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What instant messaging (IM) software do you use?

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Posted by: Canis Lupus

Hmmm, a little late, but here's the Friday poll folks!

In the age of personal messaging and voice chat, many of us have decided to use some software to regularly check up on our buddies online.

So, what instant messaging (IM) software do you use? If you use two or three different IM software regularly, which one do you use the most?



Posted by: Outlaw

ICQ only.



Posted by: Kdr Kane

I don't use any. But, after reading up on Trillian today, I'm considering using it.

I have a question about Trillian. Do I need to sign up with one of the supported IM services or does Trillian have their own system?



Posted by: Tecil

I've tried them all, but have stuck with ICQ.



Posted by: Canis Lupus

Quote:

Originally posted by Kdr Kane
I have a question about Trillian. Do I need to sign up with one of the supported IM services or does Trillian have their own system?

I just installed it on my system, and I think you can sign up without having to be a member of the other IMs ...

http://www.trillian.cc/



Posted by: Null Actor

You should be able to choose more than one in this poll...



Posted by: Spider

I've been using ICQ exclusively for the past few years, but just a couple weeks ago I downloaded AIM so I could send UhOk a file..I also seem to have MSNM installed, though I don't remember downloading it.



Posted by: EOT(US)

1. MSN messenger these days.

2. ICQ - but use it seldom, because I had to keep asking people to re-add me. I don't like the "new" version at all!

3. Tried Yahoo messenger and didn't like it at all

4. AOL? what is that? hehe



Posted by: Tweaker

none.



Posted by: Bobaroo

I use AIM just because all my friends have it and it makes it easy to chat.



Posted by: Chako

I used other because I don't use any of them and someone forgot the " I never use one" option.



Posted by: RedTeMpeSt

AOL IM

only cuz everyone i know uses it.



Posted by: SKYHN

Well since my ISP is Aol+, then its AIM, but I use AIM seperately sometimes to send or receive files from people I know.

Ive used MSN Messenger before, and hated it and I never took the time to figure out ICQ.



Posted by: mjames

Trillian all the way. With over 300 contacts, there's no way I could just pick one - I have people I talk to on all four clients, so Trillian is a huge convenience for me.



Posted by: eg_92901

Trillian is awesome. I always hated using AIM to talk to my parents and then ICQ to talk to my friends. With Trillian I can talk to everyone all in one convienient program.



Posted by: Gunslinger

I have completely ceased using ICQ. It is absolutely worthless to me now. The only people I communicated with over it was the OTS/TG community. Naturally, I can reach all of you here or at TG.

So, ICQ got the boot.

I use AIM to communicate with everyone else - friends from high school/college and some family.

If a lot of people here are going to start using Trillian, I may get into it. I can reach all of you here, but sometimes real time communication is more convenient - or necessary.



Posted by: tkron

Due to security issues I do not stay online with ICQ anymore, instead I may chack it when I think of it, usually about 1 a week.



Posted by: Outlaw

I just stopped using ICQ, I'm using Trillian now and so far I like it much better, no more annoying banners and other crap like that.
And now that guy that wanted me to install MSN can stop whining too



Posted by: Heathen

I've used Triilian for about a year now and I LOVE it.

I only have one IM running and can talk to people on ICQ/Yahoo/MSN/AOL and IRC at the same time.

www.trillian.cc



Posted by: PhantomGamer

AOL IM

thats all i use



Posted by: Nfested

I use AIM because all my friends use it.



Posted by: Grrrumpy

After readin' these posts I'll have check out Trillian. But I'm using MSN right now and like it. Plus Microsoft WILL be there tommorrow.



Posted by: Grrrumpy

P.S. No self respecting geek would be caught alive on aol. "Remember... Friends don't let friends drive aol".



Posted by: MLXMariners

I use AIM, just because everyone I know is on it. It is the best way to communicate with people.



Posted by: †Pr|§M†

/vote AIM

i use AIM the most and sometimes MSN...i just started IRC but i dont know if thats concidered IM

BTW...how can you stand all those flowers for ICQ?
i hope you know that program installs a bunch of files that you'll never be able to remove



Posted by: Nfested

I'm considering using trilian now because I have heard that it is easy to use and is much better than AIM.



Posted by: Lady Mariel

I use them all at the same time except for Trillan.



Posted by: justinious

Quote:

Originally posted by Lady Mariel
I use them all at the same time except for Trillan.


You should use Trillian (as I do). It bundles all the IM clients into one app.



Posted by: Bobaroo

Trillian is great. It is so much easier, and you don't have to download 5 other programs for chat clients, you just have 1.



Posted by: Lady Mariel

I checked it out and it looked pretty good but I didn't see a Mac version. So oh well, I'll just wait.



 
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