5.6 Instant messaging
You can use MSN Messenger on your Smartphone to send
and receive instant messages. MSN Messenger on your
Smartphone provides the same chat environment as MSN
Messenger on your desktop computer. Features of this
environment include:
• Sending and receiving instant messages.
• Seeing the status of others in your Messenger contacts
list, or changing your own status (e.g., available, busy, out
to lunch).
• Inviting other people to a chat conversation.
• Blocking contacts from seeing your status or sending you
messages.
Setting up MSN Messenger
Before you can use MSN Messenger, you must take steps to
set it up. First, you need either a Microsoft .NET Passport
account or a Hotmail account. To set up a Microsoft .NET
Passport account, go to: http://www.passport.com. Once you
have this account, you need to do the following:
Create a connection on your Smartphone, such as a modem
or wireless connection that allows you to connect to the
Internet. For more information about creating connections,
see 3.3 Data connections.
Using MSN Messenger
You can sign in to MSN Messenger using your Hotmail
credentials or your .NET Passport:
1 To sign in to and sign out of MSN Messenger:
