AOL Instant Messenger

Pros: Very fast and easy
Cons: none

I was introduced to AOL Messenger when I subscribed to AOL. It is very easy and it is the best way to "meet" new friends and talk to your friends and family. You get a buddy list when you subscribe to AOL. This is where you can put the screen...

Pros: allows you to talk with friends overseas, a way to talk with people on AOL for free
Cons: takes some time to connect, may timeout or freeze,

AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), is a useful program that the creators of AOL came up with. It allows you to talk with people online in different countries who have AOL or AIM. It is about one of the only things that AOL has done right.
I was in...

Pros: Easy, good features, communicates with AOL users.
Cons: The users, especially some who are on AOL.

When I first heard about AOL Instant Messenger, I was not very interested in using it, as I already had ICQ, and I had bad experiences with AOL itself. I eventually ended up signing up for the service, and I still use it today, with over a hundred people...

Pros: easy to use
Cons: sometimes AOL screws up and kicks you off for no reason

When I graduated from college, and moved two thousand miles away to attend graduate school, I was worried that I'd lose touch with my nearest and dearest. But AOL Instant Messenger it's almost as if I never left, and my phone bills are still...

Pros: fast, easy to use, help offered.
Cons: can not see user profiles while user is offline.

I recently downloaded America Online's Instant Messenger because all of my friends had it. I expected it to be extremely slow and not many features. I was truely wrong.

It has many features, like different groups, you can have more than one...

Pros: Easy to use and populated with many people in the AOL system.
Cons: The AIM users and AOL internet service users can't use same tools

Although I am an avid user of ICQ, I still believe that AIM has evolved into a much better instant messenger than it used to be. The easy to use, sleek finished look of the newer AIM version really proves to me that AOL is not going to be beat out by...

Pros: most widely used IM software, simple
Cons: advertising-supported

America Online is well-known for its easy-to-use software and AOL Instant Messenger is the perfect example of high-quality software from the company. It is so easy to use for people who are just getting on the Internet for the first time but has enough...

Pros: Easy to use, aray of fonts, smiley faces, and colors to choose from. Free!
Cons: Sometimes it does not connect

I have been using AOL Instant Messenger for the past 2 years. I began using it when I started college and I moved away from home. It was free to download, you didn't have to use AOL as an internet provider, and it allowed me to talk to friends and...

Pros: Great instant messaging, chat, stock & news updates, voice chat, and file sending
Cons: It bares the AOL name

I tried this back in when it was version 1.6 (I think). I had just left AOL but knew I was going to miss my friends. One of my AOL friends sent me an e-mail about this program that could let me instant message my AOL friend from my ISP.

This...

Pros: ha ha ha ha... pros? for an AOL product? Yeah right
Cons: They advertise using 25% of the program and the rest is very unsophisticated

Yes sir they did it again. AOL has managed to take a great concept like instant messaging and garble it up into a huge mess of advertising and only very limited features. I am talking of coarse about AIM, AOL Instant Messenger. This sorry excuse for a...

Pros: Easy to use, Many features
Cons: Not completely customizable, Annoying noises

The latest version of AOL Instant Messenger is not a trick application. Not only can you chat, but there are also options for voice chat, pictures in chat, a file transfer feature (which can even be configured to let people download off you when...

Pros: Free to anyone. Pretty reliable.
Cons: Not enough smileys.

So I was sitting here thinking to myself what can I review? So as I thought I was talking to one of my friends on AIM. Or Aol Instant Messenger as it's also known as. So I thought hey I'll review this so here goes.

Getting the program:...

Pros: none
Cons: big bills

AIM, a great new item to the world of free long distance talking. Or is it? I have been using Aol Instant Messenger since I first got on to the internet over four years ago! Now to my surprise they added a "great" new feature! The TALK...

Pros: many new features, not intrusive
Cons: hmmmmmm.....

For those of you who have read my "epinions", you'll know that this is quite a turn for me....

AOL Instant Messenger 4.0. It took many convincing arguments by co-workers and acquaintances to get me to download AIM and give it a try....

Pros: fun, easy to use, exciting
Cons: I've never experienced any!

I can't even remember the days before I started using AOL Instant Messenger. While many people do not like AOL, I'm not here to talk about that. I'm here to tell you that AIM is a noteworthy feature of this service provider!

And to think--how...