Locate your phone with the “Buzz”!

 

Ever have to frantically ask a nearby friend to call your phone so you can find it, before it stops ringing? Although you find your phone, you leave an impression that you do this to all incoming phone calls…

The “Buzz” is a short call alert sent to a phone, when Nimbuzz is not running; Used to alert an offline buddy. Instead of using costly mobile minutes to get in touch with your friend, sending a Buzz alert is free and auto-starts Nimbuzz! (depending on your handset)

BUZZee: To benefit from the “Buzz”, the feature must be activated via Nimbuzz Mobile: Menu/Options > Settings > Nimbuzz > The Buzz; then choose to Activate; or PC Client: File > Nimbuzz Account Settings > Allow others to Buzz me.

A received Buzz alert looks like a missed called from Nimbuzz Buzz, or +313131.

BUZZer: To “Buzz” a contact on your Nimbuzz buddy list, just select the offline NimbuzzID and press BUZZ.

Now, in the situation mentioned above, you can casually go to the nearest internet-enabled device, buzz yourself, locate your own phone, unfrazzled. We’ll keep it as our little secret.

Without Nimbuzz Mobile or Nimbuzz PC? To “Buzz” a Nimbuzz contact that has an online Communicator Widget, type the URL of his/her Nimbuzz Communicator Widget (i.e. my.nimbuzz.com/Nimbuzz ID) into your PC browser and click “Buzz” button.

NOTE: A mobile phone needs to be powered on and have Nimbuzz Mobile installed to receive a Buzz.

Sending a BUZZ on all Nimbuzz Touchpoints & the URL to get it!

Bessy on December 17th, 2008 in Features, Java, Mobile, Symbian, Windows

56 Responses to “Locate your phone with the “Buzz”!”

  1. can you send me java mobile

    mimi December 20th, 2008

  2. Skype has dissapeared. Anyone know why??

    Alan January 13th, 2009

  3. @Alan we are doing major system maintenance – will be back up within 24 hours

    Tobias Kemper - @tek January 13th, 2009

  4. My Buzz is still non working :(

    BlackThorny February 1st, 2009

  5. @BlackThorny Have you enabled the Buzz feature on your mobile phone?

    Nimbuzz Mobile: Menu/Options > Settings > Nimbuzz > The Buzz; then choose to Activate; or PC Client: File > Nimbuzz Account Settings > Allow others to Buzz me.

    Bessy February 2nd, 2009

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  11. I don

    Mobile Dave March 13th, 2009

  12. Hi, I’m trying to enable the BUZZ option on my phone. I go to the “Settings” page, fill out the Information, and tick ‘Allow people to Buzz me on my mobile phone”…..but when I get to the bottom of the page, I can’t ‘Save’ my changes, as it is greyed out. What’s going wrong? Thanks

    Dita2711 April 2nd, 2009

  13. спасибо за ваши посты, поднимают настроение

    Kniginya May 23rd, 2009

  14. Hi,thank you because youre team is the best!
    I have 3 question
    1.How many of buzz i can send in a day?
    2.How much blank of time i have to wait between each buzz?(to some one or to all)
    3.why when i buzz some body ,nimbuzz said ‘you have reached the max amount of buzzes you can send’?

    Hamed May 25th, 2009

  15. @Hamed
    There is actually a limitation of buzzes that can be sent a day and per person (5).
    You will have to wait around half hour in between each of the ones that you send.
    There is also a limitation of the amount of buzzes that you can receive a day.
    If you get that error message could be that you have already reached that amount or that the functionality is not available.
    Let us know if you have more questions.

    Regards

    Andi May 26th, 2009

  16. First ,thanx for youre last answer,
    2nd, i have some questions again!
    1.You said i recive 5 buzzes in a day,ok, but each day when start and when end? Means each day,in my country or your country or in accordance with GMT?
    2.when i used 1 of my 5 buzzes? When i buzz s.one,then nimbuzz said ‘ ‘x’ Recive max amount…’,or when s.one buzzed correctly ?
    Tanx alot for your answer :x

    Hamed May 27th, 2009

  17. @Hamed
    When we say a day we mean on your own time-zone.
    We are studying the idea of changing our error messages when using the Buzz feature to make it more understandable.
    Let us know if you have more questions.
    Remember that you can also contact us directly via mail to support@nimbuzz.com and at our Nimbuzz Forum http://www.forum.nimbuzz.com

    Thanks & Regards

    Nimbuzz Support May 27th, 2009

  18. my mobile nimbuzz doesn’t have an Menu/Options > Settings > Nimbuzz > The Buzz.
    I did activate it in my pc, then i had my friend buzz me and it says that I reached the maximum, but this is the first time i tried it

    jormak July 11th, 2009

  19. i have an iphone by the way

    jormak July 11th, 2009

  20. I can’t get my buzz to work. I turned it on go my settings and my friend did the same on his phone but i can’t see where this buzz button should be. I’ve tried everything. What can i do?

