Author: browolf, Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:26 pm Post subject: msn on mobiles? ---- thinking of getting a new mobile. heard you can get msn on some. is msn limited to certain OSs / networks / phones? do you have to install it?
am in UK. thx
Author: Andrew Terry, Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:05 pm Post subject: ---- You should be OK with any Windows Smartphone. I'm using the Orange C600 at the moment, and I'm quite enjoying it. (The biggest P-in-the-A about the C600 is that you have to power the phone off and remove the battery in order to swap the MiniSD cards. Why they didn't make a slot for it I'll never know.... ).
There are new Windows Smartphones scheduled for release in the coming months if you can hold off for a bit - they'll blur the lines between phone, PDA and MP3 player even further...
MSN (I take you're talking IM, right?) is pretty good - it's obviously pretty slow typing away on the phone keypad, but it's certainly usable. Mobile Hotmail works pretty well too.
For me though, the biggest plus is the fact I've got my Contacts, my Calendar, my email and my music all in one place - I see people on the train carrying their iPod, their phone and their PDA and feel a bit sorry for them!!
Cheers
Andrew
Author: browolf, Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject: ---- thx. i've discovered the orange spv c500 myself. these seem to go on ebay for about £70. I havent found any non-orange smartphones atm. I would have though mobile/msn/hotmail would have been more popular....