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[dbh]

Hi everyone I was wondering which IM have you used or are you using now?
I have MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and AIM installed on my computer right now. But I use MSN most of the time since it's where most of my contacts are. I tried Trillian as well but I abandoned it since it doesn't have audio or video capabilities.
I've also heard of open source IMs but I haven't really tried them.
Any ideas or experiences?

[xc3ll]

yahoo, doodle is the best! aim sux, the compatabliity between versions is horrible, and msn is just pure shiat.....

plus, yahoo has a better interface!

go yahoo!

[dbh]

Yeah yahoo indeed has the best user interface I think. But considering most of my contacts don't use yahoo...

Is there a really decent IM out there that supports all of yahoo, MSN, aim?

[Casanova]

I think you should either try Trillian or GAIM. They are made to support AIM, MSN, Yahoo and ICQ. Try them and see which one you like better.

[s2city]

AIM is the best in my opinion. Although I've never tried Yahoo, I can say that MSN and ICQ aren't good at all. MSN really sucks *bottom*, it has a horrible graphical interface, and the layout just really sucks...you can't adjust your settings easily...if you're even lucky to figure out where you adjust your settings! ICQ isn't as bad as MSN, but it's pretty close. Having to send people invites to join your buddy list kind of defeats the purpose. It's really retarded in my opinion.

[aerin]

I have AOL Instant Messanger, but that's just because it defaulted with the software. Normally, I don't chat very much, but I do find it very easy to use and customize. The only thing I don't like is the fact that I cant put up my own Icons...or at least i havn't figured out how to do that yet.

[solankyno1]

Yahoo messenger is best . Its interface is very good. it is very easy to use also. I can also send SMS with this.

[Shadow]

i currently use msn messenger, and yahoo messenger.

I hate msn alot though, for the last few days its been having some real trouble!

good thing i got yahoo as a backup

[hansley]

I believe the answer would be different from one region and another.

I am from Indonesia, from where I come, MSN is the most popular Instant Messenger.

I have tried all from Yahoo, ICQ, AIM, to MSN...and I would say MSN is the best because not only it is faster, it is simple to use.

Not to mention that it is not that big in size. Plus, it is recommended by Microsoft. LoL

[rowita]

Just using Yahoo Messenger right now.