MSN Mobile

[MadGamer]

In the main Messenger application, how do i change my ststus so that other contacts im on a mobile? Ive signed up by the way.

[Tezcatlipoca]

I would have assumed that if you're actually signed in, your status *won't* ever show up as "Mobile" ('cos, well, you're online! No need for "mobile"). Surely you only have "Mobile" status if you are not logged in, but have sorted out the Mobile stuff. The whole point of it is so that people can contact you via MSN when you're not online...they MSN you, & it goes to your mobile?

At least, that's what I think...

Also...Don't you have to pay to receive messages etc via mobile?

[kronas]

Originally Posted by Matt D

I would have assumed that if you're actually signed in, your status *won't* ever show up as "Mobile" ('cos, well, you're online! No need for "mobile"). Surely you only have "Mobile" status if you are not logged in, but have sorted out the Mobile stuff. The whole point of it is so that people can contact you via MSN when you're not online...they MSN you, & it goes to your mobile?

At least, that's what I think...

Also...Don't you have to pay to receive messages etc via mobile?

thats correct, and the recipient does indeed pay for the messages recieved on their mobile phone.

i think the cost is between 10-25p per message recieved.

[quadplay]

To answer Wayne's question, in the new MSN 7, you need to go into Tools, then Options, select "Phone" from the list on the left and then click "Mobile Settings". That will allow you to setup your mobile phone number to send and receive MSN Messenger messages via SMS.

[bopdude]

I beg to differ but with this xda and my last phone mpx200 I didn't have to do anything in the settings, it automatically showed me as logged in from a mobile device, also I can leave msn logged in on this xda running in the background, if someone drops me a line I pay by the mb downloaded, my bills are always +/-£50, not bad IMHO coz I hammer the phone and the internet, posting / surfing from it now best bit of kit ever IMO.
HTH

[Dave Stones]

Originally Posted by bopdude

I beg to differ but with this xda and my last phone mpx200 I didn't have to do anything in the settings, it automatically showed me as logged in from a mobile device, also I can leave msn logged in on this xda running in the background, if someone drops me a line I pay by the mb downloaded, my bills are always +/-£50, not bad IMHO coz I hammer the phone and the internet, posting / surfing from it now best bit of kit ever IMO.
HTH

but they are fancy smartphones like my spv c500/m1000 they already have msn installed

yes, when you sign in on a mobile device it changes your status automatically and puts a lil picture of a cellphone over the green man, much like when you sign in on webmessenger it puts a green blob over the man...

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by Dave Stones

but they are fancy smartphones like my spv c500/m1000 they already have msn installed
.

I didn't think you could run msn on anything else but a ' smart phone ' of course I could be a bit er than I thought

[KingPhoenix]

Originally Posted by bopdude

I didn't think you could run msn on anything else but a ' smart phone ' of course I could be a bit er than I thought

You can register for msn mobile, which then creates a yellow icon when your not online, and it sends all MSN messages as text messages to your mobile, and yes you can reply... but its expensive....... i think it costs me (on vodafone) 12p to recieve a message, and 10p to send....

But when i use the actual MSN client on my phone (connected via GPRS) i think my total data bill is in the region of £40 a month.... but the phone gets heavily used with iPaq to connect to servers etc... on the move...