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My Windows phone has access to Live Messenger baked-in.

I never use it (I use Skype IM on the computer) but it's there, showing my status as "available," allowing me to publish a custom status message, check-in to places, and all the usual functionality.

It's a cheap model, and attempting to get Skype from the Marketplace results in a "your phone doesn't have enough memory to run this app" error.

Does this mean that I'll not be able to use instant messaging from the phone at all now? I'm not interested in the voice/video features of Skype on my mobile, but I do use Skype IM and it'd be nice to use it mobile.

Or - will I be able to use Skype IM from the phone without needing an extra app, instead of WLM?



You fell victim of Microsoft's "upgrade" policy. Either upgrade your phone (ideally something than Microsoft's).




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