Saturday 22 September 2012

What is BlackBerry Ping? (Definition and How to Ping BlackBerry)


september 22,2012
The meaning of BlackBerry Ping is most often asked by those who are not conversant with the device. BlackBerry Ping is a term use to refer to the mode of drawing the attention of another Blackberry user as to their availability. This could be for the purpose of instant Messaging, chat through the BlackBerry Messenger, voice note, exchange of video and images.

The BlackBerry Ping facility is one of the features that make the BlackBerry Smartphone unique. The multi-task characteristics of the operating system environment of a BlackBerry Smartphone are interwoven or interdependent. For example the BlackBerry PIN is required in order to Ping. The PIN will be useless if not connected to the various functions it facilitates such as the BlackBerry Messenger.

How to Ping with BlackBerry Smartphone

The following are are the simple steps required to Ping a BlackBerry device:

1. The recipient name most be stored on BlackBerry Messenger.
2. Open a conversation, locate and click on the recipient name.
3. Hit the Menu button.
4. Click on the option requesting to Ping contact. It will then show that the recipient has been pinged.

The BlackBerry user will receive the Ping as a text Message. The recipient has to accept the Ping for the conversation to sail through. Usually the Ping will be received even if the phone is in silence. The phone may vibrate or ring, it depends on how the user customises it.

Feel free to comment on your experience with BlackBerry Ping or how to Ping a BlackBerry Smartphone .






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