over the place. Why aren't the buddies in alphabetical order? As of now, MC 3 is a regression from MC 2 which was a very good chat app. I'd put this version with AIM on the iPhone in terms of usability until you can get hte kinks worked out. Obviously, you'll need to implement some more ideas as right now, the only thing you're offering that is exclusive is PUSH workaround.

I'll leave my final verdict till you get the server issues and such worked out, and if this mysterious version that will come out tomorrow with bug fixes.

It remains to be seen whether users will pay for this app, or use the comparable Palringo for free, which will probably offer PUSH when apple enables it next month.

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Daniel — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:23:30 -0000

Just so you don't get your hopes up.... http://trac.adiumx.com/wiki.... Don't expect Adium for the iPhone anytime soon (or ever).

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Trevor — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:22:00 -0000

Dude, you're not a MobileChat developer so nobody cares what you think. I'm the only one who used the term "worthless" and I was referring to the fact that when the servers are down the app is UNUSABLE which makes it completely worthless. Reading is obviously not your strong point, nor is making coherent sentences. Hopefully you're not the voice of MobileChat, or else you'll end up driving even more people away with inane rambling and insults.

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GGG — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:20:30 -0000

soo as i was reading the other posts will the next update be free or do we have to pay????

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Daniel — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:20:12 -0000

That's ridiculous, haha, in my respectful opinion! This is supposed to be a fully functional IM app....I expect it to do everything that Adium does on my mac. That means groups, contact sorting within groups, mobile buddies, etc. You can't simply "not show" mobile buddies because it may cost them money...it was their choice to link their mobile number to their screen name!