Does the new 'Windows Live Messenger' do anything that I lowly Year Nine/ten student would find useful, bearing in mind I have no mobile phone etc.?

You can "Appear Offline" but still talk to just the people you want to talk to.
You can send messages to someone even if they're offline.

That's all I've figured out

From what I've seen now, it looks absolutely worthless. I probably won't download it.

It is - it's lost all my contacts too

EDIT: I stand corrected, they are back.

I haven't lost my contacts! It's not much different to MSN Messenger 7.0. New layouts really. I suppose it does look nicer...

Anyone know if Patchou's Messenger Plus works with it yet?

I much prefer it Mathwell. However, you really need a phone!

By which you presumably mean a mobile?

I lost mine too! but now they are back
weird!

i lost many of my contacts too... even my brother also... so after tat, i just deleted the windows live messenger and install back the msn messenger 7.5 and guess wat? our contacts is there again... overall, everything doesnt change except for the layout and tat u can send offline msgs...

ShArOn

Well... not only does it have the advantages said above, but like Skype you can call phones for minimal charges. It's 0.014p per minute (including tax) to call any phone in western europe!!!!

You also can't download MSN Messenger anymore... I tried it because my Windows Live was playing up... but Windows Live is now the IM of the present.


(yes really, it is 0.014p per minute!!!) *shocked*

when i sign in at my friends (mr walton to you andy) all- well half- my contacts dissapear!

Aha, Dave the sheep. I don't have his address. Could you send it to me?

yah, will do