12-28-2008, 05:45 AM
If Apple's "push" data service actually worked the way you'd think it would, then maybe such apps would be more appealing. I've only used AIM, and when you switch apps from AIM, you get logged out, and thus you won't get any new messages. Plus, other phones can't send messages to your AIM account unless they have a message to respond to.
Which brings up the other problem, her friends are just going to text her phone (it's unlikely you can get them all to do otherwise), so you'll likely need a texting plan just to cover that, even if you can get her to use another app/service to respond.
Which brings up the other problem, her friends are just going to text her phone (it's unlikely you can get them all to do otherwise), so you'll likely need a texting plan just to cover that, even if you can get her to use another app/service to respond.