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So what is the primary instant messaging program you and your friends use?

dighn

Lifer
Aug 12, 2001
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used to use icq

but none now. i dont like to be bothered by people. i leae them alone, they leave me a lone
 

Imported

Lifer
Sep 2, 2000
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AIM. I don't even touch the other stuff cause no one I know uses anything else.
 

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
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2,001
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ICQ. I use Trillian, since there are people on others, but most are on ICQ.

That said, I hate instant messagers with a passion.
 

Zugzwang152

Lifer
Oct 30, 2001
12,134
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using trillian, but i have AIM and ICQ accounts. all my friends but one uses AIM, and we forced the lone holdout to make an AIM last year. :D
 

ROTC1983

Diamond Member
Oct 2, 2002
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Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
using trillian, but i have AIM and ICQ accounts. all my friends but one uses AIM, and we forced the lone holdout to make an AIM last year. :D

Heck, you know Trillian is good. Lets me communicate with all my friends ;)
 

Beattie

Golden Member
Sep 6, 2001
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I always find these types of threads interesting. I know not a single person that uses an IM program other than AIM anymore. Back in the day, people used ICQ, but that's long gone. I have never met a person who uses Yahoo or MSN messengers.
 

aswedc

Diamond Member
Oct 25, 2000
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we need to have one of these threads where people include their age and region to try to detect a trend in IM usage, cause it always surprises me when people like scouzer say they use MSN for school. here in PA where I go to high school everyone uses AIM, the only people with MSN are those who need to communicate with online-only friends.
 

conjur

No Lifer
Jun 7, 2001
58,686
3
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Can't stand AIM as the setup takes too long and puts too many things in Windows Startup. Plus, the emoticons stink. :)

Yahoo Messenger.
 

Aves

Lifer
Feb 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: Angrymarshmello
AIM. MSN Messenger is for pussies. Same with Yahoo

Yeah! AOL Instant Messenger now that's hardcore!


:p
 

codeyf

Lifer
Sep 6, 2000
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It would be MSN all the time, but can't install at work (no admin privs) so I'm stuck with ICQ there.