188 Getting Connected
8.10 Windows Live™ Messenger
Windows Live™ Messenger lets you send and receive instant messages online. With
this mobile version of Windows Live Messenger, you enjoy many of the same cool
features that you get from the desktop version, which include the following:
• Instant messaging via text and voice
• Multiple conversations
• Add emoticons
• Contact list with presence
• Send and receive les including photos
• Change status/display name
• View contacts by online status, groups, and more
• Send messages even when a contact is oine
Notes
• Before you can use Live Messenger, your phone must be connected to the Internet. For
information about setting up an Internet connection, see “Ways of Connecting to the
Internet” in this chapter.
• You also need to have a T-Mobile data plan to use Live Messenger.
Launch the messenger and sign in
To open Live Messenger
Do one of the following:
• On the Home screen, select
Start > Instant Messaging > Messenger.
• On Windows Live of the Home screen, press NAVIGATION WHEEL left or right
until you see
Messenger and then press ENTER.
To sign in and out
1. To sign in, select Sign in on the messenger screen.
2. If this is your rst time to sign in, a message appears informing you that your
messenger contacts will be added to the contact list on your phone. Select
OK to add them.