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MSN?? AIM?? YIM??

#1 Postby NWIASpotter » Sun Aug 08, 2004 10:29 pm

What do you think is better?? MSN Messenger, AOL, or Yahoo messenger. I have MSN, and I think it's pretty good, but that's probably because all of my friends have it too. But which one do you think is better???
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#2 Postby Guest » Sun Aug 08, 2004 10:33 pm

I use Trillian. It's a program that incorporates all 3 plus ICQ. That way you can communicate with anyone no matter which messenger they use. They have a free version which works just fine, as well as a paid for version. http://www.trillian.cc/
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#3 Postby NWIASpotter » Sun Aug 08, 2004 10:46 pm

hmm...I've never heard of that. But thats good to know, maybe when I get a new computer I'll get that, right now this computer would probably shut down on me if I tried to download something..haha..
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#4 Postby JQ Public » Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:24 pm

AIM is the best!
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#5 Postby ColdFront77 » Mon Aug 09, 2004 12:00 am

I enjoy AIM the best, followed by YIM. I use MSN Messenger on and off (in fact, I install and uninstall it from time to time) because not many people I know use it and last time I used it [had it, too] every time I signed on, I didn't have to type my username and password like I would like to after making sure repeatedly that I had selected the correct setting.
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#6 Postby southerngale » Mon Aug 09, 2004 12:19 am

I prefer MSN.
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#7 Postby stormraiser » Mon Aug 09, 2004 5:52 am

ICQ is best, because it is more secure, but in Trillian you can have it all. I have a list about 50 people long and when, say, Garrett pops up on MSN, I see it, and when another friend pops up in Yahoo, I see it in the same screen.

Trillian also has IRC, so I can chat in Storm2K Chat at the same time :)
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#8 Postby chadtm80 » Mon Aug 09, 2004 6:28 am

Trillian here as well! :-)
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#9 Postby bfez1 » Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:50 am

AIM, here :)
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#10 Postby NWIASpotter » Mon Aug 09, 2004 9:25 am

Wow, a lot of people seem to have Trillian. And to think I didn't even hear about this until ohhh...12 hours ago..haha
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#11 Postby streetsoldier » Mon Aug 09, 2004 9:55 am

YIM is far too accesible to hackers, AIM is too "snoopy" and restrictive (although I have it, I don't use it much); MSN Messenger is my IM of choice.

"Trillian"? No thanks...I have a very hard time multi-tasking as it is.
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#12 Postby coriolis » Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:50 pm

No instant messaging for me. That's too much like the phone ringing. There's no one that I just "have to" talk to that fast.
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#13 Postby weatherlover427 » Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:51 pm

I have all 3 main IM clents; I mainly use AIM; then YIM; and MSN comes in at 3rd place.
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#14 Postby Guest » Mon Aug 09, 2004 10:05 pm

coriolis wrote:No instant messaging for me. That's too much like the phone ringing. There's no one that I just "have to" talk to that fast.


Do you avoid the phone too, lol?
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#15 Postby ColdFront77 » Mon Aug 09, 2004 10:50 pm

I used Trillian for a time, but didn't seem like I had a point to use it. I suppose I will download and install it in a few minutes.
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