    Christina Nielsen September 10th, 2009

  21. @JORMAK
    Currently the Buzz feature is not available for iPhone devices.
    @Christina Nielsen
    Once you and your friend have:
    1. Registered your Phone number on your account settings
    2. Activate other to Buzz you: Menu/Options > Settings > Nimbuzz > The Buzz; then choose to Activate
    Whenever you are offline on Nimbuzz and your friend is online, he has to:
    select the offline NimbuzzID and press BUZZ.
    Let us know if you have more questions.
    Regards

    Priscilla September 11th, 2009

  22. Hi,

    I have a 3g iPod Touch. How can I send a buzzer to my offline contacts? Or does the iPod Touch even have that feature?

    Please help.

    Thank you.

    Nikki December 4th, 2009

  23. how many buzz i can recive per day

    Love is silent but deadly December 20th, 2009

  24. @Love is silent but deadly
    You can receive a maximum of 5 buzzes per day and sent 3
    Let us know if you have more questions.
    Regards

    queralt escrich December 21st, 2009

  25. I’m using Nimbuzz on nokia 3110c. It works really well. Recently i’ve changed my mobile number, when i tried updating it on Nimbuzz to activate buzz setting, it failed. I’m getting an error as, ‘sorry, we couldn’t recognise this phone number, check the entry or re-enter’. Could you tell me why am i getting this error n how it can be solved?

    Jas February 14th, 2010

  26. @Jas
    Currently we use a system where we verify the phone number based on criteria for that country. We check this using area codes and number length.

    We are changing and improving that often, so we suggest you to try again to register your phone number in case you get an error and verify as well the country you choose.

    We are aware that there are some trouble with some countries, and we are working in order to solve this issue.

    If you continue having problems with this option, please let us know via mail to support@nimbuzz.com the following information:

    - which is your country
    - provider do you have
    - phone number

    Regards

    queralt escrich February 15th, 2010

  27. Thanks for ur kind reply. I’m still facing the same problem. As suggested i would send mail to ur support team for assistance.

    Jas February 15th, 2010

  28. can anybody help me out with this “BUZZ”. why only half of my contacts from google talk and orkut are visible to me when i access my nimbuzz account from my mobile.

    dheeraj March 23rd, 2010

  29. @Dheeraj
    The Buzz feature is not available at the moment.
    In regards of your contacts not showing, could you please let us know a bit more about it?
    Which Nimbuzz version are you running?
    Are you not able to see your offline contacts or all of them?
    Since when are you experiencing this issue?
    Let us know!

    queralt escrich March 23rd, 2010

  30. Hi there,,, i have nokia 5730 express music,,,and i dont find the “buzz”,,i think it isnt existnent!!!

    Firas September 13th, 2010

  31. @Firas
    The buzz feature has been removed, you can find more information about it here:
    http://blog.nimbuzz.com/2010/02/15/nimbuzz-buzz/
    Cheers

    queralt escrich September 14th, 2010

  32. I cant enter chat room on my nimbuzz why it said oop,an error occurred

    Ayeriina September 28th, 2010

  33. @Ayeriina
    When do you receive that error message?
    What does it exactly happem?
    Are you using a third party application to join the Nimbuzz chatrooms?
    If not, which device and Nimbuzz verison do you use?
    Let us know

    queralt escrich September 28th, 2010

  34. Cool apps,very impressive

    rohit.wadhwa October 4th, 2010

  35. how can i change text in arabic from right to left

    belly February 16th, 2011

  36. @belly
    Do you mean the app translated in arabic? Is currently available in Nimbuzz Mobile.
    Which version are you using?
    Regards

    queralt escrich February 16th, 2011

  37. hi all,
    im new here in nimbuzz blog.i have a question,i got new mobile SAMSUNG S-3353 which is wifi phone.i go to web of nimbuzz for nimbuzz installation but it looks my mobile model is not listed so finaly i got NOKIA C3 verion, which i already have in my other phone, i installed that C3 verion and its work.but my problem is this that if i wana make calls, its does not even apear of CALL feature, meanz i can not make calls coz, call wording is not there, only CHAT and send file and send photo etc…but NO CALL ??
    please help me in this, is that a problem which cames from other verion which i installed or other problem.
    please inform urgently…please please…please….

    ali February 20th, 2011

  38. @ali
    The Nokia C3 uses a Java version of Nimbuzz which does not support the calling fetaure.
    Regards

    queralt escrich February 21st, 2011

  39. @queralt, please help me, so what can i use for this, i have to call my buddies over NIMBUZZ, when nimbuzz can update me in this regard or support JAVA verion for calling fetures. plz help me.

    ali February 21st, 2011

  40. @ali
    Unfortunately we do not have plans to implement calling on Java devices.
    You can use the calling feature on Nimbuzz Desktop and Nimbuzz Mobile for Android, iPhone and Symbian devices.
    Regards

    queralt escrich February 22nd, 2011

  41. Hi I am new to this blog, i have a question, I have downloaded Nimbuzz version 1.5 from Nokia Suite in my Nokia C3 Mobile. when i installed this link by default it stored in the games,when i wanted to use this log to login its not opening at all its showing connecting & connecting. kindly advise me what could be the issue and how to get out from this.
    And one more thing i have another phone MVL G81(Java inbuilt) which had inbuilt nimbuzz version 1.5 installer. after logging i bsorbed that skype & facebook log is not appearing.
    Kindly advise me on this.

    vivek March 14th, 2011

  42. @vivek
    Please re-download the latest version available for your device 1.9 instead of 1.5 and try again.
    Regards

    queralt escrich March 14th, 2011

  43. Thanks for your prompt reply. I have updated 1.5 to 1.9 , its working now in my Nokia C3 mobile. but i cant find Skype and facebook logo at all in communities’ page. Is these logo is alive?
    The same issue in my MVL G81 Mobile even though i have 1.9 version with me now.
    kindly advise me on this.

    Regs.

    vivek March 15th, 2011

  44. Tanks for your prompt reply. I have updated 1.5 to 1.9 version in my Nokia C3 mobile its working now, but i still don’t have the icons of Skype & FB, its is not appearing at all in my communities, i want to know wheather these options are available or not ?
    And in my MVL G81 mobile i am facing the same issues icons are not available.
    Kindly advise me on the same.

    Regs.

    vivek March 15th, 2011

  45. @vivek
    We no longer support KSype, you can find more information about it directly here:
    http://blog.nimbuzz.com/2010/10/25/what-the-skypenimbuzz-breakup-means-to-you/
    Regards

    queralt escrich March 15th, 2011

  46. Thanks for your reply. But still i have not got the full answer from you, what about FB ?

    vivek March 15th, 2011

  47. @vivek
    If you are using the latest Nimbuzz version you should be able to login on FB, if you are facing any issue with that please do contact directly our support team support@nimbuzz.com
    Regards

    queralt escrich March 15th, 2011

  48. Thank you, let me reinstall again, i ll come back.

    Regs.

    vivek March 15th, 2011

  49. i was just about to view a pix of my friend and i mistakingly dailled a number which stated connecting and i got out of nimbuss at about 11:05 am, location Gambia(Banjul), fone network, Qcell. Pls help me restore before i loose my friends.

    christopher April 27th, 2011

  50. @christopher
    Could you be more specific on your query?
    Are you not able to login to Nimbuzz? If not, do you get any error message when trying to do so? Which one?
    Have you already contact our support team via email?
    Let us know

    queralt escrich April 27th, 2011

  51. How to call through nimbuzz to friends in a java phone ?

    Zeeshan November 5th, 2011

  52. @Zeeshan
    Unfortunately we do not support calling from/to Java devices.
    Regards

    queralt escrich November 7th, 2011

  53. i have nokia 3110c model handset. Activate gprs and download nimbuzz and install. Then create an account in nimbuzz. but it cannot calling anywhere. in option not have calling option. And in other account holder calling me “call ended message is get” pls help me

    Chanju December 7th, 2011

  54. @Chanju
    Your device has operating system Symbian S40, Calling is supported on nokia Symbian S60 3rd and 5th generation.
    Your device does not fulfill the technical requirements hence cannot send or receive calls via Nimbuzz.
    Regards

    queralt escrich December 7th, 2011

  55. I am from India and I use a sony ericcson c510. Will Buzz work on my phone? Will I be able to know when my friends are trying to connect to me even when i am offline?

    shailja January 18th, 2012

  56. @shailja
    We no longer provide the Buzz feature.

    queralt escrich January 18th, 2012


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