I have been using this service for about 6 months now and recently my sister who lives out of state has started using it as well. I enjoy the instant notification of when there is new mail in my hotmail in-box, the ability to access it directly from the notification, the ease of messaging, the option to send messages to cel phones, sending files and urls and being notified when friends or family are online and being able to originate netmeeting.

This program works much easier than other messenger services which we used before that didn't have as many options for me since I am not a subscriber.

Overall we have fun using it sending faces the kids enjoy seeing them and it enables us to talk frequently.

Recommended: Yes