MSN Live Messenger refuses to connect 90% of the time

[daleski75]

I am running TOR 2.1 and also tried quite a few different roms but none of them seem to fix this issue I have.

MSN Messenger 90% of the time refuses to connect, even with a very strong signal (shows H) it just has a permanent beach ball and then comes back saying it cannot connect.

Tried it over WIFI and it works fine, connects within seconds.

I am on 3 Network if that makes any difference??

Has anyone else got random connection problems with MSN? or even better if someone here knows a fix!

Cheers


Dale

[Addicteddddd]

What 3G provider are you with? I know T-Mobile here in the UK blocks Windows Live, and strictly doesn't allow Messenger though it does work once activated through WiFi

[daleski75]

What 3G provider are you with? I know T-Mobile here in the UK blocks Windows Live, and strictly doesn't allow Messenger though it does work once activated through WiFi

I am with H3G which fully support live as I am using it with x-series tariff just annoyed that most of the time i cannot even use it!

[Syphon Filter]

What 3G provider are you with? I know T-Mobile here in the UK blocks Windows Live, and strictly doesn't allow Messenger though it does work once activated through WiFi

That's simply not true. I use MSN and Windows Live all the time on my Touch Pro on T-Mobile with WnW.

The chances are you have the proxy box checked for that connection. Uncheck it and it will work fine.

Though I do seem to be having a problem sending hotmail from my Touch Pro. Syncing and receiving is fine, but sending seems a bit hit and miss. Other than that all Windows Live and MSN Messenger functions work fine.

[daleski75]

That's simply not true. I use MSN and Windows Live all the time on my Touch Pro on T-Mobile with WnW.

The chances are you have the proxy box checked for that connection. Uncheck it and it will work fine.

Though I do seem to be having a problem sending hotmail from my Touch Pro. Syncing and receiving is fine, but sending seems a bit hit and miss. Other than that all Windows Live and MSN Messenger functions work fine.

Just checked and the proxy settings are all empty, tried a hard and software reset as well as no tweaks all with the same results, maybe its a problem with 3's network connectivity?

[Syphon Filter]

Just checked and the proxy settings are all empty, tried a hard and software reset as well as no tweaks all with the same results, maybe its a problem with 3's network connectivity?

Hrm, very possible. I might be worth checking with H3G, I thought all their handsets shipped with Windows Live and MSN Messenger as standard??:confused:

[daleski75]

They do normally but I got my touch diamond from hk a couple of months back, so not officially supported i guess.

[Syphon Filter]

They do normally but I got my touch diamond from hk a couple of months back, so not officially supported i guess.

No I meant that seeing as it comes on all their other devices you would think it would work from your Diamond, H3G dont even have the Diamond do they?

[p3eps]

My MSN Live seems to always try to connect via 3G / GPRS - even when there is a Wi-Fi network connected. Is there some sort of setting to fix this?

[Syphon Filter]

My MSN Live seems to always try to connect via 3G / GPRS - even when there is a Wi-Fi network connected. Is there some sort of setting to fix this?

Interesting, my Windows Live/Hotmail syncing seems to do the same.

[Black Bear]

Hi check the time settings on your device or the PC you sync your device on, amke sure time is set correctly. I had identical problem before.

[mtcerio]

I am running TOR 2.1 and also tried quite a few different roms but none of them seem to fix this issue I have.

MSN Messenger 90% of the time refuses to connect, even with a very strong signal (shows H) it just has a permanent beach ball and then comes back saying it cannot connect.

Tried it over WIFI and it works fine, connects within seconds.

I am on 3 Network if that makes any difference??

Has anyone else got random connection problems with MSN? or even better if someone here knows a fix!

Cheers


Dale

Hello,

I have the same problem, with a Touch HD. Had the problem with original ROM, now I upgraded to Dutty's WM 6.5 ROM and still the same.

I also am on 3 (Three) UK, but I don't think that's the problem, for 2 reasons:
1 - Sometimes Messenger and Live Mail do connect and work.
2 - If you try to log in to Messenger the first time, you see that it's dialing a data connection and connecting. Then after 5 mins of spinning ball you get the error that can't connect. Now, if you disconnect the data connection, and try to log in with Messenger, you see the same spinning ball, and after a while the same error, but this time it did not even dial a data connection!

So I must conclude that there's something wrong in the way Messenger and Live use the data connection on our mobiles. Seems that sometimes Messenger is unable to send/receive data? :-S

Any help appreciated.

Matteo

PS: I also opened a thread in MS Windows Mobile forum, but without any solution so far...
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsmobile/thread/da027a32-710d-4da9-a409-2ed4cdaaeeab

[sbonera]

I gave on msn messenger and used Palringo, which allows to add various IM services to it.

Try that might work

[mtcerio]

I gave on msn messenger and used Palringo, which allows to add various IM services to it.

Try that might work

Dear sbonera

Yes, that works. I use nimbuzz as alternative client. That also works.
But this is a workaround for IM, not a solution.
Furthermore, it's not only a problem of IM. Fact is that I cannot synchronise my Live Mail and my Live Contacts, either.

Cheers

maTTeo