MSN Calendar

admiralu · 22 May 2003, 02:23 AM

Posted in my Hotmail account.

Quote:

We regret to inform you that MSN Calendar will no longer be available as a free service as of June 25, 2003.

This will not impact the Hotmail accounts. The Calendar will only be available through MSN 8!

They couldn't even put this in the extra storage account. This was my favorite Calendar, too!!

**Gankaku** · 22 May 2003, 05:17 AM

Here's a
newslink

CelticBlackCat · 22 May 2003, 12:51 PM

Thanks for the info and the link to the article, admiralu and Gankaku. Why don't you switch over to the Yahoo! Calendar? I did when Hotmail discontinued their Reminders. It is a good calendar and works well. You can have reminders sent to you via email and/or to your Yahoo! Messenger, which has an alert box with sound effects pop up on your pc if you're online at the time.

Just a suggestion!

**Gankaku** · 22 May 2003, 09:59 PM

I agree. Yahoo's is most comparable. Even though Yahoo gets a lot of bashing here

they do have a good calendar/address book/notepad......etc.

CelticBlackCat · 22 May 2003, 11:57 PM

I agree with that too Gankaku. The only thing I don't like about Yahoo! is the spam problem.

I hope Yahoo! doesn't go the way of Hotmail and cut down on their free services.

**DBH** · 23 May 2003, 12:02 AM

I guess you have to get lucky...I did with my Yahoo accounts. I don't get any spam!! (knocks on wood)

Dave

admiralu · 23 May 2003, 02:21 AM

MSN was my favorite Calendar. It was a feature rich service with excellent graphics. I just don't like Yahoo's Calendar interface. I wound up opting for My Way's new Calendar feature. If anyone wants to recommend a good comparable one, feel free. I don't feel Yahoo offered enough features that Hotmail's had. I particularly loved the Reminders features along with its extended date and repeat settings.

Adam Lachlan · 9 Jun 2003, 08:57 AM

Look what I get when I try to access it:

Quote:

Thank you for visiting MSN Calendar
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Important: We are sorry to inform you that MSN Calendar is no longer available in your location. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Help

Just when you think it can't get worse

CelticBlackCat · 9 Jun 2003, 09:22 AM

What MSN should have said:

"Thank you ever so much for visiting a feature you used to depend on but which we no longer provide. We sincerely hope your frustration level, on a scale of 1 to 10, was merely at the 1 to 2 level, and didn't exceed your usual disappointment at the way our service has been treating our faithful customers lately.

Cheers from your friends at MSN."

I guess those of you in England got the shaft a bit earlier than the June 25th deadline advertised in the U.S.

Spin · 12 Jun 2003, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by admiralu
Posted in my Hotmail account.

This will not impact the Hotmail accounts. The Calendar will only be available through MSN 8! They couldn't even put this in the extra storage account. This was my favorite Calendar, too!!

I have bought the extra storage and the calendar is gone? I loved the Hotmail calendar. Im not planning on Signing up with MSN 8 for the calendar, but suprised paying the extra cash doesnt get me the calendar.

Spin

CelticBlackCat · 12 Jun 2003, 02:04 PM

Hi Spin,

I think that's rotten too, even though I only have a free Hotmail account. MSN is obviously pushing their internet connection MSN 8 very hard.

The Yahoo! calendar is very good, though! And it's free!

**Gankaku** · 12 Jun 2003, 10:50 PM

BTW MyWay's calendar is pretty good too!

ibcsweb · 13 Jun 2003, 07:45 AM

Just signed up for a myway account. Looks ok. Yahooesk without the intrusive ads.

Spin · 13 Jun 2003, 09:00 AM

MyWay has a nice set up. I like yahoo's interface more. And I like yahoo's calendar, more then MyWays. I think myways is still in beta version though. Yahoo's ads dont bug me. Its nice MyWay has none though.

Spin

**Gankaku** · 13 Jun 2003, 11:03 AM

With myway I can't get tvreminders to work (sending me a reminder email). I have a support question in to them (they've been very responsive about it) and we'll see what happens. The calendar reminders that one enters do work though.

23 May 2003, 02:21 AM	#7
admiralu Essential Contributor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 442	MSN Favorite MSN was my favorite Calendar. It was a feature rich service with excellent graphics. I just don't like Yahoo's Calendar interface. I wound up opting for My Way's new Calendar feature. If anyone wants to recommend a good comparable one, feel free. I don't feel Yahoo offered enough features that Hotmail's had. I particularly loved the Reminders features along with its extended date and repeat settings.

13 Jun 2003, 07:45 AM	#13
ibcsweb Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK Posts: 546	Myway Just signed up for a myway account. Looks ok. Yahooesk without the intrusive ads.

22 May 2003, 05:17 AM	#2
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,265	Here's a newslink

22 May 2003, 12:51 PM	#3
CelticBlackCat Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 260	Thanks for the info and the link to the article, admiralu and Gankaku. Why don't you switch over to the Yahoo! Calendar? I did when Hotmail discontinued their Reminders. It is a good calendar and works well. You can have reminders sent to you via email and/or to your Yahoo! Messenger, which has an alert box with sound effects pop up on your pc if you're online at the time. Just a suggestion!

22 May 2003, 09:59 PM	#4
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,265	I agree. Yahoo's is most comparable. Even though Yahoo gets a lot of bashing here they do have a good calendar/address book/notepad......etc.

22 May 2003, 11:57 PM	#5
CelticBlackCat Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 260	I agree with that too Gankaku. The only thing I don't like about Yahoo! is the spam problem. I hope Yahoo! doesn't go the way of Hotmail and cut down on their free services.

23 May 2003, 12:02 AM	#6
DBH Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,533	I guess you have to get lucky...I did with my Yahoo accounts. I don't get any spam!! (knocks on wood) Dave

9 Jun 2003, 09:22 AM	#9
CelticBlackCat Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 260	What MSN should have said: "Thank you ever so much for visiting a feature you used to depend on but which we no longer provide. We sincerely hope your frustration level, on a scale of 1 to 10, was merely at the 1 to 2 level, and didn't exceed your usual disappointment at the way our service has been treating our faithful customers lately. Cheers from your friends at MSN." I guess those of you in England got the shaft a bit earlier than the June 25th deadline advertised in the U.S.

12 Jun 2003, 02:04 PM	#11
CelticBlackCat Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 260	Hi Spin, I think that's rotten too, even though I only have a free Hotmail account. MSN is obviously pushing their internet connection MSN 8 very hard. The Yahoo! calendar is very good, though! And it's free!

12 Jun 2003, 10:50 PM	#12
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,265	BTW MyWay's calendar is pretty good too!

13 Jun 2003, 09:00 AM	#14
Spin The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tampa, FL (Cincinnati, OH in the Summer) Posts: 2,446	MyWay has a nice set up. I like yahoo's interface more. And I like yahoo's calendar, more then MyWays. I think myways is still in beta version though. Yahoo's ads dont bug me. Its nice MyWay has none though. Spin

13 Jun 2003, 11:03 AM	#15
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,265	With myway I can't get tvreminders to work (sending me a reminder email). I have a support question in to them (they've been very responsive about it) and we'll see what happens. The calendar reminders that one enters do work though.