MSN Mobilizes Hotmail and Messenger for Verizon Wireless
Customers
MSN Mobile Is Now Available to Verizon Wireless' Get It Now
Customers, Enabling Access to Familiar MSN Communications Tools
While on the Go
Laptop Battery REDMOND, Wash., and BEDMINSTER, N.J., Aug. 5, 2004 -- MSN and
Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless service provider,
today announced that MSN Mobile is now available to Verizon
Wireless customers with select Get It Now-enabled phones. The new
MSN Mobile offering brings together mobile versions of MSN Hotmail
and MSN Messenger services in one easy and familiar application,
keeping subscribers connected with the people and information that
matter most via their mobile phone.
MSN Mobile enables subscribers to send e-mail and exchange instant
messages (IMs) between phones, or phones and PCs. The service also
brings some favorite MSN Messenger features to the wireless phone,
enabling subscribers to send emoticons to their friends or IM with
several friends at once.
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Thinkpad "People want a consistent experience when communicating online,
whether sitting at their PC or using their mobile phone," said
Brian Arbogast, corporate vice president for the MSN Communications
Platform. "Starting today customers can enjoy more graphical, rich
MSN Mobile services on Verizon Wireless Get It Now phones to stay
in touch with family and friends and access the information that
matters most while on the go."
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Microsoft Verizon Wireless customers can download MSN Mobile from their
wireless phones and enjoyed the enhanced features, including
these:
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Laptop Computers * Personalized Hotmail and Messenger. Subscribers can access
their MSN Hotmail inbox, compose e-mail online or offline, and set
up personalized alerts* so they are notified about important
incoming e-mail messages, even when they are offline. When using
MSN Messenger, subscribers can access the friends and family they
IM with on their PC and conduct simultaneous and multiparty IM
conversations.
* Virtually always available. Subscribers don't need to maintain
an active online data connection when they are expecting e-mail or
an IM. MSN Mobile can be set up to send alerts to their phone when
they have new e-mail messages or "wake up" their phone if someone
is trying to reach them via IM. For IM, subscribers can log into
MSN Messenger and then put their phone in sleep mode but still
appear online to their contacts.
* Familiar MSN Experience. MSN Mobile offers an on-screen user
interface that looks and feels like the MSN experience on a PC,
making it easy for customers to download the application and
immediately begin to use it. Common features with the PC version of
MSN allow subscribers to use the same IM name on their phone and PC
and share a single contact list, making it easy to send messages to
friends, family and colleagues wherever they access Hotmail and
Messenger. The availability of more than 60 standard emoticons for
MSN Messenger makes it even more fun to express feelings and make
an impression with MSN Mobile.
The phone also supports PCS Vision email and instant messaging capabilities. Sprint PCS Vision transforms the wireless experience from something that's simply functional into something visual, entertaining and highly personalized. MSN Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, and AOL Instant Messenger are all supported by Sprint's PCS Vision service. PCS Vision mobile Web services let you check out sports scores, day forecast, check your flight status, and stay up to date with the latest news. You' color graphic versions of popular Web sites.
Laptop Computer "MSN Mobile builds upon our relationship with Microsoft and is a
welcomed addition to our Get It Now service," said Jim Straight,
vice president of data and multimedia services for Verizon
Wireless. "The new service not only gives our customers another way
to stay connected from their mobile phones, it delivers a familiar
MSN experience for them -- whether it's checking their Hotmail
e-mail account or chatting with friends on MSN Messenger."
- AOL Instant Messenger (as supported in AIM version 4.3 or later)
- Yahoo! Messenger (as supported in Yahoo! Messenger version 5.0 or later)
- MSN Messenger (as supported by MSN Messenger 4.0 or later or Windows Messenger 4.6 or later)
- IMsecure Pro does not support chat rooms
Desktop Computer Mobilizing MSN and Verizon Wireless
Customers
Notebooks Today, there are more than 187 million active MSN Hotmail
customers and 135 million MSN Messenger customers worldwide.
Microsoft Corp.'s aim is to mobilize these customers via rich and
familiar offers from MSN Mobile, ultimately keeping them closer to
the people and information that matter most, while they are on the
go.
Lenovo MSN Mobile is currently available on the LG VX6000, LG VX4400
and the LG VX4500 phones. Verizon Wireless customers can find MSN
Mobile in the GetMESSAGING shopping aisle online. The MSN Mobile
service for Get It Now phones is available for an introductory rate
of $2.49 (U.S.) per month for the
life of the subscription.
Starting Oct. 26, service will be $2.99 per month.* More
information can be found at http://vzw.msn.com/.
Hard Drive Get It Now is Verizon Wireless' virtual store with more than 500
applications available for download, including games, ring tones,
productivity tools and entertainment applications. Download charges
for Get It Now applications vary and airtime charges apply when
browsing, downloading and using certain applications. Customers
need a Get It Now-enabled handset and Verizon Wireless digital
service to access the Get It Now virtual store.
Travelstar Get It Now phones are available in more than 1,200 Verizon
Wireless Communications Stores, at participating Circuit City and
RadioShack locations, and on the Web at
http://www.verizonwireless.com/. More information about Get It Now
can be found at http://www.verizonwireless.com/getitnow/.
Gateway About MSN
Laptop Parts MSN attracts more than 350 million unique users worldwide per
month. With localized versions available globally in 39 markets and
20 languages, MSN is a world leader in delivering
Web
services to consumers and online
advertising opportunities to
businesses worldwide. The most useful and innovative online service
today, MSN brings consumers everything they need from the Web to
make the most of their time online. MSN is located on the Web at
http://www.msn.com/. MSN worldwide sites are located at
http://www.msn.com/worldwide.ashx.
Software About MSN Mobile
Hard Drives MSN Mobile extends the MSN experience customers are familiar
with to mobile devices, providing a convenient way to stay in touch
with the people and information that matter most. MSN Mobile will
deliver a range of experiences and solutions worldwide, including
broad SMS and WAP services, rich client solutions with partners,
and advanced experiences with Pocket MSN on Microsoft Windows
Mobile (TM) -based devices.
Electronics About Verizon Wireless
Canon Verizon Wireless is the nation's leading provider of wireless
communications. The company has the largest nationwide wireless
voice and data network and 40.4 million customers. Headquartered in
Bedminster, N.J., Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon
Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find
more information on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com/. To
receive broadcast-quality video footage of Verizon Wireless
operations, log onto
http://www.thenewsmarket.com/verizonwireless/.
Desktop Pc About Get It Now
Desktop Computers Get It Now from Verizon Wireless puts a virtual software store
inside a wireless phone. Customers with Get It Now-capable phones
can download applications over the
air and purchase them from their
phones. getTXT, getIM and getEMAIL help customers stay in touch
and communicate with others. getGAMES keeps customers
entertained, while getGOING applications, made for today's
mobile lifestyle, offers restaurant
location services with maps, directions and more. View and share
digital photos with getPIX, check out Web cams with getFLIX or
identify incoming callers by assigning a unique ring with
getTONES. getALERTS keeps customers informed while getBROWSING
lets them access the Web from their wireless phone.
Think Pad About Microsoft
Repair Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide
leader in software, services and solutions that help people and
businesses realize their full potential.* Text alert and data
airtime charges may apply.
Data Recovery Microsoft, MSN, Hotmail and Windows Mobile are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States
and/or other countries. Get It Now is a registered trademark of
Verizon Wireless. Download charges for Get It Now applications vary
and airtime charges apply when browsing, downloading and using
certain applications. Customers need a Get It Now-enabled handset
and Verizon Wireless digital service to access the Get It Now
virtual store.
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