Mobile App

Kenneth E. Griessel on

Seems to me it's about time a mobile version of bivio was
made available. I reached out to "support@bivio.com", and
was told that they prioritize new functionality and features
based on user requests, and that a mobile app has not been
at the top of the list of requests.

I have not seen much new functionality added to the site, so
I am not sure what else they are working on, but there has
to be an appetite for a web app among the bivio user
community.

If you'd like to see a web app, please contact bivio and let
them know!

Steve Elberts on

I have no interest in paying more for a mobile version.

Steve Elberts

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:01 AM Kenneth E. Griessel via bivio.com <user*26873100001@bivio.com> wrote:

William Muhlke on

I am with Steve Elberts.

I don't want to pay more for a Bivio mobile app either.

Take some stress out of your life and take that dxxx phone out of your hand and sit down by your computer and enjoy life.

Bill Muhlke

From: club_cafe@bivio.com <club_cafe@bivio.com> on behalf of Steve Elberts via bivio.com <user*16844200001@bivio.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 10:28:37 AM
To: club_cafe@bivio.com
Subject: Re: [club_cafe] Mobile App

I have no interest in paying more for a mobile version.

Steve Elberts

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:01 AM Kenneth E. Griessel via bivio.com <user*26873100001@bivio.com> wrote:

Colleen Goings on

I can get bilious on my phone by using my web browser an app does not seem necessary to me.

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 9:40 AM William Muhlke via bivio.com <user*32626100001@bivio.com> wrote:

Connie Humble on

I don't use a phone that uses apps therefore, I am not interested in an increase in cost either.

From: club_cafe@bivio.com [mailto:club_cafe@bivio.com] On Behalf Of Steve Elberts via bivio.com
Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 9:29 AM
To: club_cafe@bivio.com
Subject: Re: [club_cafe] Mobile App

I have no interest in paying more for a mobile version.

Steve Elberts

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:01 AM Kenneth E. Griessel via bivio.com <user*26873100001@bivio.com> wrote:

Colleen Goings on

Spell correct it is suppose to be bivio

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 9:42 AM Colleen Goings <colleen.goings@gmail.com> wrote:

Bob Hays on

What's the point? It updates over night, it's not streaming data!

Take some stress out of your life and take that dxxx phone out of your hand and sit down by your computer and enjoy life.

Bill Muhlke

I have no interest in paying more for a mobile version.

Steve Elberts

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:01 AM Kenneth E. Griessel via bivio.com <user*26873100001@bivio.com> wrote:

Kenneth E. Griessel on

Good point re: not being willing to pay more for a mobile
app, but cannot believe that bivio would have to charge
more. It seems to me that mobile availability/access is the
cost of doing business today, and that our current annual
fees should cover at least a basic mobile app.

None of the banks, brokerages, stores, restaurants,
utilities, or other web services that I use charge for use
of their mobile apps.

I just wanted to raise the issue since my response from
bivio was basically "we'd make it a priority if people asked
for it". The bivio website is the same as it was when our
club joined nearly 10 years ago; some technological
improvements to the site and access to it are certainly
overdue.

Thanks for your feedback. Hopefully others will share
theirs as well.

Irina Clements on

I am not necessarily for or against a mobile version. Just sharing some food for thought...

A phone app wouldn't work for me as is necessitates too small a font. iPad/tablet app with larger size would be my druthers.

Typically I just respond to daily/weekly tasks using the link in the email to my club account for filling in details of transactions that need info beyond that provided by AccountSync. Not sure that an app does anything that increases ease of use or simplicity of interface that the email link doesn't already provide...

For more labor intensive tasks such as annual audit or withdrawal, I get on laptop instead of tablet anyway since I want bigger fonts, while seeing larger document views and want the memory available for going between windows and other additional pluses of a laptop.

If bivio were to make an app, the coding necessity includes both iOS and android operating systems, for phone and tablet, with each of the four apps (phone iOS/Android and tablet iOS/Android) requiring functionality as well as security.

When I look over all the above, I am not sure the "juice is worth the squeeze", either for bivio as developers or customers as users.

