Yahoo! Messenger

Pros: Easy, Lots of features, Messages sent quickly
Cons: Sometimes hard to get logged on the Yahoo! server.

My husband first introduced me to Yahoo! Messenger and I definitely love this messenger! I have used other Messenger programs, but this is definitely one of my favorites for a couple of reasons.

First of all, it is SO easy to use! Even a...

Pros: ease of use, multi-functional, one window,
Cons: fewer members

While Yahoo! Messenger isn't on par with AOL's instant messenger, it is a greatly useful service. Besides letting you chat with other Yahoo! members, this service allows you to check stocks, news, sports scores, and even your Yahoo! mail. Yahoo!...

Pros: conveinent
Cons: sometimes get disconnected

This is great for people who have family that are not on AOL. I think it is wonderful. I have AOL at home and at work it is some other ISP so I also have the Yahoo pager and can use that at work or home. My sister also has Yahoo and can talk to me...

Pros: Very easy, FREE
Cons: Can be distracting at times

I first learned about Yahoo! Messenger by a friend of mine. All of my family live several hours from me and every phone call was long distance. You can imagine my long distance phone bill! Well, with YM, there is a feature called Voice Chat. With...

Pros: voice chat with anyone else who has the program
Cons: can be a resource hog

...you'd better watch your system resources while it's running. :) I got together with three online friends and we initiated a voice chat. Within 20 minutes or so, I noticed that my Windows Resource Meter was way down there...almost to the red*. I...

Pros: Fun, good for work/research, chatting and organising lifestyle
Cons: Pathetic hacking, imitations etc could happen if someone simply knows your postcode and birthdate. Grr!

Before, these messenger programmes were not that popular, but since the arrival of unmetred internet access in the UK, they are familiar to a considerable proportion of users.

If you are not familiar with what Yahoo Messenger is, it is a...

Pros: Fast download, easy to use.
Cons: Not many....

The only reason I downloaded messenger is because I wanted to be able to see who came online and when. The wonderful thing about Yahoo Messenger is I always know when friends come online and I can chat through messenger alone, and still surf and play. I...

Pros: It has many convenient features and is very simple to use
Cons: It is not the most widely used service

I don't know which message service has been around longer, yahoo!messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, or ICQ, but I have all three on my computer and I use all three. It seems to me that the one I use most often, however, is AOL Instant Messenger.
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Pros: hot links to additional areas on Yahoo, ability to block people from adding you to their *friends list*
Cons: Web based profiles.

Okay. to begin with, I have NO clue why I downloaded this thing.. other than the fact that I am stuck in a very VERY small town and I need contact with people.

So instead of owning a computer, I now own a chat machine because this little...

Pros: More personalized and more private than any other IM I've found
Cons: I do miss the little smiley face AOL sends when you type :-)

I have to admit, AOL IM was the first messenger service I used and as it was the first, I thought it was the best. The fact a friend refused to use it and used Yahoo exclusively forced me to download it, but I admit I already knew it could not compete...

Pros: none
Cons: it's the pits all together in my opinion

I used to like this thing, but for some reason, yahoo isn't pulling all their bugs out of everything anymore. We used to spend hours chatting in the buddy chats on the voice chats! It was like conference calling. If you didn't have headphones, your...

Pros: Good way to keep up with friends and family, FREE, cuts down on phone bills and is more fun than e-mail (at times)
Cons: constant disconnection problems, locking up the computer, no one to chat with half the time

I have had the Y! Messenger since 1998 when it was called Y! Pager (I still call it that, sounds more sophisticated to me) and it is the only messenger device I have. My computer is not new and it has memory problems, I can't load on large files and the...

Pros: The voice chat feature
Cons: Sometimes the voice chat doesn't always work

I really like yahoo messenger. Its very convient to keep in touch with friends that don't live close and family also. I like the voice chat feature. It helps to keep down on long distance phone bills. I really enjoy using yahoo messenger. I even...

Pros: Doesn't take a lot of memory, and it's equipped with great options!
Cons: none

Yahoo! Messenger is a great little device! Not only does it allow the user to chat with friends online for FREE but it also serves as a new e-mail notification. Overall, it is a great little device that offers numerous options.
One of my favorite...

Pros: Voice Chat, Mail Service
Cons: Lack of Members

Yahoo! Messenger is one of the best instant messenging chat services out there. But, one of the greatest features of Yahoo! Messenger is the voice chat feature. If you have a microphone, you can actually talk to anyone else who has one. And if you don't,...