Go! Messenger now available for download in Europe

Posted Feb 28, 2008 at 9:19PM by QJ Staff Listed in: News Tags: Europe, PlayStation Store, SCEE, Skype, Sony
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Go! Messenger - Image 1Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has something good in store for Sony PlayStation Portable fans, as the recently finalized Go! Messenger service is now available. To download, just hit its icon under the Network menu.

Akin to the Skype service on PSP, Go! Messenger is SCEE's alternative service which offers free video, voice and instant messaging communication features. Through 2,500 BT Openzone hotspots, European PSP units can now connect and be used to communicate with ease.

It appears that the service will remain exclusive to the European region, so you can hook up and chat with friends if you're in that part of the world. Using the Go! Cam video camera, it is possible to make video calls. Voice chat requires a headset, while an intuitive on-screen keyboard makes sending instant messages an easy task.

Thanks to tipsters jas21 and bmxadan!

Via PlayStation Store

 
 
 

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by darkspikes497 - 2008-02-28 16:46
» www.wowomg.com

awww gimme it canada sucks balls

by Nikolaos - 2008-02-28 18:38
» Haha

Funny, cause I live in Canada, and I am going to install this right now! Thx M33, wowomg you newb :)

by dudash - 2008-02-29 00:03
» or

you can just change your region to europe via the recovery menu and then go download it....



thank you custom firmware

:)





however,

after you download it and run the app

if i click register,

it comes up with a 404 error- Not found



idk whats up with that

i'll just have to try it later





but again

TO EVERYBODY THAT HAS CUSTOM FIRMWARE

SWITCH YOUR REGION TO EUROPE VIA RECOVERY

AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND USE THIS PROGRAM

JUST LIKE EVERYONE IN EUROPE





(pretty sure everyone knows that... or at least they should...)

by cenobyte - 2008-02-29 00:52
» wtf

i get the following message :



"Not found



The requested object does not exist on this server. The link you followed is either outdated, inaccurate, or the server has been instructed not let you have it."



Could it be the service detects i'm on a CF and therefor blocks me?? Strange...

by MozyMan - 2008-02-29 01:03
» .

I don't think it detects your CFW, I think it's just that the server might getting overloaded with the amount of people trying to register.

You can still register at http://gomessenger.bt.com

by sunami88 - 2008-02-29 02:13
» Agreed

Ya, their servers are definitely just getting hammered right now. Oh well, keep trying or try later.

by tabish - 2008-02-29 02:27
» Maybe then

Heah maybe then it detects your IP, and your ISP to filter you out of the service, if you are from non-PAL regions. Since the last sentence of the message did say "or the server has been instructed not let you have it.". But i am sure that the server is down right now, since it got overwhelmed since midnight. They might be planning to make a come back, and will have Mirror Servers in place for the messenger service.

by sunami88 - 2008-02-29 02:47
» Uh Oh

Just hopped on a proxy and guess what? i was signed up in less than 2 minutes...



So to sign go through a proxy using your computer and go here:

https://gomessenger.bt.com/gmp/login.do?action+registration

by DeadDuckSWE - 2008-02-29 02:48
» your right

yeah i think so too

i tryed to dl but dident work faked top faked and it works!

and i live in sweden..

by PONKiE - 2008-02-29 03:38
» Correct !

From http://gomessenger.bt.com



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.



Crap!

by cenobyte - 2008-02-29 03:58
» yeah my bad

Server is overloaded.

Registering on the pc works faster.

And you can download the app on your pc and place it on your psp here : http://rapidshare.com/files/95830122/Go_Messenger.rar

by PONKiE - 2008-02-29 04:21
» Must... Register... But.. How... .. ... ... .. ...

When I download the PC app I only get the option to fill in my username, password and to login...



How did you say registering on the PC worked... ?



8-)

by cenobyte - 2008-02-29 04:39
» registering on the website

seems to be up and down. at the moment.. too much traffic i guess. Keep trying later.

by PONKiE - 2008-02-29 09:21
» A little dissapointed...

Theses people really ARE something !

Eveytime they anounce something bi is gonna be comming it gets delayed a few times to many. And when it does arrive... Well...

It's been 4 hours since I completed my registration, yet the only confirmation mail I've received up to now is the one from bt.com.

But the playstation mail is yet to arrive...

Waiting time can be up to 20 mins it said... whatever.

How could they not have foreseen millions of people were gonna download this. They should have set up enough resources before they launched this.



Poor Sony... poor...

by dudash - 2008-02-29 10:16
» a way to register that isnt bogged down by many users

https://gomessenger.bt.com/gmp/login.do?action=registration

by slim_arger - 2008-02-29 10:27
» I need help

what botton configuration do i have to execute to get to the recovery menu on the PSP.....plus i already have the go messenger on my computer downloaded and i wanna know what things in the rar file do i put on the memory stick...i live in Argentina maybe that helps

by mariojas - 2008-02-29 11:38
» dummy

yea really u can just install it if u have M33's fw

by sonofken - 2008-02-29 13:32
» help

just power off psp and switch on holding 'R' button, then change the region to europe.

then just put the APP folder from the .rar into the PSP folder.

by GMsupr - 2008-02-29 17:57
» What!!!

