Go! Mess

I was hoping to write a little something about the Go!Messenger service which is now available for download via icon on the PSP XMB. Unfortunately whilst you can download it and fill out the registration details (very slowly on the PSP, I would recommend doing it via the PC website) when I attempt to log on I’m told the account verification has failed and username etc are not valid. When I log on to the PC site (username works here no problem) and go to the ‘Your Account’ tab I get the following message.

‘Go!Messenger service not yet active.’

Even after registration it may be that BT just can’t cope with the demand as the following message indicates.

‘Go!Messenger service has just launched, with heavy demand expected on registrations. Please be patient with us and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.’

Looking through the various FAQ’s and forums it seems that you need to receive 2 emails. The first is the registration of your BT.com account, the second for the Go!Messenger service itself which can take up to 48 hours! It’s a pity the service doesn’t work right from the off, but hopefully BT will get their act together over the weekend. Once/if you do manage to get it working a user guide can be found here (PDF format)

Edit: Having been messing around with this for a couple of days I’ve managed to get it to work! FYI if you sign up with the PSP rather then on the PC website you seem to get the second email through and all is good. It still takes a couple of hours for the second email but it’s better then a couple of days.