Cheapest way to get MSN on the move?

Phaser

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Right, I need to find a way of getting on MSN whilst away from my computer.

If I had access to a wifi point, would the cheapest way be with a PDA?

I guess I could use a mobile phone but then i'd have to pay for 3G?

Cheers for any help.
 
ive got a nokia n80 which you can browse the internet on, so I often use one of the web based messengers whilst in wifi zones
 
Sony(?) are releasing a new messenger gadget soon which is solely aimed at people who use instant messaging services and is said to be fairly cheap. Unfortunetly that's all I know. Maybe someelse knows more
 
If you use a mobile on T-Mobile you can get Web n Walk, contract is £7.50 a month for up to 1GB data, or prepay is a maximum charge or £1 a day for the same idea.
You can get Java based messaging apps, Sony Ericsson phones, as long as they are unbranded, and most Motorolas have IM clients built in that work via Wireless Village (www.yamigo.com is one I use) but the refresh is slow, around once a minute.
Smartphones have IM clients available to buy, but newer models are running symbian 9.1 with either S60v3 (Nokia N series) or UIQ 3.0 (Sony Ericsson M600i/P990i) which hasn't got a great source of apps to choose form.
These apps are much better, I use Agile Messenger on my M600i and it does nearly everything MSN does on my PC, but these phone cost more as they are smartphones. I find the M600i great for text as it has a qwerty keypad and touchscreen with handwriting recognition.
WM5 phones usally have MSN built in, but you're still best on T-mobile for that for Web n Walk, and they tend to cost more from them.
 
Cheers for the advice all.

Would it be possible to use a PSP for the wifi, and get some sort of instant messaging software for it?
 
I have a Tmobile Vario with web and walk, and I have MSN on pretty much all the time. Set it to check emails every 10 minutes etc.

The downside of it all is that it is possible to browse overclockers over the phone, and I've bought stuff while drunk on a bus.
 
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