AOL Instant Messenger

Pros: Read above
Cons: AOL has better stuff and control over AIM

AIM, what is so good about this? Why do people want to talk with this instead of other programs? This is a really good program for the price they charge. If you didn't catch on, they don't charge anything, all of the services offered on Aol instant...

Pros: Free and easy way to keep in touch
Cons: none

I was told about AOL instant messenger from a family member. It is a free way that you can communicate with loved ones, family and friends. Once you get AOL Instant Messenger you can automatically log on to it every time you go on the internet or you...

Pros: Simple beginners chat tool.
Cons: Frustrating for the chataholic to the point of bludgeoning your PC with a hard, blunt object.

I've been using this program for about 3 years now, and while I have had few problems with it in the past, it seems the more I tinker with it, the more bugs and problems I find with it.

The first pro about this chat service is that the...

Pros: What Pros?
Cons: AOL made.

I liked AOL for the first month I had a computer. You know, all the advertisements shown on TV make it look easy and exciting. Everyone has AOL. So Easy to Use, No Wonder it's Number One, eh? Well, AOL is easy to use--but it's horrid none the less. You...

Pros: BETTER THAN ICQ OR ANY OTHER CHATTING PROGRAM
Cons: .

I have been using AOL for many years until I found this program. I use a free ISP and connect to AIM. You can quit AOL and get a free ISP and still can talk to people on AOL with AIM. You can also search for people to chat with on AIM. There are also...

Pros: Small, easy to install and use, free
Cons: Very limited on features and options

Why e-mail your AOL friend when you can chat to them
I, like many other people, have friends and families so use AOL. Trying to communicate through e-mail is a pain, and if you call them, then you can't go online and play around. To solve...

Pros: More than just chatting
Cons: nothing

I am an AOL member and most of my friends aren't but we still find a way to chat. When they told me that they were using AIM or AOL instand messenger I figured that that was the same thing as the instand message mechanism that comes with AOL.
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Pros: a free way to avoid long distance charges and communicate immediately
Cons: unwanted solicitation by men looking for sex and not respecting my boundaries

The positives:
1)for free, I can talk to anyone anywhere who is on my buddy list...and I know it would cost me a bundle to keep in such good touch with some of those people
2)If I am tying up the phone line by being online for hours on end, a...

Pros: Very Easy
Cons: Hard to meet new people

AOL's instant messenger has been out for a while. In the beggining the service was kind of slacking and gave a lot of errors and didnt have much use. The latest more udated version have everything you can possibly need to chat. You can have your AOL...

Pros: see review
Cons: see review

When my parents took my full AOL away for losing my $200 retainer, I opted
for AIM, so I could still talk to all of my school friends who had AOL. I
found AIM to be a very good alternative. I could still talk to all my friends
who had AOL,...

Pros: all good
Cons: none

Since I've left home to go away to college, AOL Instant Messenger has become my life. Its the only way I am able to stay in touch with everyone at home, my friends and my family. If I didn't have it I don't know where I'd be. Here on campus, we use...

Pros: fun and cheap way to talk
Cons: cant see the person

Instant messenging has got to be the greatest thing thats been created.It really gives you the chance to keep in touch with old friends,even new friends that you've made from all around the world.All you have to do is put them on your buddy list and once...

Pros: easy to use, keeps you in touch, meet new people
Cons: not as good as being there...

Gone are the days of walking down the street and knowing everyone you meet. Unless you live in Mayberry, your friends and relatives are scattered across the country or across the globe. Although some people have achieved the financial success to make...

Pros: Instant messages, no configuration whatsoever (except nickname registration), extreme simplicity
Cons: Extreme simplicity, instant messages

My opinion: Get ICQ, try it. If you find it to be too complicated, or you live in an area (urban areas especially) where AOL is very popular, get AIM (or AOL for that matter).

I personally use both ICQ and AIM because I have many friends who...

Pros: simple and easy to use, lists people you know and their availability, send files, servers never down
Cons: not for more advanced users, may want more than simple chats

AOL Instant Messenger is another of those chat program, but this is one of the best yet. You can chat with people on regular AOL or people with AIM just like you. Depending on what verison you or others have, you can chat, send any files to each other,...