MSN Messenger on Sanyo 5300 but not Treo 600

I asked this at Treo Central but didn't get any answers so I'll try this
here.

On my Sanyo 5300 if I go to the Vision Homepage, select Messaging, then
Instant Messaging, I get a page with three links: AOL Instant Messenger, MSN
Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger. However, if I do this exact same process
on my Treo 600 I only get two links: AOL Instant Messenger and Yahoo!
Messenger. In both cases it looks like the IM link page is
http://vision.sprintpcs.com/papz/con...dPageID=msg04.
Anyone have any ideas what's going on or how I can get to MSN Messenger from
my Treo?

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In article <[email protected]>, "mcg" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I asked this at Treo Central but didn't get any answers so I'll try this
> here.
>
> On my Sanyo 5300 if I go to the Vision Homepage, select Messaging, then
> Instant Messaging, I get a page with three links: AOL Instant Messenger, MSN
> Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger. However, if I do this exact same process
> on my Treo 600 I only get two links: AOL Instant Messenger and Yahoo!
> Messenger. In both cases it looks like the IM link page is
> http://vision.sprintpcs.com/papz/con...dPageID=msg04.
> Anyone have any ideas what's going on or how I can get to MSN Messenger from
> my Treo?

Check with www.sprintpcsinfo.com hatoncat seems aggressive in getting
Handspring to deliver.

Hi,

Kevin from Handspring here. I do know how you can get MSN Messenger on
your Treo. Try www.pdaapps.com to download verichat for Treo 600,
which allows you to access aol, msn, icq, and yahoo IM, all in one
application.

Hope that helps!

Kevin

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Kevin Michaels
[email protected]
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"mcg" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I asked this at Treo Central but didn't get any answers so I'll try this
> here.
>
> On my Sanyo 5300 if I go to the Vision Homepage, select Messaging, then
> Instant Messaging, I get a page with three links: AOL Instant Messenger, MSN
> Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger. However, if I do this exact same process
> on my Treo 600 I only get two links: AOL Instant Messenger and Yahoo!
> Messenger. In both cases it looks like the IM link page is
> http://vision.sprintpcs.com/papz/con...dPageID=msg04.
> Anyone have any ideas what's going on or how I can get to MSN Messenger from
> my Treo?

Hello Kevin. Mailed and posted

There are reports that Handspring axed Bluetooth from the Treo 600 design at
the last minute to cut costs.

Since it uses Palm OS 5, no extant Bluetooth SD card works with it.

Any plans to assist developers?

And what about the Mail app the SprintPCSinfo.com has posted for the Sprint
Treo as Handspring only included it with the GSM Treo 600?

P.S. Whats the best deal on a Treo 300, Amazon is apparently now sold out.

"Kevin Michaels" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
> Kevin from Handspring here. I do know how you can get MSN Messenger on
> your Treo. Try www.pdaapps.com to download verichat for Treo 600,
> which allows you to access aol, msn, icq, and yahoo IM, all in one
> application.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Kevin
>
It seems strange to me that I have to pay for software/service at $24.95 for
the first year and $19.95 for subsequent years to do MSN Messenger on my
Treo when I don't have to buy anything to use my Sanyo 5300 for MSN
Messenger.

The phone may just not be compatible with it yet. MSN and sprint just
started working together and they may not have it working on all phones at
this point. AIM didn't work until just recently.

As an alternative, there are some IM applications on some free sites.
www.3gupload.com has AirIM.jad and i believe it does MSN.

--
-Brandt
I work for SprintPCS
I *DON'T* speak for them

"mcg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I asked this at Treo Central but didn't get any answers so I'll try this
> here.
>
> On my Sanyo 5300 if I go to the Vision Homepage, select Messaging, then
> Instant Messaging, I get a page with three links: AOL Instant Messenger,
MSN
> Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger. However, if I do this exact same process
> on my Treo 600 I only get two links: AOL Instant Messenger and Yahoo!
> Messenger. In both cases it looks like the IM link page is
> http://vision.sprintpcs.com/papz/con...dPageID=msg04.
> Anyone have any ideas what's going on or how I can get to MSN Messenger
from
> my Treo?
>
>

it's WORTH paying for... it's SO much better than Messenger through the
Vision portal. with verichat, you can log into MSN Messenger, ICQ, Yahoo
and AOL messengers all at the same time. it works through a proxy that uses
short messages. so people see you online even if you close verichat and
open another program or are doing something else with the phone. you have
away messages.... you can setup alerts that let you know when a particular
buddies logs on. i think they have a free trial to let you try it out
before you buy.


"mcg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Kevin Michaels" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Kevin from Handspring here. I do know how you can get MSN Messenger on
> > your Treo. Try www.pdaapps.com to download verichat for Treo 600,
> > which allows you to access aol, msn, icq, and yahoo IM, all in one
> > application.
> >
> > Hope that helps!
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> It seems strange to me that I have to pay for software/service at $24.95
for
> the first year and $19.95 for subsequent years to do MSN Messenger on my
> Treo when I don't have to buy anything to use my Sanyo 5300 for MSN
> Messenger.
>
>

[email protected] (BlueTooth Now) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...

> Since it uses Palm OS 5, no extant Bluetooth SD card works with it.
>
> Any plans to assist developers?

While the Treo 600 does have SD/IO support in the slot and there are
some solutions out there for bluetooth, we don't expect to see
anything in the near future. One reason is that there are no sftware
drivers for the bluetooth card out there for Palm OS 5 devices and
there's not a lot of incentive to do this. Obviously there is also a
lot of bluetooth being built into products so a 3rd party is somewhat
reluctant to make a compatible solution for palm OS 5 devices.

So, long story short, we are compatible if a 3rd party comes out with
a solution for Palm OS 5, but we do not see any solutions on the
immediate horizon.

> And what about the Mail app the SprintPCSinfo.com has posted for the Sprint
> Treo as Handspring only included it with the GSM Treo 600?

Sorry, I'm not clear on that, but I'll forward your question to
someone at Handspring and see if I can get an answer for you.

> P.S. Whats the best deal on a Treo 300, Amazon is apparently now sold out.

I'm not sure where the best price would be now, but if you type
"compare prices" "treo 300"
into Yahoo's search box, you'll get alot of places that can help you
locate the best price.

Hope this helps,

Kevin

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Kevin Michaels
[email protected]
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"newguy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> it's WORTH paying for... it's SO much better than Messenger through the
> Vision portal. with verichat, you can log into MSN Messenger, ICQ, Yahoo
> and AOL messengers all at the same time. it works through a proxy that
uses
> short messages. so people see you online even if you close verichat and
> open another program or are doing something else with the phone. you have
> away messages.... you can setup alerts that let you know when a particular
> buddies logs on. i think they have a free trial to let you try it out
> before you buy.
>
Yes, I have to admit that it's pretty cool. But you have to understand that
my personal motto is CIGFIB (Cheap is Good, Free is Better) so I'd really
rather have this functionality available without paying extra, especially an
annual fee.