MSN messenger and ADSL

[Sushi]

Hey I've tried looking for a question like this on the forum but found nothing...

I was wondering how MSN messenger works on ADSL, are the servers we connect to on MSN local or international? I was wondering how MSN would run after you've reached the cap? Does it connect and are you able to chat, or is it unusable?

Thanks

 

[ic]

This should be the same whether on iBurst or ADSL:

netstat -a showed a connection established to:
baym-cs293.msgr.hotmail.com

So tracert baym-cs293.msgr.hotmail.com definitely shows a route to that host outside of SA.

Not conclusive proof, bcos MsnMsngr could use several connections to do parts of what it does, but I think it is more than likely completely international.

 

[doekvoet]

I have found over more than a year that msn messenger does not at all work on a capped adsl account - however - yahoo messenger works - a bit slow to log in - but it works for text conversations - does not work for video or voice chat when capped though

 

[Nom Chompsky]

It does not work on a capped account, I've tried. However saying that, msn messenger in normal text/games/audio do not take up alot of bandwidth unlike games or online radio.

 

[James]

Does not work for me!!

 

[Razer0]

Works fine with My-limitedto4kinternationalBW-wireless.. guess everything has its disadv+adv

 

[Xyber]

I placed some info on how to access these IM services when capped here >> http://www.mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?p=153935#post153935

Works pretty well for me so I thought I'd share

 

[mikkelz_za]

Nice, thanks.