WhatsApp Messenger

As stated from the title, this is a topic for people using WhatsApp messenger and prefer it more to PING!
Unlike Ping! which u could ping anyone just by knowing their usernames, WhatsApp Messenger synchronises with ur phonebook to check anyone who is using the App as well and no add is required! So it means that you can only text people in ur phonebook who uses the application. Well basically this has both Pros n Cons and it is beneficial for someone who wants more privacy and doesn't want to get texted by random people, and its more troublesome cause you would have to get ur fren's number and add him/her into ur phonebook in order to text him/her. There's another good thing as well, which is you could update ur status for people to see and you can know when's the last time someone logged in their whatsapp.

In the Ping! thread, I've noticed quite a lot of ppl uses whatsapp as well so I might as well open a new thread specifically about it. Previously, some ppl could register their number and some ppl can't because the app itself says it's not available in Malaysia, but I think one of our forum members found a definite way to get the app to work in Malaysia.

Anything about WhatsApp Messenger could be posted here so that everyone can share their experiences and any troubleshoots/problems with the application.

WhatsApp Messenger is still free at the moment, so guys, get it while it's free!! It's really an amazing app and so far I haven't experienced any crashes at all!

This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Dec 1 2009, 07:25 PM

Haha done, hope u dun mind me quoting ur post without any permission =P.. It's my first time posting a proper topic like that, so all advices and additions are accepted to make the post look better!

Really? I think that's just normal since you DO have to know someone's number if you want to text him/her right? So no point in the piracy advantage if people can still text you after you changed to another simcard, obviously you would need to update ur phone number as well. Well that's the part which is different from BBM then.

Really? What firmware are you on?? Mine is working fine though... Maybe sometimes line not so good then I will receive the text a bit late... but just by a few minutes only...

WhatsApp 2.3 is out!!! Check iTunes for new features!!

This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Dec 11 2009, 10:06 AM

Yea.. I think it was delayed for some servers coz my gf could update it whilst I can't.. But it was fine already this morning.. Hahah... The send/receive photo/vid functions as well as the audio notes is really a big bonus!

haha.. finally someone BUMP for this topic... Well.. Apparently the developers are developing a whatsapp for blackberry, so hopefully in the future sometime soon we could Whatsapp with ppl using Blackberry!

Oh thx for the info! I think it was just released recently only is it? I've just checked it out, it's $2.99 for BB whatsapp.. was hoping I could text my BB frens but the BB version is quite pricey compared to the iPhone's ><

Is ur fren from SG using the whatsapp smoothly without any issues?

Nope, the whatsapp for Blackberry enables cross texting with iPhone's whatsapp... Few days ago when tinkerbel told me about it, it was still on the Blackberry Appworld, now it's not available again.. They did stated u could text with iPhone's whatsapp....

Yea they need to buy that App in order to text with Iphone whatsapp users... Well in long term it's worthed for BB users who have a lot of frens using iPhone... Still, if the price is lower then it would attract more ppl to buy it...

Here is the website
http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/2360

This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Jan 27 2010, 02:37 AM

U can buy whatsapp on Blackberry as well and that connects with the whatsapp in iPhone and u can have free texting between iphone-blackberry!

Yea.. U're online 24/7 basically, push need to be on in order to receive messages...

*out of topic* wow, haven't been to my thread for a long time and it has grew quite a bit* ^^

I think it's a matter of the phone number that u have set in ur phone.. Try checking ur own phone number whether it's been set correctly on ur own phone?

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Added on September 4, 2010, 11:13 pmwell, if ur sibling's phone ever needs an update, you just need to type in ur pw once in their phone to update it for them

This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Sep 4 2010, 11:13 PM

Lol I thought i sounded confusing myself...

What i mean is the number on the iPhone itself..

Go to settings --> phone --> my number

Try check whether it's really the same number as ur simcard...

Haha... I have been using it since it was released and it was FREE that time... I tried to get as many friends to download it that time even if they didn't use it because no harm done... Now including ppl from Blackberry using it, I have quite a lot of contacts on my list also

Hmm... For the iPhone version, you just need to change the number stated on ur phone in Settings --> Phone, the 'my number' just change to your new number then whatsapp would automatically use that number..


Huh, that is what Whatsapp do exactly.....

Yes... It will work..

Yes, you can msg him thru whatsapp... Not sure about the blocking part lol..

Sorry what is this 3 digit activation you're talking about? As my memory serves, I don't think there're any activation required for the Iphone whatsapp?

Sadly such apps would never go through the appstore just like the google phone last time...

I think Skype began to charge for VOIP calls since September? Initially it wasn't allowed until Apple removed the VOIP restrictions..