ICQ

Pros: Instantly pass pics, songs, url's to friends
Cons: if you have a firewall this may give you a bit of trouble

I've been using the net for 3 years now. One of the first downloads that was recommended to me in a chatroom was ICQ. I would highly suggest to anyone, new to the net or an expert surfer, to get this program.

Icq comes with many perks. You...

Pros: People with wide range of interests, ease of use, flexible.
Cons: Can be confusing for new users until they get it down pat, and it can be very picky about when it will let you online.

Now, before you roll your eyes and skip this, YES, he lives in my town, not hundreds upon thousands of miles away.

I got ICQ last year in an attempt to stay in touch with a friend who was going to start homeschooling - rather than spend...

Pros: works really well. i can talk to everyone
Cons: doesn't travel well from computer to computer

I love my ICQ. I tried AOL I.M. and found so much spam ended up in my email box that I changed my account name to avoid it. I know these two things are supposed to be synonymous, but everyone I know who uses AOL I.M. through their AOL has problems that I...

Pros: Wonderful multi-features
Cons: Send/receive files does not always work well.

I first downloaded ICQ in 1998 and to be honest, I was a bit lost trying to find the actual download button on the web site. But the service is wonderful. I also use AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and Yahoo Messenger (YM), and I definitely prefer ICQ over...

Pros: instant chat, good response time, always available.
Cons: can be misused easily and security is questionable.

Uh-oh...Knock, knock,knock, icq lets me know my friends are available. I use this program to keep in touch with friends I have never met face to face, friends I can not see in person frequently, and family I see all the time. It has been very good for...

Pros: Friends at your finger tips.
Cons: Not any

ICQ is a must have for internet users. Unless you are a hermit. This wonderful program keeps you in contact with your friends and family anytime you are on the internet the same time they are.

Aol users will liken this to a buddy list....

Pros: Privacy, great chats. Lots of features!
Cons: ???

ICQ is an awesome chat program. It connects users from all over, similar to AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and others. You are connected with ID numbers instead of names so it can make you a little more private than AOL Instant Messenger.
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Pros: easy to use, quick, efficient
Cons: can be addicting

I signed up for ICQ a few years back (somewhere around 93 or 94 I think) after hearing my friends who were online rave about it. I remember seeing a number after people's name in wbs chat rooms and wondering what the heck it was. I was not very computer...

Pros: Great
Cons: none...

ICQ is the best "Chat" and "messenging" program. It has many features, like chat, send web page url, send file and etc... When you send a message, the person will get it if hes online and if he's offline, he'll get it once he gets...

Pros: Great form of communication! Read on...
Cons: Occasional connection problems.

Having downloaded ICQ over 3 years ago, I have only a 6 digit number (considered a low number to most). I tried it at the suggestion of a friend and am now totally hooked on it!

I really can't understand why some people DON'T have it (or have...

Pros: Chat, Info on contacts, plenty of options
Cons: Spam messages, fake links all the time

I first downloaded ICQ when I heard some of my friends talking about it. They said it was "cool", so I decided to see what it was about. I started the application after about an hour download on my 56K modem. I figured out how to add contacts and...

Pros: Easy to use, easy to use, easy to use
Cons: None

I've had ICQ for quite awhile now and there has been nothing else released that even begins to compare with ICQ. It's so easy to use. If you want to contact me my ICQ # is 66029443. Look me up anytime.

The program has a contact list that...

Pros: Who knows not me
Cons: Never got it loaded

This is not really a opinion on ICQ as a problem with downloading this program. My dear sister-in-law uses this program all the time and wanted me to join in also. She sent me the URL for the home page, and now that I have a computer, I decided to try...

Pros: Realtime chatting with one or a dozen friends.
Cons: It is a bit steep on system resources.

If there were any software that a person had to have (besides the obvious OS), then ICQ would have to be one of them. This handy chat application is used by over 50 million people in the world, and that number is growing at an exponential rate.
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Pros: fast, reliable, easy
Cons: some spammers make it annoying, but you can add them to your ignore list and edit content of messages allowed to be sent to you.

Let me first tell you quickly what this is.

THE MOST MAGNIFICENT TOOL EVER!!!

This is an online internet pager. You can appear to be online, offline, do not disturb, busy, away, private (so only certain people can...