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Can I use Instant Messaging? How do I start a Text Chat?
Answer.
Yes – we have a Text Chat facility:
- To bring up the “Text Chat” menu press and hold the left hand shoulder button and scroll up/down until “Text Chat” is highlighted.
- Release the left hand shoulder button. The “Text Chat” screen will appear.
- Now you can have an Instant Message (IM) conversation with a contact. To do this press the X button to select “Invite Contact”.
- A list will appear showing your contacts who are online.
- Scroll up/down to select the contact you want to talk to and press the X button.
- The contact’s nickname along with yours will now appear on the top right corner of the screen.
- To start the chat select “Type Message” and press X. The keyboard appears at the bottom of the screen.
- You use the keyboard to type your message and the conversation appears in the top left window on the screen.
- When you have typed in your message select the keyboard’s “Enter” button and press X.
- The message will appear in the conversation window.
- You can use the analog stick to scroll through the text chat history window.



Note: You can only invite one contact into an IM chat. If you want to quit, or you selected the wrong contact. Select “Leave Chat” and press the X button.

Note: When you send your first message your contact will get a white speech bubble at the top of their screen, an audio confirmation and a message will appear in the ticker bar at the bottom of the screen.
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* Calls may deplete any usage levels applied by some broadband providers.
† Wi-Fi access required for free calls between Go!Messenger users. Charges may be levied by providers in public wireless hotspots.