Skype

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i start to prefer it over all the other IMs. more stable and relieable (as my recent ICQ issues prove) and if something takes ages to explain in written words, a quick free phone chat is a click away.

love it. :thumbsup:

[JT]

Ive never heard of it

[ukwebmasters]

I use skype every day, johny get it installed - you'll love it

http://www.skype.com/

[JT]

I use skype every day, johny get it installed - you'll love it

http://www.skype.com/

Im getting so much spam with ICQ Im thinking of ditching it. But everyone uses it, do many people use skype?

[-HF]

for some reason people seem to be rather reluctant about handing out their Skype user names. while they will happily post their ICQ/MSN/AOHell on every other board, you often have to ask them directly. prolly a try to keep it less spammy than ICQ. so god knows what the dark figure is. :D

in the long run i'd say Skype is the better solution, as it offers IM and the very clear sounding phone option. there's even a plugin that allows you to communicate with landlines.

[ukwebmasters]

it's been around for a while, but I am forever getting people I know to use it. I started with skype last summerish, maybe a bit later.

[-HF]

i find the thought that AOHell doesn't have its claws on it yet very comforting. prolly why it's actually stable. :D

[ukwebmasters]

you know it's amazing how many people I know back in the uk who have accounts with AOL, it seems to completely fucking hijack their machines ::: actually worse than any virus/trojan I have bumped into over the years. last week, a friend of mine gave me her AOL profile url and I couldn't see it unless I paid a monthly sub!

:onguard:

[-HF]

i recall several AOHell users telling me they have to run the AOHell browser in the background else they'd disconnect all the time. that alone suggests the whole setup is a wee bit intrusive.