Call Your BBM Contacts Free With BBM Voice Available Now in the Beta Zone 0

 

Blackberry users can use this feature with sound BBM with the freedom to chat with others through BBM as you want. with this you can adjust the Type or speak with desire. For those times that are too big to text - too interesting, too complicated, or urgent and now fuel has a voice that can directly contact BBM contact directly and free of charge.

“BBM is the quick, easy way to stay connected to the people that matter to you, and with today’s announcement we’re expanding the capabilities of the service for deeper social engagement and even greater collaboration, beginning with voice functionality,” said T.A. McCann, Vice President of BBM and Social Communities at RIM. “The new BBM Voice feature is for when you’re travelling and you want to call home without worrying about phone charges. It’s for when you have news you can’t wait to share, for quickly explaining complicated details, and collaborating with colleagues. Whenever your ideas are too big for text, there’s BBM Voice.”
BBM Voice includes a number of convenient features.

• Customers can initiate a BBM Voice call directly, or instantly switch from a BBM text chat to talk, and back again.
• The split-screen feature allows customers to talk and text at the same time, so for example, they can send a picture to their contact while talking with them. They can also check other BBM text chats, check email, or navigate to other apps while engaged on a BBM Voice call.
• BBM provides a visual indicator that shows when contacts are available for a voice call.
• BBM Voice is compatible with any accessories a customer has now for making voice calls on their BlackBerry smartphone, such as a Bluetooth® or wired headset. Customers can also use BBM Voice over their BlackBerry smartphone’s speakerphone.
• If it’s not an ideal time to talk, customers can simply choose to respond by texting back.

Another important feature of BBM version 7 is its integration with a customer’s BlackBerry ID, which is designed to back up their BBM profile, groups and contacts so they can automatically be restored in the event they switch to a new BlackBerry smartphone, including to a BlackBerry® 10 device.

BBM version 7 with the new BBM Voice feature is currently available in Beta for BlackBerry smartphones running the BlackBerry® 6 OS or higher with support planned for smartphones running the BlackBerry 5 OS at a future date. The Beta can be downloaded for free from BlackBerry Beta Zone**. Customers can sign up to BlackBerry Beta Zone for free at www.BlackBerry.com/betazone
For more information about BBM version 7 and BBM Voice, please visit www.BlackBerry.com/betazone.

If you do not have a BlackBerry ID, create one here: https://blackberryid.blackberry.com/bbid/registration/registration_eula.seam

1. On your BlackBerry, open your Beta email invitation and click on the Download link.
2. Follow the prompts to log in and accept the download.
3. Accept the prompt to reboot when the download has completed.
4. Look in your inbox for your Keycode email, open it, use Select to highlight your Keycode, and Copy it.
5. Open the BBM application.
6. Use your Keycode: Scroll to the bottom of the License Agreement. Above the “I Accept” button, tap in the space after “KeyCode:” (a blue cursor will appear). Paste your Keycode. Tap the “I Accept” button.
7. Enter your BlackBerry ID credentials when prompted. Now your BBM 7 software is installed. You are ready to try BBM Voice!

TRY IT OUT: Use BBM Voice to Call Your Friends!
When your download and installation are done:

1. Turn your Wi-Fi on and connect to an available network.
2. Open BBM Messenger and go to your Contacts list.
3. Tap on a friend’s name to open a chat.
4. When your friend is available for chat, the phone icon in the top line of your chat will be green. Just tap to connect!
5. If a friend calls you, accepting the call works the same as with a regular incoming phone call: press the Send button built into your device, below the touch screen.
6. To end a call, press the usual hang-up button on your device, just as you would do to end a regular call.