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Jun 10 '00
Pros: free and simple
Cons: cramped servers and occasional server over crowded
Summary: AIM AOL's Messenger Service is a good service. It Is like many of the other Instant messenger services. Though instead of using it on the internet, you connect to the a server. There are both good and bad parts to this.
Since you are on a ... read more
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Jun 10 '00
Pros: Secure, file sending/getting, pictures/sounds, warning
Cons: windows can clog up the screen, small advertisement
Summary: My preferences as messengers go is for ICQ, I like the interface more and the fact that it flashes in your taskbar when you have a message so if you are talking to several people at once you don't have to worry about having several message windows open. ... read more
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Jun 09 '00
Pros: Everone thats anyone has it.
Cons: Uncesored chat rooms
Summary: It doesn't matter if you are an AOL user or any other ISP user you must have AIM. Everyone that I know that is online has AIM. Ever night around 9 my buddy list is full of friends and family. This program is, what I think, the easiest to use chat ... read more
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Jun 08 '00
Pros: saves time from loading aol
Cons: not good for anything else.
Summary: AOL instant messenger is ok but not much to rave about. it seems that I've never been successful at creating my own AIM account but I have been able to use my aol account. apparently you can create your own account, but it seems hard to start out ... read more
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Jun 06 '00
Pros: Easy to Install and Set Up
Cons: Unable to Figure out how to display Screen Names "real" names
Summary: With the advent of the different chat and instant messenger type software, one may wonder why I like AOL Instant Messager.
The main reason is that it is easy to install and update.
Being that I work with computers and programming ... read more
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Jun 06 '00
Pros: Easy to use, convienent
Cons: Sometimes it interrupts you
Summary: Well, the internet provider AOL is probably my least favorite out of all the ones out there. However, i do like the feature of being able to talk to people just like a chat room but much easier. This is why i was pretty thrilled when AOL came out with ... read more
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Jun 05 '00
Pros: its free, forever
Cons: none that are on my mind, besides the fact that AOL owns it....
Summary: AOL instant messenger is cheaper than AOL, infact it is a free program. AOL is a bad program, although lots of my friends have AOL, so i was lurked into downloading AOL Instant Messenger becuase it is an easy way to keep in touch with multitudes of ... read more
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Jun 05 '00
Pros: Communicate with the AOL Community
Cons: No access (searching) to the Member Profiles.
Summary: Granted this is just my opinion, but I have always felt that AOL has had a great community. My point is, without having AOL, Instant Messenger allows you to contact this great community without having to have AOL. I have a cable modem, but in the past ... read more
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Jun 01 '00
Pros: great for ppl to socialize with witout gettin in trouble
Cons: it'll poop out on u sumtimes
Summary: This is one of the greatest links since the advent of the telephone. I know many people who would be totally lost without the "chat" time alotted to them. This really does link the human civilization among itself. It creates harmony and ... read more
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Jun 01 '00
Pros: Not just for AOL users anymore
Cons: Can only communicate with one person per "chat room"
Summary: When we canceled AOL a few years back the one thing I was going to miss was the instant messaging. How smart of AOL. They've now made it possible for even none-AOLers to use this feature. And it's great.
When I first downloaded AIM I was ... read more
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Jun 01 '00
Pros: Run-o-the-mill instant messenger service.
Cons: Can be dangerous over a network.
Summary: AOL instant messenger allows you to set up a buddy list and have instant messaging with your friends, family and acquaintenances. The interface is intuitive and easy to use, ensuring that instant messaging really is instant messaging.
AOL does ... read more
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Jun 01 '00
Pros: Variety, fun
Cons: none
Summary: When I first got AOL Instant Messenger, I thought it was just something you could use to talk to your friends. But it has so much more.
Instant Messenger makes it fun for you to use its system. You can go to your preferences and ... read more
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May 31 '00
Pros: Free, ability to send pictures and files.
Cons: May be hard to find someones screen name.
Summary: I love AOL Instant Messenger! I can talk with my friends, family, and even make new friends. Almost all of my friends have this software program, and all love it. It is a fast and easy way to talk with friends over the internet.
AOL ... read more
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May 30 '00
Pros: extremely useful, can communicate with friends, etc.
Cons: um, you have to take the 2 seconds to download it? (can't really think of any good cons)
Summary: AIM is a fantastic service, for these reasons. First, it's probably the best aspect of normal AOL. You can talk to your buddies without all those other parts of AOL (like the payments, troubles pretty much everybody associates with AOL, etc.)
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May 29 '00
Pros: simple to use; comfortable messaging interface; "everyone" uses it
Cons: user base is too poorly organized; too easy to accidentally dismiss pop-up dialogues; sometimes lags; poor handling of file transfers
Summary: I would rank AOL Instant Messenger (better known as AIM) second best among all the chat programs I have ever used, although that number isn't very high, I admit. I find that its design makes for comfortable dialogue-style conversations with very little ... read more
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