SMS for Windows Live

Windows Live have now an available service that allows user to update their Windows Live profile through text messaging. Now you can keep your profiles updated without needing internet access or access to a mobile browser. This service is currently only availabe in the U.S and U.K, if you’re in areas outside of these 2 countries, release date is not annouced yet.

Here is a list of items that you can update through the SMS:

• Update your personal message
• Check your Windows Live Calendar
• Invite people to join your network
• Get contact info for people in your Windows Live contact list

How?

You will need to register your mobile number with Windows Live and then send a text message with a “command” to a shortcode as the following:

• If you’re in the US and your mobile operator is AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, or Nextel, your shortcode is MyLive or 695483.
• If you’re in the UK and your mobile operator is Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, O2, or Virgin, your shortcode is 88804.

Now we’re going to explore the 4 different items that you can do as listed above.

Update your personal message

To update your personal message, create a new text message, type the command update followed by your personal message, and send it to the shortcode (provided above).

Check your Calendar

To see your Windows Live Calendar events for today or tomorrow: Send a text message with the command today or tomorrow. Windows Live sends you a text message that lists the date, time, and subject of each event. To get more details about an event, reply with the event number.

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Invite people to your network

With just an SMS command and an e-mail address you can use your phone to invite a friend to join your network. To send a network invitation: send a text message with the command invite followed by their e-mail address.

Search your contacts

If you aren’t syncing your Windows Live contacts (or if you don’t have a Windows Mobile phone and can’t sync), you can use SMS commands to search your contacts and see contact details. To search your Windows Live contacts: Send a text message with the commandsrch followed by the name of the person you’re looking for.

Fee?

Standard SMS messaging costs apply in both the US and UK. So your mobile operator will charge your normal rate for each text message you send and receive. There’s no additional charge from Microsoft.

This is a good service for users who uses Windows Live.