msn messenger

[Guest ah13]

hi

is mnsn messenger free to use on a windows mobile smartphone. Does it work as the same as on a pc

thanks

[Guest markgamber]

hi

is mnsn messenger free to use on a windows mobile smartphone. Does it work as the same as on a pc

thanks

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It works more or less like the desktop version. It's on a phone so there are going to be a number of things missing. You will need an internet connection to use it, however. A GPRS connection that gives you a few ports like email and WAP (t-zones, for example) isn't going to cut it.

[Guest tiler65]

in the uk if you send a message or receive one, i think it is charged 10pence per message. A little steep in my opinion.

[Guest martin]

in the uk if you send a message  or receive one, i think it is charged 10pence per message. A little steep in my opinion.

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MSN messenger is charged at your standard GPRS rate.

10p per message ? Where you thinking about SMS there ?

[Guest tiler65]

MSN Mobile Orange Information on Charging

This service is available to Pay Monthly and Pay As You Go customers connected to the Orange network in the UK.

Pay As You Go customers will be charged at their service plan rates for each text message sent and 10 pence for each text message received, subject to phone being in credit.

Pay Monthly customers will be charged at their service plan rates for each text message sent and 10 pence for each text message received.

Some use of the service may be available whilst outside the UK. Any use of this service outside the UK will be subject to international rates for sending and receiving text messages whilst abroad.

You will receive a text message for each email received in your inbox. Orange recommends that you use your Hotmail filter and messenger status to ensure that you only receive alerts for emails from sources you have selected.

Further information is available on www.msn.co.uk

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this is what i mean by it costs money

[Guest kaneso]

im on payg with orange so i hav free gprs and i havent been charged for msn. i hav started using agile messenger which i prefer

[Guest martin]

tiler65

That cost is receiving SMS (text) messages as email alerts. Text messages are sent and received as signalling messages and you are charged for each message.

MSN messenger is an application that uses the GPRS network and you are charged at GPRS rates (cost per Megabyte).

[Guest tiler65]

Martin

Check this link

http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-gb&page=mobile/messenger

I think it says ALL messages in messenger are sent and received as sms text messages.

Either it is contradicting itself or they are pulling thw wool over somebodies eyes

I don't have time to ring up and talk to push this button then that button press star and so on just to get a response from MSN or Orange and email is becoming like snail mail when trying to access help or complaint sites, so if you can disprove or prove which is right you may be my hero!!!!! :oops:

[Guest martin]

I understand now tiler65 :D The 'MSN messenger to text' service is for phones that DON'T have the MSN Messenger application. People can send a text message from the PC's Messenger program to your mobile and you can return a message (all done via SMS) but you don't need this if you have an MS smartphone :D

The above has nothing to do with how the actual MSN Messenger application works on your phone. Mobile MSN messenger uses either a 9.6K/14.4K GSM data connection or an IP connection on the GPRS network. Messenger is IDEAL for using on the GPRS network due to it being text based and requiring a small number of packets to be sent and received. Some people have taken the time to estimate a monthly cost of using Messenger over the GPRS network and although I can't remember the outcome, it wasn't expensive :D

[Guest tiler65]

thanks