Chris Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 IM or Instant Messaging !!Just wondering do you IM and what do you use? What do you like about the client you use?Experiences?I IM on MSN, Yahoo and AIM [although I will be cutting back in a while B) ]I prefer Yahoo because it has just what I'm looking for, good emoticons, voice, webcam, file transfer and I have an overall liking to this application. If anything they could upgrade the GUI to something more fresher, modern...MSN is just [to me] a simple and easy to use application. Nothing is over the top and it is very easy to use.AIM only using it because someone said "try it out" and its OK, many preferences and some nice touches like AIM Expressions...ICQ - Well I used it once and that was it, this application is HUGE, so many features, settings you name it ICQ has got it. But I don't think it works for me, too bloated and full of feaures I will not use. There is a LITE version but no ICQ has been gone for ages - But it a huge fan base so that just shows what I know.Trillian allows you to connect to msn, yahoo, aim and icq through trillian, saves on resources. I simply do not use it anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 I don't find I have a need for any of them :( Am I missing out on something important? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 No not at all.Although as they are FREE they are handy to keep in contact will people around the world, family, friends or if your looking love I guess you could use it to find that speical someone :oInstead of using the phone, IM, email is "OK" but not instant like IM'ing is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Radfordin Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Just use MSN simply because the people I know (and want to talk to!) use it. Even then have still ended up with a load of 'odd' people on there!AOL's IM seemed to be much more popular with some yanks I knew but was a real pain (IMO) to use so I stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Just use MSN simply because the people I know (and want to talk to!) use it.HiSame as Sir Radfordin for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 I suppose I use MSN the most but I have yahoo too. I used to have ICQ but kept getting messages from some real weirdo's!!! :o So I dumped it.I also used to have Paltalk and used to have great fun in the quiz rooms, but I don't seem to have time for that these days!!! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 What with everything you do AND now #Red Cross, I'm not surprised, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 I don't use any of them. E-mailing is more than fast enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 You're just a likeable old slow coach :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 You're just a likeable old slow coach :DSurely you mean LOVABLE and drop dead gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilch Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Just use MSN simply because the people I know (and want to talk to!) use it. Even then have still ended up with a load of 'odd' people on there!Like me eh Sir Rad? We havent talked in aaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blink_182_fan Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 yep i agree i dont care what one is the best its basically what one my friends use :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 I use MSN, it's OK, easy to use, everybody I know uses it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Smith Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 I use the office Nokia. It's fast, always about and more importantly FREE!!! Although the finance department are starting to ask questions about the monthly bills :D :o Mr. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shirley_Crabtree Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I started out with Yahoo and found it the most reliable chat facility.I then used a Yahoo add-on called Cheetachat which adds a few extra gadgets etc.I now use MSN messenger most of the time but find it sometimes can be awkward trying to connect with others for video-conferencing or voice chat.Yahoo is very reliable in that department.It would be my chat-engine of choice but for 2 reasons.1) Most of my friends use MSn.2) Like Powerless said,I think the GUI looks very poor and outdated.Trillian allows you to connect to msn, yahoo, aim and icq through trillian, saves on resourcesYou can connect to IRC (Internet Relay Chat) with Trilly as well :DI don't use any of them. E-mailing is more than fast enough for me.That's as maybe but the beauty of instant messaging is that it is LIVE & 1-2-1.Say you have a problem setting up a firewall or with a paticularly nasty virus.Posting on a forum or message board might take a few hours to fully sort out your problem...Emailing a friend,them thinking about it for a bit and emailing you back,you emailing back with another question blah blah...could take days.If you have an IM facility and a microphone you can voice chat which is very much the same as "free phone calls" :D ...Now THAT,I like. :P Shirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerio Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 I use MSN and Yahoo. Yahoo is better for mic and cam, I find, though I almost never use either item. If I had broadband I'd use them more while chatting.I like being able to display a photo on MSN, you can 'see' the person you are chatting to. MSN Plus has a nice Boss feature which hides MSN and the tray icon and lets the person you are chatting to know that your boss or whoever has just come in, at the hit of a key combination... very sneaky! :-PI also like being able to block individual names on the MSN list, rather than be visible or invisible to all, as in Yahoo. If I am talking to one person, I keep the other blocked as I don't like to chat to more than one at a time, unless passing info from one to another.Frustratingly I can't get the whiteboard in MSN to work and I once used that on another PC with a friend, using Windows Messenger or Netmeeting or something, and it was quite fun. I was having a diagram drawn on screen for me, right before my eyes. It then descended into mayhem as I added to the drawing and messed it up, just to be a pest, and we both ended up just scribbling things on it. I wish I could get it to work on msn. It's actually quite useful to get someone to draw something out in front of you, rather than have to open an art package, do a drawing and send it to you as a file. Whiteboard is especially good if it's a diagram showing some kind of progress. It does help if you, like me, have a graphic pen but my friend didn't and managed fine.I only chat to two people, my daughter and a friend in Europe whom I 'met' online two years ago and whom I chat to almost every day. It's like having a penpal abroad but more immediate and personal than using actual letters. Without IMs, that's one friend I treasure that I wouldn't have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 I have aol messanger but i dont know anyone else who is on it so if u r on aol please send me a message on the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 I use 3AOL, Messenger and Yahoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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