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msn=sms?

Hi all, i was on the phone with t-mo today and the girl told me that the msn\live messenger messages that i send and recieve uses SMSes and not internet.
is that true or was she plain stupid?
i've researched this online and coudlnt get a conclusive answer so i thouhgt i'd ask you guys since some of you have prolly seen the code itself and can answer me correctly and easily...
so which is it - internet or texts?
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still looking for developers for my project at http://code.google.com/p/bestcardgameever-android/
E.

From what I understand, the IM app is counted towards text messages, this means, google, MSN, Yahoo, AOL messages within the stock IM app is text messages.

I think GTalk use the Internet (wifi/3g or whatever data connection you're on) while other "chat" services use SMS.
But now there's free Hi MSN in the Market (and Meebo has been for quite some time) when you want to use MSN "for real".
/Mats

GTalk will works over the internet, either via 3G or WiFi.
All other protocols will only use WiFi over the internet - any conversations via a cellular network will be via SMS and not over 3G/GPRS.
Regards,
Dave

wow!
that's absurd!
nobody said anything about it either!
why did they do that?!

The crap? That sounds like the stupidest thing ever. Leave it to a cell carrier to come up with a stupid idea like that. Just use Hi MSN or Hi AIM.

The carrier makes money on the text messages, Google gets GTalk usage - and he consumer is - as always - screwed. "Business plan" is another word for the phenomenon...
(Don't get me wrong -I love most of Google's stuff, even GTalk - but as virtually no one else use GTalk, it's pretty useless to me...)
/Mats

Instant GV sms

A webservice GVmax moniters your google voice account and sends the sms to your phone immediately. All you have to do is give them your google login creds.
Seems like a good way to save some battery life and do more gv texting. Just thought I'd share.
https://www.gvmax.com/

I'm new. But isn't it a bad idea to give a relatively new web site that much access to your life?

i get them asap anyways?

milkit said:
i get them asap anyways?
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same here...

jtmercutio said:
same here...
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I'm talking about if you use the GV app on your android device. The most you can set the notifications to check is every 5 mins and that's a battery killer.

Uhmmm y not just forward them to your phone number from gv ? Instant
Edit: u can even reply to the sms gv sends u

theresthatguy said:
A webservice GVmax moniters your google voice account and sends the sms to your phone immediately. All you have to do is give them your google login creds.
Seems like a good way to save some battery life and do more gv texting. Just thought I'd share.
https://www.gvmax.com/
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Now we just need an app that lets you make and receive calls over wifi/data with our GV numbers

Best solution I've seen so far... This does it all... you just need a gtalk client and a callback phone(your carrier number, voip client w/service and pstn set up or your google talk on your computer). I'm using it with palringo and agephone over wifi only(my radio isn't even turned on) and it works great! =D

I can't get it to work, but lots of people have had success with Ultimate VOIP which can be found here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908783 It uses the system's built in contact list and dialer.
I think this would be awesome paired with either Beejive IM or Palringo on your winmo phone.

Skype

Any way to get Skype on my Captivate? It's the last thing I really need before I completely declare it > my old iPhone.
inb4 iPhone vs Captivate discussion

sKyZ said:
Any way to get Skype on my Captivate? It's the last thing I really need before I completely declare it > my old iPhone.
inb4 iPhone vs Captivate discussion
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Skype on Android is exclusive to Verizon. You can install the apps marketaccess or my market and change your carrier settings in there to make google think you are on Verizon for you to see the skype app in the market. I am not sure that it will actually work if you download and install it though.

I was disappointed by this too (coming from WinMo), but I have figured out how to use sipdroid in conjunction with google voice to get free voip calls to the US and Canada (I had a gizmo5 account which is no longer open for registration, but you can choose from a number of sip providers). Another option that looks interesting, but will not work for calls to non android/iphone phones (yet anyway) is a new vonage/facebook app which gives free voip to your facebook contacts. i haven't tried that one out yet though...

Nimbuzz 2.0 works perfectly with Skype, MSN, Yahoo, Google talk and some other.

Does Nimbuzz let you make outgoing voip calls to a phone from a skype account?

floppy__ said:
Nimbuzz 2.0 works perfectly with Skype, MSN, Yahoo, Google talk and some other.
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Don't people say there is a loud echo when they speak with you on skype?
Everyone i spoke with said they hear themselves and very loud echo.

you can get skype if you use market enabler. However, it has not been said to be a good app. The Skype to landline calls still use minutes etc.

[Q] question about facebook chat on mango

Sorry I just bought a windows phone and not sure about some features. Like the Facebook chat for instance. Yes I know how to turn it on and off but I just have a small question. When you chat with someone on Facebook through your windows phone, will it treat it as an SMS and would require payment? Or is it like using Facebook chat on the computer, where everything is just online and is free? Thanks in advance

Its free like online chat.
You will get charged only when you switch to SMS using the Arrows which will be on that chat window.

I believe it uses data just like Blackberry messenger or whats app etc or chat on

iwanthp said:
Sorry I just bought a windows phone and not sure about some features. Like the Facebook chat for instance. Yes I know how to turn it on and off but I just have a small question. When you chat with someone on Facebook through your windows phone, will it treat it as an SMS and would require payment? Or is it like using Facebook chat on the computer, where everything is just online and is free? Thanks in advance
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If u have free gprs scheme or 3g data plan, internet usage will be counted accordingly,
if u are using wifi then its free as in desktop etc.. places..
if u dnt have dataplan, nd wifi u will be charged according to the usage rates of your carrier..

Cross Platform Voice Comms

I have a friend on Blackberry, what is the best mobile data based voice comms app that they can use to call me?
I guess Skype is the best know, does Google Talk do voice on Blackberry?
Thanks.

VIBER (best free VoIP calls)
Whatsapp (best and most reliable messenger)
Buddy (for msn chat facebook chat etc, it's a dying trend)
Facebook messenger
Live profile, dying trend but gives the read and delivered status like bbm
Ummm if you search market place for these I'm sure you'll find related apps but these are the most common off the top of my head
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When I go to Biker in the Android market, it says its only available for Android and iPhone?