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. Users can enjoy Skype and MSN Messenger anywhere they can receive a signal on their smartphones. Downloading the two services is straightforward once you have the proper accounts and compatible smartphones.
Instructions
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.
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