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Which Instant Messaging provider is the best?

post #1 of 36
10/5/09 at 12:52am
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I've got a friend who's bugging me to sign up for some IM service so we can chat live. Frankly, I think this is stupid, but who am I to complain. What IM service is the one to sign up for? I know that I can get an all-in-one software program to use but I need to actually sign up somewhere. Thanks.
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post #2 of 36
10/5/09 at 12:53am
gchat
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post #3 of 36
10/5/09 at 9:38pm
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Anyone else? Seems that AIM is the most popular.
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post #4 of 36
10/5/09 at 9:39pm
AIM is pretty much no-frills but it works just fine.
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post #5 of 36
10/5/09 at 10:39pm
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Originally Posted by Rambo View Post
I've got a friend who's bugging me to sign up for some IM service so we can chat live. Frankly, I think this is stupid, but who am I to complain. What IM service is the one to sign up for? I know that I can get an all-in-one software program to use but I need to actually sign up somewhere. Thanks.

The IM that most of your friends are using will be the most efficient tool. Except google chat. Google chat is a fucking piece of shit that has reliability worse than car made in India/China.
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post #6 of 36
10/6/09 at 12:01am
gchat and facebook. I haven't used AIM since college.
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post #7 of 36
10/6/09 at 12:02am
I like AIM the best.
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post #8 of 36
10/6/09 at 12:03am
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gchat and facebook. I haven't used AIM since college.

Facebook chat sucks big stuff...
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post #9 of 36
10/6/09 at 1:02am
I prefer skype. It's free, clean, organized, and you can video chat for free
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post #10 of 36
10/6/09 at 1:07am
I would advise google talk, skype, or aim. And in that order. Definitely avoid facebook chat like the plague. :P
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post #11 of 36
10/6/09 at 1:42am
Dude, AIM is essentially for poor people and people under 21. Nearly all my working adult friends only use Gchat. What kind of people are you trying to contact, you pedophile?
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post #12 of 36
10/6/09 at 2:19am
I use GChat on occasion because it's right there in Gmail. Who the hell needs a dedicated chat app in this day and age? BB Messenger, smart phone, texts, Skype... there are a lot of other options.
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post #13 of 36
10/6/09 at 2:30am
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I use GChat on occasion because it's right there in Gmail. Who the hell needs a dedicated chat app in this day and age? BB Messenger, smart phone, texts, Skype... there are a lot of other options.
There are several programs that combine all the options inside one app. I know Adium for Mac has everything under the kitchen sun (not sure about gchat though). I know there is a way to send a text via IM but I can't remember it off the top of my head.
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post #14 of 36
10/6/09 at 3:13am
http://www.digsby.com/ problem solved. no need to choose. just use all at once
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post #15 of 36
10/6/09 at 3:15am
Digsby is a bloated piece of assburger. Use pidgin if you need multiple IM types running at the same time. Hell even Trillian is better.
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