aim? icq? msn? / Who is best?

[FMS]

Looking to download one of these and wondering which one is the most used?

Which chat is the most reliable? ICQ, AIM, MSN, YAHOO


Thanks for the info

[hotdog_pk]

i think it is mainly based on region.
you can get a program called trillian that (i think) connects you to all of the above.

me? i use MSN

[Keith]

I believe most people use MSN.

I prefer AIM.

My favorite is probably Yahoo (for casual IMing. Not business)

[Steen]

Personal- MSN
Domains/webhosting business- AIM
Adult Entertainment- ICQ


That's just my opinion.

I prefer the chatting on AIM the best.

[theparrot]

I like ICQ, then yahoo. Will not get MSN due to passport, and also don't have AIM.

[RMF]

I've used ICQ since it came out. I've tried MSN, but don't care much for it. I just stick with ICQ. Most of my friends also use it.

RMF

[GT Web]

most of my friends use MSN, so thats what I use...

I have a Yahoo account and an ICQ account, but I dont really care for either of those...

[FMS]

Wow there is a variety of opinions here. Keep them coming!

[Anthony Ng]

Wow there is areally a variety of opinions here. Keep them coming!

How about this? I find IM too intruding, and have not been using one since I last uninstalled my MSN kind of "accidentally".

[Temp]

Most of time,i use MSN to communicate with others.

[stuff]

I use only Msn

[Anthony Ng]

Oh, but the way, I'm thinking of experimenting/playing with Jabber IM which allows cross-platform communication:

http://www.jabber.org

[cyphix]

MSN ~ Personal
ICQ ~ Business

Couple points..

One reason ICQ is better for business is because it's much harder to send someone the wrong message.. MSN you can easily say something in the wrong window if you have more than one convo going... I almost said something that would have looked *very bad* to a business guy I have on msn once as I was talking in two windows.

IMO don't get the new MSN... since version 6 came out it sucks & I refuse to download it. The emoticons are moved up top instead of where they used to be; they have these new "avatars" that I told msn to hide but they kept on coming back anyway & the new animated smileys suck arse! Download 5 @ www.oldversion.com lol

However, I have been having HUGE problems with msn in the last week.. I have to sign in several times to get logged in properly (use ctrl + alt + del) to close it.. in this process it also screws up my sound very regularly which I can't fix without rebooting & also screws up the rebooting process where I have to use the manual reboot button to be able to reboot.

ICQ also has it's problems for some... sometimes it screws itself & doesn't send the message... so don't rely on people *always* getting the message; especially if you send it to them when they are offline.

[FMS]

Thank you for all the insightful comments. I know it takes some time to type out all those answers and I truly appreciate the help!

[Rocket2Uranus]

I use all but ICQ... not because I like them but because different business partners use different systems. I really think it is for the most part a matter of which one you use first and get comfortable on first, rather than which is better. My personal pref is for MSN, followed by AOL, then Yahoo. But again, there isn't much difference.

I will check out jabber

[maxf]

I use trillian which controls my AIM, ICQ, MSN, and YIM. I have to have all of them so that I can talk with friends and customers. Trillian takes care of everything very nicely. Plus it can be skinned a million different ways .

[Latic]

I too use Trillian its a bril little program. Seems to take up a lot less system resources also.

[Steen]

I have tried trillion several times, it's just too complex for me

I don't know how to use it.

[FMS]

I've decided to use AIM..ICQ was a bit to bubblegum for me. AIM seems to work just fine..Thanks for all the advice...

[theparrot]

I've decided to use AIM..ICQ was a bit to bubblegum for me. AIM seems to work just fine..Thanks for all the advice...

Did you use icq lite or icq pro?