Problems setting up a hotmail account on my Blackberry

Hello,

I have just updated my Blackberry 9790 phone so that I can receive e-mails.

I have been able to get e-mails from a g-mail account but nothing from hotmail.

Under the e-mail setup options whenever I enter the e-mail address and the corresponding password on the section for windows live it states update failed.  It also does this the other option as well.  I have tried everything possible and spoken to my mobile phone provider but they have not been able to help me.  They say that Android phones are experiencing the same problem.

Is this just a functionality that we will no longer have from now on?

I have also read that Microsoft Messenger will no longer be active from tomorrow on Blackberry phones as well and have not received anything from Microsoft to say so.  I get a webpage link from my phone to a page on the Blackberry website, that does not load.

Please can Hotmail/Windows Live explain to me please what is going on and how this can be resolved?

Thanks