Windows live messenger - Can't connect

[LandyMan]

Is anyone else having problems connecting to Windows Live Messenger today? I am using the VPN AP

 

[Drone 42]

Same here. I get a error saying the service is temporarily unavailable. Started a few hours ago. Think it is a messenger problem as I am on ADSL and not vodacom

 

[web]

tried ADSL and vodacom both cant connect, seems messenger is not working to well today, dam means i will have to do some work !!!

 

[LandyMan]

I actually got connected once (using the normal Vodacom AP). Haven't tried it on any other connection (though I know it is working on IS)

 

[LethalChicken]

for once this could be an MS problem and not telkom ... down as well

 

[Drone 42]

I'm on IS ADSL and it's not working

 

[Hein_JHB]

I am at work on a adsl connection and also can't connect to msn messenger and at my home on Iburst i also cant connect to msn messenger (I tried with www.logmein.com from work)

 

[|tera|]

Yipee! someone else has the same trouble as me! Yay hooray! Windows Messenger works, but it sucks, windows live is KIA, also on ADSL

 

[pre-g-user]

MSN Messenger often goes down for maintenance so just try later. Get yourself a GMAIL account and you can chat with your friends through that, it's fast, always works and does not have all the advertising stuff on MSN.

 

[krycor]

msn live is dead for me too, on ADSL/saix

 

[nic777]

Like Hein said, iBurst down as well.

And actually use MSN for work! Luckily got Skype running as well

Its actually been a least 2 hours for me?

 

[thisgeek]

It's weird tho - you can't sign in to MSN using MSN Messenger, but third party progs seem to work fine. I've been online all day on my phone using agile messenger - but now that I'm home, I can't sign in with Windows Live Messenger. Grr.

 

[LandyMan]

It's weird tho - you can't sign in to MSN using MSN Messenger, but third party progs seem to work fine. I've been online all day on my phone using agile messenger - but now that I'm home, I can't sign in with Windows Live Messenger. Grr.

this is very interesting. I can't sign in with AgileMessenger (on VC3G) from my phone, but using my phone as 3G modem I can sign into Live Messenger ...

 

[ScrnScrm]

Its a DNS problem. Should sort itself out as soon as record changes have propergated. Otherwise, ipconfig /refreshdns or point your DNS at a US based DNS service

 

[nic777]

Its a DNS problem. Should sort itself out as soon as record changes have propergated. Otherwise, ipconfig /refreshdns or point your DNS at a US based DNS service

aaahh, thanks!

I used opendns to get this working on iBurst. Problem solved!

nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220

 

[ScrnScrm]

anytime dude

 

[hj2k_x]

msn messenger has been down by me all day as well

 

[krycor]

Yay it works FINALLY.. I just add those two dns services ip to the top of my list and bam i'm on. I wonder why the others take so long to update?

 

[lilDeath]

yes, plz work!
We can't have Landy down without any MSN. It will just be horrible!!

 

[LazyLion]

Maybe this might help... at least as a temp. fix...

when I can't sign into Live Messenger... I just go to...

http://www.ebuddy.com/

in my browser and am usually able to log in there... it's not a bad web interface.