Is it possible to retrieve old conversations?

for blackberry messenger, if you end a conversation, is it possible for someone to call or go online and view what the conversations were about? i know you can do it for regular text messages, but is it the same for blackberry messenger?
thanks

gk1968 wrote:
So, to expand on the original question, old blackberry messenger messages cannot be retrieved at all? I ask because I'm possibly going to be going through a divorce and wanted to know If I could have my wife's message subpoened for court.
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See JSanders reply above...it is accurate. BBM is peer-to-peer...there is no server involved in the message stream, from which a record could have been kept and subsequently retrieved. As such, if it is gone from your BB, then it is gone.
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I bought this phone in the end of last September and this is speaking from a proud loyal user of Sony products and I have owned wide range of products like Bravia television, home theater system, and Playstations, they have been a great pleasure to me. Before the release of Z3 Compact, I was desperately looking for a small sized phone with capability of good performance until I saw the advertising of Z3 Compact, so I had finally found a phone that best suited my every needs. I'd been enjoying every single feature of the phone but it was only 2 months since I bought it then the phone died suddenly when I woke up the next morning and I had an important meeting that day. Due to the problem of course I could not make it in the end. I had done everything I could but the phone could not be turned on at all, so there was entirely no way for me to back up everything before I sent it to repair. I could say it was very unfortunate for me because I have many friends who are still using high-end Xperia phones like Z2 and they are still running fine even until this day.
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