How To Use Skype And MSN That Runs On Your Smartphone

The Skype is an online calling service that incorporates text messaging, voice chat and video calls. MSN Messenger, also called Windows Live messenger, is the text messaging service tied to the Windows Live news and social-media service. Both services are free and have expanded into the mobile app market. The users can enjoy Skype and MSN Messenger anywhere they can receive a signal on their smartphones. The accessing Skype on your cell phone is easy thanks to a new application called Skype Mobile. The benefits of using Skype on your cell phone are free Skype-to-Skype calling, free Skype instant messenger with buddy list, and cheap local and international rates for calls made to non-Skype numbers. Downloading the two services is straightforward once you have the proper accounts and compatible mobile phones.

Here’s the Simple Steps to Follow:

1. Visit the Skype website (skype.com). Scroll down and click “Get Skype on your mobile.” Enter the phone number of your smartphone into the field and then click “Get Skype.”

2. Answer the text message from 75973. The text message is from Skype. Select the link within the text message to open the Web browser of the smartphone to a download link for Skype mobile. Follow the instructions presented on the smartphone to download and install Skype mobile.

3. Visit the website for Windows Live for Mobile (windowsliveformobile.com) and enter a cellphone number into the text field under “Get Windows Live on your phone.” Follow the format display in the text field when entering in the smartphone number. Click the box next to “I accept the Terms of Service” and then click “Send.”

4. View the text from 46676, which is Windows Live. Select the link within the text message and connect to the smartphone’s Web browser. Select “Messenger,” sign in to an MSN Live account and then select “Go” under “Sign into Messenger as” to begin using MSN Messenger.

Tips & Warnings:

• Both Windows Live and Skype offer alternative ways to download their products onto mobile devices.
• Skype and MSN Messenger are both available through the Android Market and iTunes.
• The Skype website lists compatible smartphones. Click “View all compatible phones” under the heading “Download Skype” in the Skype mobile page.
• Windows Live messenger can be used on any Web-enabled phone.
• Users can only make Skype video calls on select smartphones.
• Text messaging charges and data plan use apply when using MSN Messenger and Skype on a smartphone.