Well, the issue is accessibility of such IM softwares with talx or mobile speak.
----- Original Message ----- From: "firoz pathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Why send SMS when you can chat on mobile instant m > 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 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
