A question about the status icon 'Mobile'

I am new to Live Messenger, and after a few hours of fruitless trolling
around the 'Help' and various sites and the stupid 'spaces' blogs sites (not
that the blogs are stupid, just that its a ridiculous environment to be
trying to 'find' something in-), I simply cannot find what the little
status icon of a mobile phone, and the description 'Mobile' actually means!!!

Can someone please enlighten me???

Greetings Mark,

If they're online, it means that contact is logged in either via SMS, WAP, or the Messenger
Mobile client on either their cellular phone, Windows Mobile SmartPhone or Windows Mobile
Pocket PC/PDA.

Additionally there may be some other applications or devices which switch on the mobile
"flag" but these are the common reasons.

If they're offline, it just indicates that they have set up their account with MSN Mobile and
by opening a conversation window to them, you can send text messages to their mobile device
(typically a phone).

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"MarkB" <> wrote in message
news:0B5C20F7-0EA9-4D62-B076-...
>I am new to Live Messenger, and after a few hours of fruitless trolling
> around the 'Help' and various sites and the stupid 'spaces' blogs sites (not
> that the blogs are stupid, just that its a ridiculous environment to be
> trying to 'find' something in-), I simply cannot find what the little
> status icon of a mobile phone, and the description 'Mobile' actually means!!!
>
> Can someone please enlighten me???

Right - that explains it a fair bit. So (assuming the mobile client scenario)
this status basically is set automatically when the person signs out, IF they
have set up such an account - right?

If so, would this icon also be shown if the person sets their status to be
'shown' as off-line even when logged in?


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Mark,
>
> If they're online, it means that contact is logged in either via SMS, WAP, or the Messenger
> Mobile client on either their cellular phone, Windows Mobile SmartPhone or Windows Mobile
> Pocket PC/PDA.
>
> Additionally there may be some other applications or devices which switch on the mobile
> "flag" but these are the common reasons.
>
> If they're offline, it just indicates that they have set up their account with MSN Mobile and
> by opening a conversation window to them, you can send text messages to their mobile device
> (typically a phone).
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "MarkB" <> wrote in message
> news:0B5C20F7-0EA9-4D62-B076-...
> >I am new to Live Messenger, and after a few hours of fruitless trolling
> > around the 'Help' and various sites and the stupid 'spaces' blogs sites (not
> > that the blogs are stupid, just that its a ridiculous environment to be
> > trying to 'find' something in-), I simply cannot find what the little
> > status icon of a mobile phone, and the description 'Mobile' actually means!!!
> >
> > Can someone please enlighten me???
>
>

Hi,

Yep on both counts.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--


"MarkB" <> wrote in message
news:8EA61B75-1A21-4F67-B9FE-...
> Right - that explains it a fair bit. So (assuming the mobile client scenario)
> this status basically is set automatically when the person signs out, IF they
> have set up such an account - right?
>
> If so, would this icon also be shown if the person sets their status to be
> 'shown' as off-line even when logged in?
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Mark,
>>
>> If they're online, it means that contact is logged in either via SMS, WAP, or the
>> Messenger
>> Mobile client on either their cellular phone, Windows Mobile SmartPhone or Windows Mobile
>> Pocket PC/PDA.
>>
>> Additionally there may be some other applications or devices which switch on the mobile
>> "flag" but these are the common reasons.
>>
>> If they're offline, it just indicates that they have set up their account with MSN Mobile
>> and
>> by opening a conversation window to them, you can send text messages to their mobile
>> device
>> (typically a phone).
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "MarkB" <> wrote in message
>> news:0B5C20F7-0EA9-4D62-B076-...
>> >I am new to Live Messenger, and after a few hours of fruitless trolling
>> > around the 'Help' and various sites and the stupid 'spaces' blogs sites (not
>> > that the blogs are stupid, just that its a ridiculous environment to be
>> > trying to 'find' something in-), I simply cannot find what the little
>> > status icon of a mobile phone, and the description 'Mobile' actually means!!!
>> >
>> > Can someone please enlighten me???
>>
>>

Ok - thanks for you help mate.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Yep on both counts.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
> "MarkB" <> wrote in message
> news:8EA61B75-1A21-4F67-B9FE-...
> > Right - that explains it a fair bit. So (assuming the mobile client scenario)
> > this status basically is set automatically when the person signs out, IF they
> > have set up such an account - right?
> >
> > If so, would this icon also be shown if the person sets their status to be
> > 'shown' as off-line even when logged in?
> >
> >
> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Greetings Mark,
> >>
> >> If they're online, it means that contact is logged in either via SMS, WAP, or the
> >> Messenger
> >> Mobile client on either their cellular phone, Windows Mobile SmartPhone or Windows Mobile
> >> Pocket PC/PDA.
> >>
> >> Additionally there may be some other applications or devices which switch on the mobile
> >> "flag" but these are the common reasons.
> >>
> >> If they're offline, it just indicates that they have set up their account with MSN Mobile
> >> and
> >> by opening a conversation window to them, you can send text messages to their mobile
> >> device
> >> (typically a phone).
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jonathan Kay
> >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> >> Associate Expert
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> >> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> >> --
> >>
> >> "MarkB" <> wrote in message
> >> news:0B5C20F7-0EA9-4D62-B076-...
> >> >I am new to Live Messenger, and after a few hours of fruitless trolling
> >> > around the 'Help' and various sites and the stupid 'spaces' blogs sites (not
> >> > that the blogs are stupid, just that its a ridiculous environment to be
> >> > trying to 'find' something in-), I simply cannot find what the little
> >> > status icon of a mobile phone, and the description 'Mobile' actually means!!!
> >> >
> >> > Can someone please enlighten me???
> >>
> >>
>
>