Money saver from AOL
Written: Dec 10 '00
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Pros: real time communication
Cons: none
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| opinionated3's Full Review: AOL Instant Messenger |
I have been using AOL for about 6 years and one of the best features of AOL has to be Instant Messaging. This allows AOL me to send messages real time, instead of e-mail or in a chatroom.
This was a great thing for me, because my family which all live in other states were also using AOL. So instead of having to waste money on phone calls or sending letters using snail mail, we were able to talk to one another through instant messenger.
As time went by most of my family and friends stopped using AOL and it became more and more difficult to talk with my family using AOL's Instant Messenger, fortunately for me AOL created a program that allows non-AOL members to access the Instant Messenger system.
This software program is called AIM 4.0 or AOL Instant Messenger 4.0, it allows anyone who downloads and sets up the software on their computer, the ability to chat real time with other people that either have AOL or the AIM software loaded on their PC. This is a free download from AOL.com, it only takes a short time to download and also to setup on your PC.
Some of great features of the AIM software:
Buddy List This is a listing of all the people you choose to keep in touch with, they're grouped in categories (buddies, family and coworkers). When a person logs onto AIM or in case of AOL member's when the sign on to AOL you are instantly notified of their presents online. You can customize the notification sound to any sound you choose.
Share photos, pictures and sound This is a great feature that allows you to send pictures and sound directly to your buddy and no have to send them as attachments in an e-mail.
News ticker and Stock ticker this is another neat little feature in AIM a scrolling news ticker, the top news stories run across your monitor and if you see an interesting story all you have to do is click on the story link and it brings you to AOL. Com and brings you to the story. The stock ticker is also a neat feature it will allow you to track the stock market almost real time (about every 15 minutes).
Email notification For AOL users with this software loaded on your PC outside of your home or office, you are notified that you have e-mail waiting to be read. This allows you to check your email from anywhere you happen to be.
I later discovered a new use your AIM, I am a salesman for a computer service company here in Oklahoma. I downloaded AIM on my office PC and now I use it to communicate with my wife at home and my clients and vendors. I discovered this saves our company a lot of money on long distance phone calls and also reduces time I have to wait for information from my clients and vendors.
Using the buddy list feature of AIM I know if one of vendors is in the office and if I need a price quote on a piece of equipment I just type a message instead of having to pick up the phone and dial their number. I also can talk with multiple vendors at the same time. Each buddy will have their own screen come up, some times it can get a little difficult to juggle several instant messages at the same time.
The one thing I like the most about the AIM software, it allows me to be able to communicate with my wife while she is online. We only have one phone line, so if she is online and I have to get a hold of her all I do is send her an instant message and I can talk to her.
In conclusion I would recommend AIM software to anyone that has a need for instant communication. You can't beat the price, it's a free download from AOL.com and you don't have to have AOL service to use it.
Recommended:
Yes
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