Bbm help. Pings?

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A BlackBerry ping is but one way to get another BlackBerry owner's attention through the Messenger application.

The ping feature is quite useful in starting a conversation, or for getting your contact's attention. Since the ping feature may trigger a different alert than a normal message, your contact has a chance to notice your message.

Users can customize their BlackBerry smart phones to vibrate (or not) when a ping is received. From your contact list within the Messenger application, click the "Menu" key and select "Options".

Considerations

Since individual users can customize the way they receive a ping, it is not guaranteed that your contact will quickly respond to it.

Sending a Ping

Open BlackBerry Messenger, select the contact, view the menu, and select "Ping Contact." The contact will immediately receive a message that says "PING," and the phone will execute the personal settings.

A Broadcast message is the message to all system users which appear in your blackberry as soon as you log in the system .