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Poll Results: AIM or MSN or BOTH or NEITHER

 
  • 30% (27)
    AIM
  • 31% (28)
    MSN
  • 14% (13)
    BOTH
  • 22% (20)
    NEITHER
88 Total Votes  
post #41 of 64
3/20/06 at 10:15am
i used to be all about all about Trillian as I talk to people on all different chat mediums including one that we use here at work. I kinda got used to gaim, a linux trillian type program so when I'm in windows I use a windows version of gaim and it works great. Uses less memory when running under normal circumstances. I usually kill all the annoying buddy icons and all that junk though so its just a clean basic usable interface for me.
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post #42 of 64
3/20/06 at 12:37pm
as far as propriatary messenger programs go, yahoo is by far the shiznit.

as far as networks go: oscar.aol.com ftw!

as far as 3rd party progs go: Gaim v2.0beta

I use gaim v2 and mostly for AIM, though sometimes yahoo and ICQ. The only reason i do log into aim is because all my (real) friends are on it.

why is aim so hot in US? back in teh day, before dsl and cable took control, we had a little thing called Dial-up. Naturally AOL/Roadrunner with over 20,000,000 members was the largest provider of such service, and with it came AOL Messanger. So naturally people just started using it. When Compcast Cable /Yahoo+AT&T DSL came into the picture, people already were used to AIM, and they had all their contacts on them, and they were just way too damn lazy to start fresh, so the tradition continued.
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post #43 of 64
3/20/06 at 1:10pm
I use deadAIM. But I don't get on very often anymore, no time. I will probably be on a little more often in a few months when things have calmed down a little bit though.
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post #44 of 64
3/20/06 at 4:29pm
I have used gaim but now I use google talk most. Once installed on one pc you can copy over the program folder to anyother pc w/o installing it. I really like that about progs.
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post #45 of 64
3/20/06 at 4:36pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Damien
I have used gaim but now I use google talk most. Once installed on one pc you can copy over the program folder to anyother pc w/o installing it. I really like that about progs.
I love programs like FileZilla for the exact same reason.
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post #46 of 64
3/21/06 at 12:21am
MSN, though I also use Yahoo some.
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post #47 of 64
3/21/06 at 12:36am
Up here in Canada everyone uses msn. I have an AIM just for a few of my american friends but msn takes the cake.
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post #48 of 64
3/21/06 at 2:03am
stupid AOL for ruining it for all americans!
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post #49 of 64
3/22/06 at 5:53pm
MSN has too many adverts that lead to spyware (well 4 out of 5 do) but i might pay for it, Also Yahoo! sucks!
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post #50 of 64
3/22/06 at 6:52pm
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Originally Posted by N6400
MSN has too many adverts that lead to spyware (well 4 out of 5 do) but i might pay for it, Also Yahoo! sucks!
What on earth are you talking about? There aren't any ads coming through my MSN.
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post #51 of 64
3/23/06 at 12:20pm

The man is obviously delusional....

....how in the world does Yahoo! suck???
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post #52 of 64
3/26/06 at 7:27am
Game Adverts,Adverts at the bottom they all lead to spyware

Yahoo sucks in some ways but their email is ok but the messenger program sucks!
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post #53 of 64
3/26/06 at 8:16am
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Originally Posted by Pharoke
Neither, I can't stand im programs. Call me weird but they just drive me up a wall.
I'm with you, Pharoke. I can't type fast enough to keep up a conversation.
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post #54 of 64
3/26/06 at 8:35am
Skype!

I use skype now it is a lot better than MSN and no adverts
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post #55 of 64
3/27/06 at 12:18am
how can i use skype if nobody that i know uses it? i mean, i only have friends that are exactly the opposite of geeks, so they only know msn and yahoo. i guess in 10 years they will start to use skype.

ah, about the pool: my answer is: definitely not google talk.

and, yes, i think only americans use aim... =)
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post #56 of 64
3/27/06 at 12:33am
Ok a little background knowledge will help me explain better, I am an international student currently attending SC.

Ok for my Friends back home, they all use MSN so I have always used that, after I came to the US I started using AIM because everyone here seems to be using this one.
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post #57 of 64
3/27/06 at 1:10pm
LOL,

I use skype as my normal phone!

it is far cheaper than AT&T
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post #58 of 64
3/27/06 at 5:05pm
That's cool. If most of your friends are on a particular messaging system, then unless you can get your friends to switch, you're just going to have to stick with that one.
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post #59 of 64
3/28/06 at 6:13am
IMHO all of it suck..
There should be only one.. like there was ICQ long time ago..

good old times..
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post #60 of 64
3/28/06 at 12:05pm
i love the trillian client, its got such a nice gui

i use aim just outta necessity since all my friends do

i have an msn login for occasional use but rarely need it

yahoo would be better if more used it
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