Mobile Instant Messaging

You may already use an instant messaging service on your PC. Now you can take advantage of instant messaging on your Nokia phone.

What you get with Mobile Instant Messaging

• Chat in real time with your contacts, whether they're online at a PC or also using instant messenger on a phone - it works mobile-to-mobile, mobile-to-PC, and PC-to-mobile
• If you have to dash from your PC but want to keep a conversation going, just switch on instant messaging in your mobile while you're still logged on

• See instantly if your contacts are online and available
• Invite several people to one conversation - very helpful when you're making movie plans or scheduling meetings
• With some phones, instant messaging works closely with Presence - you can see where your friends are, what they're doing, and send them a message they can respond to right away

How it works

To use instant messaging, you'll need a username and password from an online IM service, and the rest depends on your phone and operator. Some operators support specific software. Some phones have an application built-in, and with others you can download an independent Java™ application.

You may use IM by connecting to the Internet (over WAP, GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA or other network connection), or you may also send and receive messages by SMS.