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title: Messenger apps for iOS
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layout: default
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created: 2009-05-01 16:07:59 +0200
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updated: 2009-05-01 16:07:59 +0200
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toc: false
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tags:
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- know-how
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- hardware
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- apple
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- iphone
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- messenger
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- apps
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There are quite a few messenger applications out there. Most people prefer *BeeJive* or *IM+* - not only because they
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promise you to keep you online 24 hours a day - even without having the application open on your iPhone.
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Privacy issues
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Since until today, no application can stay "online" in the background (i.e., if you push the home button on the phone,
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the current active application will be closed) this means, that BeeJive or ShapeServices (IM+) keep you logged
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in **through one of their servers**. This also means that every conversation runs through their servers.
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Here is a little overview:
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| Application | AIM | ICQ | MSN | Yahoo | GTalk | Jabber | Skype | Comment |
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|:--------------|:---:|:---:|:---:|:-----:|:-----:|:------:|:-----:|:-----------|
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| BeeJive | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | uses their own servers |
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| IM+ | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | uses their own servers |
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| IM+ for Skype | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | direct connection? |
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| Fring | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | uses their own servers |
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| MobileLinked | X | - | X | X | X | X | - | direct connection |
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