did any one tried this weather this will be costlier then normal sms or not? what will be charge per sms in gprs ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vikas Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 10:32 AM Subject: [AI] Why send SMS when you can chat on mobile instant m
> Why send SMS when you can chat on mobile instant messenger? > 17 May, 2007 l 0505 hrs ISTlNikhil Hemrajani /TIMES NEWS NETWORK > > Addicted to 'texting' on your cellphone? Well, 'chatting' through your > phone may be a better option. For one, it works out cheaper than sending a > volley > of text messages across. Second, if you're unsure whether your phone can > 'do all that' you needn't be. Most modern phones have enough capability to > allow > chatting. Be it a multimedia series > > Nokia, or a Sony Ericsson walkman, or even Motorola, you needn't think > twice about its capabilities. > > Chances are, it'll offer Java compatibility, email and MMS support, > internet connectivity via GPRS-/EDGE, and an intelligent operating system > such as > Symbian- more than what you require for mobile instant messaging. Besides, > if you're interested in chatting on Live Messenger or Google Talk with > phone, > there's no dearth of programs out there. > > Most of these programs are available free of cost. The installation in > most cases is simple too, with different options to suit your preference - > you > can either download the application on your computer and then transfer to > the mobile phone or directly download onto the phone over GPRS. So, if you > can't > wait to get started, here are some of the instant messengers (IMs) you > should be looking at. > > Instango This nifty application promises connectivity with Google > Talk, Yahoo Messenger, MSN, ICQ and Jabber, all in one! Jabber is one of > the most > popular open source clients that uses the XMPP (Extensible Messaging and > Presence Protocol) - also used in the very popular Google Talk. > > What's good is that Instango uses a proxy server to connect to the Jabber > service. This proxy server minimises traffic considerably. For example, if > using > Google Talk for an hour on the computer uses up 1 MB of bandwidth, > Instango will do the same in about 100KB. This is quite important given > the fact that > most cellular providers charge you by the MB. > > Once you've downloaded and installed the software from > http://www.instango.com, the next thing you need to do is configure it. > > If you don't already have a Jabber ID, you should download and install > the PSI Jabber client on your main computer from http://psi-im.org and > then register > a new Jabber account for yourself. > > Nimbuzz: Nimbuzz provides multiple connectivity with Live Messenger, > Google Talk and Nimbuzz's own messaging service. Yahoo Messenger and ICQ > are expected > to arrive soon as well. > > To download the software, head over to http://get.nimbuzz.com from your > mobile browser. Once you've registered on Nimbuzz site, simply select the > service > of your choice, be it Google Talk or Live Messenger, and you're ready to > go. > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/Why_send_SMS_when_you_can_chat_on_mobile_instant_messenger/rssarticleshow/2055894.cms > > Vikas Kapoor, > MSN ID: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo ID: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype ID: dl_vikas > Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
