Gtalk - Adding Mxit Contacts

Adding Mxit Contacts to Gtalk is not the easiest of thing I've done in the past year or so, the reason being that with Mxit contacts, not all of the contacts have the same easy way of adding them.

With Gmail contacts, they had an easy extension, with just the "@gmail.com" added to them, but with Mxit contacts it's a little bit more tricky.

First of all, you need to find out what the contact's Mxit number is. With that sorted out, you can start adding contacts. Please be aware that there are up to 3 different extensions adding contacts and only one will work.

The best bet will be with to add "@mxit.co.za" at the end, after the number. Don't forget to replace the 0 in front of the number with 27 (do not add the +)
So a 0821234567 number you want to add to Mxit will look like this: 27821234567@mxit.co.za

Another extension to try, if the first one fails is to add a "m1." before "mxit.co.za". So the number will then look like this: 27821234567@m1.mxit.co.za

To save time and frustration, you can add both extensions and wait to see which one they accept and then just deleting the other one. adding both won't clash with each other.

An alternative would be is to ask the Mxit contact to add you from their side.

The steps would be:
1) Menu
2) Contacts
3) Add Contact
4) Google Talk
5) Add your ID (with @gmail.com included in the ID)
6) Accept

Gtalk - So Much More

I assume most people reading this have heard of, used, or are currently using Gtalk to stay in touch with friends, family or work colleagues. For those who are new to the internet or instant messaging, Gtalk is a chat service provided by Gmail. The chat window in Gmail has being taken further into it's own stand alone program where you can chat to people without logging into Gmail.

To download Gtalk please visit Gtalk download
The file is only 1.5mb big.

After you downloaded and installed the file you need to enter your Gmail username and password, if you don't already have one, please create and email address at Gmail or alternatively click on the "Don't have an account" link in the Gtalk application.












Adding Contacts

Adding other Gmail contacts is quite easy. At the bottom of the page you will see a "Add" button. Click on it to add Gmail contacts, remeber to type in the full address. example: contact@gmail.com

In the next blog post, i will explain how to add Mxit contacts. Happy texting! :)