My $0.02, Irina Clements, Treasurer Streetbeaters Investment Club

On Feb 1, 2018, at 11:28 AM, Steve Elberts via bivio.com <user*16844200001@bivio.com> wrote:

Kimberley A Potter on

I wouldn't use it whether it cost more or not. Although I
don't see that it would cost more.
Kim Potter
BI Brighton Model Club
Treasurer

John W Ranby Trustee PGM Cariboo Trust on

The banks may not be charging to use their mobile app, but
they are recouping their costs to develop and maintain
multiple versions of new software code somehow. bivio would
have to do likewise.

I agree with Irina's comments. bivio is not something I need
to access multiple times a day. My main use is just before
our monthly meeting when I process the autopay of member
capital contributions, verify accuracy of autosync
transactions, and prepare reports. All done on a desktop or
laptop, if traveling. I cannot image when I would have a use
for a phone app. Web browser on phone would do in a pinch.

Only change I would like on the "to do" list, would be add
the login and password fields to the home page; in order to
eliminate necessity of clicking to second page to log in.

Jack Ranby, Treasurer
Grants Partners Investment Club

Roy Chastain on

Changing to a mobile-friendly site is not easy. There is quite a lot of engineering needed to accomplish the task, engineering which is expensive. I don’t know anything about Bivio’s financial situation, but I doubt they have cash reserves to accomplish such extensive work. Thus, if Bivio were to engage in a change-over, they would likely increase prices. I look at our club’s Bivio account very seldom, maybe twice a month as I prepare for the next meeting. And since we have laptops at our meeting, we can access the site easily if we need to verify something. As others have said, I don’t need mobile access for this, plus larger fonts are welcome to these eyes.

Thank you,
Roy Chastain
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” George Bernard Shaw

> On Feb 1, 2018, at 9:24 AM, John W Ranby Trustee PGM Cariboo Trust via bivio.com <user*15792700001@bivio.com> wrote:
>
> The banks may not be charging to use their mobile app, but
> they are recouping their costs to develop and maintain
> multiple versions of new software code somehow. bivio would
> have to do likewise.
>
> I agree with Irina's comments. bivio is not something I need
> to access multiple times a day. My main use is just before
> our monthly meeting when I process the autopay of member
> capital contributions, verify accuracy of autosync
> transactions, and prepare reports. All done on a desktop or
> laptop, if traveling. I cannot image when I would have a use
> for a phone app. Web browser on phone would do in a pinch.
>
> Only change I would like on the "to do" list, would be add
> the login and password fields to the home page; in order to
> eliminate necessity of clicking to second page to log in.
>
> Jack Ranby, Treasurer
> Grants Partners Investment Club

JAYNE GILBERT on

This doesn't interest me

Jayne

On Thursday, February 1, 2018 11:02 AM, Connie Humble via bivio.com <user*27031200001@bivio.com> wrote:

I don't use a phone that uses apps therefore, I am not interested in an increase in cost either.

I have no interest in paying more for a mobile version.

Steve Elberts

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:01 AM Kenneth E. Griessel via bivio.com <user*26873100001@bivio.com> wrote:

Dick Lewis on

I agree..... I see no advantage to having a mobile app....

Dick Lewis

From: William Muhlke via bivio.com

Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2018 11:39 AM

To: club_cafe@bivio.com

Subject: Re: [club_cafe] Mobile App

I am with Steve Elberts.

I don't want to pay more for a Bivio mobile app either.

Take some stress out of your life and take that dxxx phone out of your hand and sit down by your computer and enjoy life.

Bill Muhlke

I have no interest in paying more for a mobile version.

Steve Elberts

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:01 AM Kenneth E. Griessel via bivio.com <user*26873100001@bivio.com> wrote:

Linda Wiltse on

Ditto – no need for an app

Linda Wiltse

From: club_cafe@bivio.com [mailto:club_cafe@bivio.com] On Behalf Of William Muhlke via bivio.com
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2018 11:40 AM
To: club_cafe@bivio.com
Subject: Re: [club_cafe] Mobile App

I am with Steve Elberts.

I don't want to pay more for a Bivio mobile app either.

Take some stress out of your life and take that dxxx phone out of your hand and sit down by your computer and enjoy life.

Bill Muhlke

I have no interest in paying more for a mobile version.

Steve Elberts

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:01 AM Kenneth E. Griessel via bivio.com <user*26873100001@bivio.com> wrote:

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