Comments on: Mundu Mobile IM Keeps Me Connected http://gigaom.com/collaboration/mundu-mobile-im-keeps-me-connected/ Fri, 25 May 2012 15:26:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Carrie Hall http://gigaom.com/collaboration/mundu-mobile-im-keeps-me-connected/#comment-77452 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:39:45 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=4892#comment-77452 My experience with ‘free’ products has been that they sometimes come with unwanted free problems and little if any support. I tried at least 3 different free products and was disappointed more by the absence of support than by the problems they caused on my device. For me convenience and help if and when I need it are more important than saving a few dollars. I have been using mundu IM on my Pocket PC for the past several months and I think that is completely worth more the $11 that I paid for it. Initially there were some problems but those were promptly fixed by a support team from mundu. There are several commercial products in the market that charge a much higher price. I reviewed IM+ that was priced at around $30. In my experience, mundu IM proved to be the better application and value for my money.

]]> By: Bluefrog> http://gigaom.com/collaboration/mundu-mobile-im-keeps-me-connected/#comment-77451 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:50:52 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=4892#comment-77451 I’m surprised Mundu feel there is a market for charging for such an application when such great free alternatives exist.

Top of the pile for me would be Fring which not alone allows instant messaging but also voice over wi-fi and 3G. They also allow file sharing between some networks with more coming and the ability to display your location if you have a phone equipped with GPS.

In terms of functionality an application called Nimbuzz comes close to Fring with the added benefit of file transfers between all networks but at least for my Nokia N95 it is not battery-life friendly.

For basic no frills text based IM a java application called Slick can’t be beaten.

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