News Article 12/11/12 * BBM Offers Free Calls *

Blackberry introduces free wi-fi calls on BBM chat tool

 

Blackberry has become the latest smartphone to offer free wi-fi calls to users via its own software.

Research In Motion (RIM) has added the facility to its Blackberry Messenger (BBM) app, which already offered an alternative to text messages.

BBM Voice will only work if both caller and recipient are using the program

BBM has previously been able to send voice notes. And other Blackberry apps - such as TringMe and MobileVoip - already offer access to free calls.

However, users will now be able to use BBM's popular text tool at the same time as they are having a free phone conversation.

While the move helps bring RIM closer in line with its rivals, it still lacks the video chat functionality and 3G-support found in Apple's Facetime, Microsoft's Skype and Google+ Hangouts.

My Conclusion

I feel this is a little to late for RIM to introduce this tool because now people are switching their blackberrys for an I phone or Samsung S3. The "hype" of blackberry has now died now due to less users currently using it. Personally for me blackberry was a big thing about 3 - 4 years ago, since then it has slowly downgraded due to better handsets that have come out on to the market for example I Phone.
Blackberrys are more for young teenagers who use it to socialise with one another, the use of whats app is another factor people have turnt to other handsets as it is similar to BBM. For blackberry this is a good tool to introduce but i think its to late for them to cause havoc again, i wish RIM the best of luck :) . In the next two weeks i will be throwing my Blackberry in the garbage truck and will be setting my hands on the new I Phone 5 (Cant wait), sorry Blackberry your phones are slow and faulty :D