I stopped using Octro after I realized I wasn't getting AOL im's randomly during the day with no indication as to connectivity loss or any other problems.

Certain messages were sent from my friends, but they never showed up on my end. Messages before and after the ones not received would send properly though.

So basically, it was randomly dropping certain messages for no apparent reason.

license info
 

if your license expires can you reinstall again?

is anybody's octro acting up today?

yeah, last night I had something about "could not verify license".

Haven't tried today. I imagine just a hiccup on their servers.

FWIW, I emailed Octro about some other issues (and they're responsive as ever)

- Octro does not show up in SPB Mobile Shell (for use in a tab)
- The notification icon does not "stick" when a new message comes in

They said they'll look into both. Personally, I'd like to see a "fuller" plugin with online contacts, etc. for use in SPB Shell or just as an option for those who want more (like IM+).

Also, re: SMS Relay (like Verichat) it doesn't look too promising at this point, or rather it's more complicated since they'd need to force people through their own customer Jabber servers.

Should we put a poll up for that feature? (to show interest/disinterest?)

Personally, it was the best thing about Verichat since it saved battery life (It works by keeping you "online" only on their server. When you get an IM, it relays it via SMS to your device, waking it up and mimicking an incoming message. Once you accept, it re-establishes a direct connection to the server. Since you are not live-connected when idle, this saves on data transmission, which means much better battery life.).

Now, I'd be willing to pay extra for that service. Others?

I agree with you Mal. If we need to make a poll, lets do it. I find Octro better already in its beta versions than IM+ in its released versions. I just hope the final release is as good as I expect.

-Reako

lol, I'm tempted to put up a poll, OTOH it seems you and I are the only ones interested :wink:

We'll see. And yes, Octro is much better than IM+, which has some annoying quirks.

Haha, two is a start. We can be the leader!!

-Reako

I would kill for it... add me to the list

i'm in for the SMS option

Add WM2003 support! I want to use this on my Axim X50..

tag

Been noticing my device freezing when octro is active... happened twice yesterday. I bet it is just the Mogul RAM issue...

It most likely is. I have never had any downsided effects as a direct result from Octro.

Reako

how can i get it to keep me signed on to aim i hate looking at my phone and it signed me off aim..

Has anyone heard if the program is still being developed? Version 1.19 has been out for quite some time...

Im guessing the have dropped the ball on this application. Which is a little scary, since we must connect through their servers....

I have sent a couple of emails about adding iChat contacts, which they said would be adding soon back when AIM was first added, but I have gotten zero replies from support.

I'm running 1.19 on my 6700, and I really do like this app, the only problem I'm having (and I've heard a lot are, hopefully there's a fix!) is that it won't connect over ActiveSync...

I've tried everything, it just won't do it... Works fine over Wifi, Verizon Data, etc...

Anyone find a fix yet???

Thanks,

-Corey

FYI:

Octro has not been abandoned!

I wrote and heard back from them yesterday and basically they are working on some other platforms for Octro and they have an update coming for their WM version, with bug fixes and some new features (I'll let them announce them, since it's not my position to do so).

So sit tight and don't worry...:mrgreen:

Anyone else having issues connecting to legacy accounts today? It keeps telling me I cannot connect to the licensing server and then the program closes!

i haven't been able to get on aim today. so i installed im+ for now good that app is garbage, octro is so much better.

It was working this morning at 9am Pacific time. I just got outta class and I've been kicking myself in the ass wondering why it's not working. I get connected to the internet then it immediately says "logged out...(will retry)" and that keeps going til I exit the app. Sh***y deal! Hopefully it gets ironed out soon cuz life sucks without AIM on my Mogul!

There was an issue with our "octro.net" server which we have resolved. Everything should be back up. We are in the process of putting in more redundancy than we have currently to make sure everything stays up, and to avoid this type of service glitches.

Again, to second Malatesta, we haven't abandoned OctroTalk -- you will see improvements again on the WM5/6 platform very soon. Currently OctroTalk on WM5/6 is a stable, production quality app -- thus we haven't been tinkering with it much and have been focussing on Symbian S60.

Octro Support Team

Feature requests! I NEED these features in Octro... PLEASE! :)

1. Can you PLEASE add the custom status message text to the today plugin so it says something like "Online - Eating Lunch"? Would be so simple I think to implement, then we can remember what custom message we put up last easily from the today screen. (Would be double awesome if you could click the text and change the custom status message right on the today screen!)

2. Please add profile icon support! All my Gtalk buddies change their icons and custom status frequently and I want to see what they put on them when I'm mobile! Also, that would include support for MY custom profile icon. ;)

Octro is a great product, I'll gladly pay for it, but PLEASE consider those two feature requests!

Before we talk about adding features, can we please correct the freezing issue?? lol...

I love Octro but I'm using Palringo simply because it is so much more stable and has yet to cause me to have to reboot my phone.. When I used to run Octro throughout the day I would have to soft reset upwards of 6 times... The only change I've made to correct that was to stop using Octro.

Has anyone successfuly sent a file using octro talk? My friend and I both have file transfer enabled but when I go to send it, the option is blank. any help?

I'm once again having trouble with Octro. I'm getting the "connecting...logged out...(will retry)" messages again. Is this happening to anybody else?

Yea... it just started happening to me today. Been looking all over for a better client, but right now I can't find one (for the money). So I guess we just wait until they get their servers back up...

Thanks for your response lafor77. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a problem on my end. And as a matter of fact I'm in class right now posting from my 6800 and I just tried Octro and it's fully functioning. Thanks again!

Quick Question.. Is Octro still proxying the communications from your IM? My problem with octro last time I tried it was that when I logged onto my IM program at home, I suddenly had every contact duplicated with @<type>.octro.....

does the same for me. i deleted the app and now using agile.

Does Octro still directly monitor this thread? I have e-mailed them recently and they are very good at getting back to me. I am just curious if they are still here too.

I noticed that the PPC version has upgraded to 1.20, but I do not know / remember where to find the change log. I do not see any obvious differences, and would like to know what changed between 1.19, and 1.20.

Re: Octro: MSN Display Names
 

Great Client but i'm still having one issue and if anyone can help that would be greatly appreciated.

My MSN display name doesn't populate but people see my full msn email address as my name. From reading previous posts I confirmed it gets the display name from Google Talk. I checked with Google Talk and my Display name is "ReDz" but msn still shows the full email addy as the display name.. Any suggesstions?

I am currently using Octro v 2.01


- ReDz