AOL Instant Messenger

Pros: New check mail feature, stock ticker
Cons: None, it's free!

When AOL released it's new Instant Messenger 4.0, I made sure I was one of the first to get it. In the past I have played around with other versions of the popular Chat tool for the web, but since AOL keeps adding new features every time, it gets better...

Pros: FREE! You get to keep in touch with AOL friends
Cons: It is hard to get people to use it if they are diehard ICQ fans

A few years ago I enjoyed spending time on a few select chat rooms in AOL. I eventually made a lot of friends, and even met many of them face to face at a party. I enjoyed building friendships with so many people not just from around the United States,...

Pros: Fast,Easy,Great to talk to friends on.
Cons: It's from AOL, it will some times lock up your computer.

What first came to mind before downloading this product is, "It's AOL... should I go with my arc nemesis?" ;) but after downloading it , and using it for about a year and a half, I feel it was well worth the download. I know there are people that just...

Pros: Friends are always available
Cons: None

When I am at home on my computer, I am almost always on the internet. Since most of my friends only have one phone line, a simple way of talking to them is through the AOL Instant Messenger. This free service is of high importance to me, as I use it to...

Pros: Instant messaging is awesome, file transfer, buddy icons, groups, away messages
Cons: Search

AIM is the best way to chat online, in my opinion. It offers so much that others don't. You can have a instant message window open when chatting with a friend. This way if you want to write something real long you could just type it while you...

Pros: Free, Quick, Simple, Personalizable
Cons: Ad is always displayed in main "friend box."

AOL Instant Messenger seems to be one of the greatest messaging systems available on the web. Simple, Pretty, Easy and Fun, AIM packs all the punches of a purchased system, with the added kick of free!

Able to carry your conversations across...

Pros: Great way to keep in touch
Cons: Can't get into aol's chats

Well, as you can see, I don't like aol, I love AIM though, I use it even though I have aol. Ironic your thinking? Well, here's why.


1. It sends a whole lot faster than the usual aol IM. Specially when I'm trying to runa couple of...

Pros: Easy to use, Tons of features, Better then AOL!
Cons: Sometimes (VERY rarely) won't connect

After spending years on America Online's "Internet Service", a cable modem provider came to my area. I switched over to the cable connection, leaving AOL. There was one problem - all my friends were still on AOL. To communicate with them, I...

Pros: Best AOL-related feature ever.
Cons: Can be annoying when it interrupts.

AOL's instant messenger is everything AOL overall should be, but isn't. It's a shame the company can't take a lesson from something that's literally sitting in front of their noses. The most important thing that anyone, especially AOL's...

Pros: Convenient way to stay in touch
Cons: hinges on good internet access

As a college student...I jump at the offer of anything free. I also jump at a easy and convenient way to keep in contact with friends and family. Like most other students, I am far from home and my high school cronies are spread throughout the country....

Pros: all the great features
Cons: some lag in voice chat

AIM 4.0 is a really good program. This is because of all the new features. There are instant stock alerts. This is a great idea. Instead of always having to goto the stock quotes, AIM automatically informs you if your stock went up or down. There are...

Pros: fun fast, in real time
Cons: no pictures, graphics

AIM,one of the easiest ways to talk to friends, without all the strain of holding the phone all day. There's even a buddy list, so you will know when all your friends are on line.
I know this program doesn't have cool graphics or sound effects,...

Pros: Saving
Cons: Code is weak

AOL instant messenger is ok, but there could be major changes. Their sorce code is very simple and any dumb hacker could find someone's password, for both both AOL or AIM. There is too much lag in the begining, banners are too large, and transfering...

Pros: Everything
Cons: None

When I first got America Online, I was unsure. After a while, it was cool. And when I downloaded AOL Instant Messenger, it ruled! I have a pen pal in New York, and we communicate a lot through the Instant Messenger. It is like a chat room, but...

Pros: Allows you to message AOL users, Free, easy to use
Cons: Too little features

AOL's Instant Messenger is a great tool for us many people who don't like the AOL service or just don't have the cash for it. It gives you the best of both worlds allowing you to have your favorite internet service and be able to keep in touch with...