Have You noticed that when you go to your account site in gomessenger.bt.com



IT SAYS: Go!Messenger service not yet active.

by FoonBooter - 2008-03-01 01:32
» anyone who has already registered and downloaded the app.

add me to your contacts list. my username is foonbooter.



and let me know what your usernames are. im kinda anxious to try it out. thx :)

by gantz - 2008-03-01 01:48
» i have it

yeah add me too. my user name is: trackjohn02 my nickname is: trackjohn04. i have the gocam and everything



add me

by dieselboy27 - 2008-03-01 05:31
» says i'm not registered

Ok, I filled out all the info on the site and it shows my username to log in. But when I go to my account it says I'm not registered. I haven't received a confirmation email yet maybe that's the problem? I downloaded the software on my psp via the cfw. Is there still a long waiting time to get registered?

by abbas360 - 2008-03-01 06:12
» BLA

shutup canada RULEZ!!!

by gantz - 2008-03-01 06:13
» waiting time

no theres not a waiting time. its just that the server s real busy. like with me i was able to sign on this morning, but now its saying "account verification failed". so im assuming its the server thats really busy cause sometimes i can get on and sometimes i cant

by gantz - 2008-03-01 10:21
» need help

does anyones psp hang sometimes at the start up of go!messenger at the screen saying "saving to memory stick duo". this window pops up after it tells you that you have messages.

by PONKiE - 2008-03-01 11:33
» Registered ones place your names !!!

GO!Messenger Username:



punxxx

by Bncplix - 2008-03-01 11:40
» wierd

I plugged my memory card into a different psp and set it up, works perfectly there, when i plugged it in to my other one when i start it it says "a profile already exists on the memory card, continueing may erase it"



and then i continue and type in my password and it says its wrong :/

by pspslim2000 - 2008-03-01 20:25
» yes

add me kered118

by geekboy2007 - 2008-03-01 21:05
» lol

I had this on Friday, when I downloaded it, before it was really posted anywhere. Good thing I got it before, otherwise the registration wouldn't work for me

by supa_sick - 2008-03-02 00:39
» add me

add me if ya guys want to... supa_sick AND supasick

by solokhan - 2008-03-02 05:50
» go! messenger

add me im solokhan

by natcom - 2008-03-02 16:17
» UPDATE ?

do i need to update to 3.90 MM3 to use this ?



i'm on 3.71 MM3

by roddollente - 2008-03-02 16:26
» add me

roddollente

by PONKiE - 2008-03-02 22:04
» GO! Messenger

Yes you do need 3.90 official firmware and have to live in europe to enjoy GO!messenger on fat or slim.



OR you can use 3.90 M33 firmware from anywhere in the world if you fake the region to europe in the recovery menu.

by aliasjoelabero - 2008-03-03 09:08
» Add me "Sweden"

Adda mig aliasjoelabero

by aliasjoelabero - 2008-03-03 09:41
» Add me

Wrong name, real name is alisajoelabero

by spiderfan00 - 2008-03-03 15:16
» msg me

my sn is: spiderfan00

by Ozvaldo - 2008-03-04 12:36
» add me i want to try it

nickname is ozvaldo

by aldostoolscom - 2008-03-05 13:14
» Yes, you can... but..

It is possible to make Go! Messenger works on FW versions below 3.90, if you hex edit the EBOOT.PBP and change the 3.90 (that is found near the top of the file) to 1.00, and copy it to \PSP\GAME\Go!Me ssenger\EBOOT.PBP. It also requires to have the \PSP\APP\ULES00 856\DATA.DRM (in that path)



Ask PONKiE said, you need to fake region to europe.

by Lucky_Bastard - 2008-03-05 13:24
» Go!cam

add me too --> fulaeetoy

by Metal Jody - 2008-03-06 09:54
» Europe gets it only?? bullsh**

Lol. I live in the US and it works just fine. I haven't done a video call yet.

add me, my nickname is "metaljody".

my password is "********"

by Pwn3r1001 - 2008-03-08 11:28
» ...

install 3.90 m33.

install go! messenger(even if its from europe)

turn off psp completely, turn it on pressing R trigger button.

Go to configuration and change Fake region->Europe

Exit and boot up go!messenger



~hope that helped

by deejaydark - 2008-03-10 17:14
» WAY KOOL !!!

Just 2 let the skeptics know...IT WORKS. i live in the U.S. and it works fine for me and my friends also.my nickname is Deejaydark..get @ me :)

by Tapp - 2008-03-12 02:12
» :)

My brother owns a PSP.

by elchlngon - 2008-03-12 14:40
» add me

add me my nickname is: elchlngon

by Addy771 - 2008-03-13 03:34
» .

My nick is Addy771

by dark_clone - 2008-03-14 11:18
» nice go messenger

my gomessengers works fine and im living in taiwan i think it can use world wide

by akumaxlatinx - 2008-03-15 04:28
» help!!! ayuda

nesecito atuda para poder jugar go messenger

si alguien me puede ayudar se lo agradeceria vivo en usa



ineed help inglish or spanish



please

by Pwn3r1001 - 2008-03-16 09:43
» wow..

this is still in top 10 jumps? lol this has been out for like 3 weeks now..

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