IM on M3100

The SPV C500 had the MS instant messaging client installed. Has this
been removed from the M3100 or am I just not looking in the right
place.

If it's not on by default can it (or an alternative) be installed?

TIA

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[email protected] declared for all the world to hear...
> The SPV C500 had the MS instant messaging client installed. Has this
> been removed from the M3100 or am I just not looking in the right
> place.

Microsoft removed it. There are 3rd party clients around, for example
Agile.

> If it's not on by default can it (or an alternative) be installed?

I can't find it on Microsofts site anymore. Not sure what they've done
with it.
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Regards
Jon

On Sat, 5 May 2007 21:25:38 +0100, Jon <[email protected]>
wrote:

>[email protected] declared for all the world to hear...
>> The SPV C500 had the MS instant messaging client installed. Has this
>> been removed from the M3100 or am I just not looking in the right
>> place.
>
>Microsoft removed it. There are 3rd party clients around, for example
>Agile.
>
>> If it's not on by default can it (or an alternative) be installed?
>
>I can't find it on Microsofts site anymore. Not sure what they've done
>with it.

Thanks to you both. Will have a look at the clients you've referred
to.

Jon wrote:
> [email protected] declared for all the world to hear...
>> The SPV C500 had the MS instant messaging client installed. Has this
>> been removed from the M3100 or am I just not looking in the right
>> place.
>
> Microsoft removed it. There are 3rd party clients around, for example
> Agile.

It's very uncommon for Microsoft to actually do anything like this for
OEMs - it's usually up to them to customise it as with all deployments
of Windows Mobile and Windows CE (which WM is a specific customisation
of). Judging by how badly most of them did with initial releases of WM5
and how the problems were down to ignoring MS recommendations it
certainly suggests the OEMs were to blame.

Whatever the case, MS would not and did not remove it on their own
decision. I suspect Orange (or a contracted 3rd party, possibly MS)
removed it at Orange's request. Other deployments of the Hermes device
has got MSN Messenger installed and it's an OEM option in the build scripts.

I suspect that it was down to either licensing cost, or stopping people
from using it to avoid making calls/SMS (as with their removal of VOIP
on N95).

>> If it's not on by default can it (or an alternative) be installed?
>
> I can't find it on Microsofts site anymore. Not sure what they've done
> with it.

http://mobile.msn.com/ac.aspx?cid=pmsn_market

£10.99 to download and install. Free if it's installed by your OEM, but
I don't know of the licensing costs in that case.

D

On Sun, 06 May 2007 15:50:57 +0100, David Hearn
<[email protected]> wrote:


>I suspect that it was down to either licensing cost, or stopping people
>from using it to avoid making calls/SMS (as with their removal of VOIP
>on N95).

My thoughts exactly!

>>> If it's not on by default can it (or an alternative) be installed?
>>
>> I can't find it on Microsofts site anymore. Not sure what they've done
>> with it.
>
>http://mobile.msn.com/ac.aspx?cid=pmsn_market
>
>£10.99 to download and install. Free if it's installed by your OEM, but
>I don't know of the licensing costs in that case.
>
>D

Hmmm. Not sure I want it that badly!