Mobil IM with Samsung i760 and Motorola Q9m

[zuluwarrior94]

Howdy, I'm new here so I'll apologize in advance if I'm making this post in the wrong area.

I'm about to upgrade my Verizon cell phone and I have a question about using Mobile IM (Yahoo, MSN, etc.). Currently I have a Motorola V325 and using Yahoo Messenger through Get It Now charges me for Text messages, which is great. But I have not been able to figure out if either the Moto Q9m or Samsung i760 have that feature. I do not want to have to get a Data Plan since I will have Unlimited Texting.

My question is: Will I be able to use Yahoo and MSN messengers utilizing my Text Messaging plan, or will I have to get a Data Plan?

Can anyone help me with this issue?

[admin_mvu]

Interesting question. I always thought you are using the data plan for IM but you were able to use the text plan to do it. I wouldn't want to mislead you so I won't tell you that you can for sure. You might want to check with Verizon rep when you upgrade to be sure.

[zuluwarrior94]

Yeah if you use Yahoo, etc. with the Get It Now service, then it apparently counts them as text messages (I noticed that when I was charged for $165.00 worth of text messages on my bill...oops).

I asked the Verizon rep at the store, and of course he did not know. I'll go to the website and chat with a person there.

I'll post my findings incase someone else has the same question.

[admin_mvu]

Thanks. That would be a useful information.

(Especially since I don't even have the texting plan....)