I've been using the four pretty much since the beginning of their separate existences (AIM, Yahoo, MSN and ICQ) and I have to say MSN is my current fav. MSN still has nasty fuckups at times (mass exploits), but then again, so does ICQ and AIM. The good things about MSN is that you can login to the service anywhere in the world, it has a nice interface, and it doesn't have distracting ads. Trillian is ok, but it does block out features that come with the standalone progs.

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nah msn sux shit....msn doesnt send my messages...or other ppl's...ill be trying to cheat in class...and guess what my message wont go through to the guy sitting on the other side of the class room =/... icq most of the time fucks up like that too...and depending on what version ur using u cant send files to ohter ppl..its cracked...aim i found to be the best...aol is quicker then icq and msn

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ICQ is gay and for foreigners

Whooaah! There's a lot of foreigners in the world, ey!

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ICQ is gay and for foreigners

Dude... YOU'RE the foreigner to us...

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I use ICQ alot and it's the best, so many users
I also use ODIGO it's better to chat with ppl u don't know

I have MSN and YAHOO but i don't use them often...

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Originally posted by DjChook I use ICQ alot and it's the best, so many users I also use ODIGO it's better to chat with ppl u don't know I have MSN and YAHOO but i don't use them often...

odigo is so fucking annoying though! it like always pops up on your desktop and you can never exit it or whatever.

as for icq, i say screw that. i tried to use it, but i discontinued because the next day i was flooded with porn and someone even tried sending me a virus.

as for yahoo, i have it, but i rarely use it. it doesn't seem so... soft and easy. it's so annoying though when some fucked up tards send you offline messages advertising some porn or some other shit.

question: do you have to have MSN browser installed to use MSN messenger? caz i tried using msn browser alone and it told me it needed to reinstall, caz i uninstalled the bloody messenger caz i didn't need it. so the freaking program redownloaded the whole 16mb, instead of just getting the messenger. that's pretty crappy on a 56k.

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Originally posted by Vivid Boy nah msn sux shit....msn doesnt send my messages...or other ppl's...ill be trying to cheat in class...and guess what my message wont go through to the guy sitting on the other side of the class room =/... icq most of the time fucks up like that too...and depending on what version ur using u cant send files to ohter ppl..its cracked...aim i found to be the best...aol is quicker then icq and msn

MSN does have some flaws (i.e. no message history, sending offline messages) but I've never had a problem like yours with MSN before. Then again, AIM has its flaws too (no msg history and offline messages too). What I find really retarded about AIM is that dumb post meter which limits how many messages you can send per minute (this is supposed to be a security feature to prevent message flooding). But I mean, with almost anyone I chat with over AIM, both of us would keep hitting that message limit and then the conversation gets awkwardly quiet for like 45 seconds. What's up with that?? lol.. AOL also had its fair share of problems with connectivity, and the interface isn't the greatest... and besides, MSN has kickass smilies

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Originally posted by Trance4Eternity Americans are the only people dumb enough to use that garbage. Think about it, any company that advertises 1000 hours free (in small print, 1 month) just for signing up, Has to attract idiots. Then they send u the same ratty CD, only in a DvD case and call it the platinum version whenever I buy a magazine and open it up after 20 aol cds fall out, I almost feel infested by it, like I wanna throw away the magazine after that. Join today!! and get nothing but Brittany Spears headlines on the front page. Also tutorials, The Start button: figure that complicated button out today!!

I wish they were CD-R's. I'd have thousands by now. We wouldnt have to buy blank cd's, Everybody gets like a million a week.

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Originally posted by extulas I wish they were CD-R's. I'd have thousands by now. We wouldnt have to buy blank cd's, Everybody gets like a million a week.

yeah... i have like a huge collection of these cd, like maybe 50 or so... don't even know why i don't throw them out, lazy i guess...

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Originally posted by TiestoInTheMix yeah... i have like a huge collection of these cd, like maybe 50 or so... don't even know why i don't throw them out, lazy i guess...

they are good drink coasters and frisbees I liked it when they distributing floppy disks instead of CDs though.. those were a lot more useful

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Originally posted by Bizz they are good drink coasters and frisbees I liked it when they distributing floppy disks instead of CDs though.. those were a lot more useful

Aol disk use #1. Mini cutting board (great for the office or the car, use metal door for knife).
Aol disk use #2. Attach it to a ruler and presto! - you've got a fly swatter.
Aol disk use #3. Construct a life size replica of Stonehenge.
Aol disk use #4. At a restaurant, shove one under a wobbling table leg.
Aol disk use #5. Money clip (use the metal door and discard the plastic case...the "rich nerd" look is IN this year).
Aol disk use #6. Eye patch (for one-eyed software pirates).
Aol disk use #7. Christmas ornaments (the more the merrier).
Aol disk use #8. Give them to young children to use as building blocks.
Aol disk use #9. Glue them to the bottom of the space shuttle and use them as re-entry burn tiles.
Aol disk use #10. Dentures (melt & form them into new teeth for grandma).
Aol disk use #11. Room dividers for hamsters.
Aol disk use #12. Drink coasters.
Aol disk use #13. Use multiple disks to create an ideal door stopper.
Aol disk use #14. Ice scraper.
Aol disk use #15. Bathroom tile.
Aol disk use #16. Bookmark.
Aol disk use #17. Mini frisbee.
Aol disk use #18. Air hockey puck.
Aol disk use #19. Dog chew toy.
Aol disk use #20. Dart board.
Aol disk use #21. Pooper scooper.
Aol disk use #22. Grill scraper.
Aol disk use #23. Use them for karate board-breaking demonstrations (save a tree).
Aol disk use #24. Wrist slicer - after receiving first AOL bill (use metal door).
Aol disk use #25. Conversation piece for coffee table.
Aol disk use #26. Destroy them - smash, burn, or run over to relieve stress.
Aol disk use #27. Light switch cover.
Aol disk use #28. Chinese throwing stars (tape 2 together).
Aol disk use #29. Clay pigeons for target practice.
Aol disk use #30. Greeting card (bind two together at one end).
Aol disk use #31. Halloween treat (give them away all night long).
Aol disk use #32. Bullet proof vest (arrange together in triple thickness).
Aol disk use #33. Firewood.
Aol disk use #34. Bird house.
Aol disk use #35. Paper weights.
Aol disk use #36. Pen holders (make a box without a top).
Aol disk use #37. Post it-notes holder.
Aol disk use #38. Refrigerator magnet (glue a magnet to the back).
Aol disk use #39. A very sturdy base for putting the motorcycle sidestand on when parking
Aol disk use #40. Keep 'em in the trunk for extra traction in the snow.
Aol disk use #41. Solar Eclipse Glasses (open door and look through disk at the sun/moon -actually works).
Aol disk use #42. Placing one in each back pocket helps children who get paddled by the coach. This spreads the force to a wider area.
Aol disk use #43. Make an AOL disk & pasta casserole.
Aol disk use #44. Incense burners (put stick in hole of disk hub and light the incense.
Aol disk use #45. Bug Shield (glue a bunch to the front of your car's hood).
Aol disk use #46. Put them on car windshields at the mall (along with this list).
Aol disk use #47. Melt the plastic of the disks into a giant sculpture.
Aol disk use #48. Hand them out as party favors.
Aol disk use #49. Hidden/spare key holder (crack open 1 side, insert key and then place near door. Completely safe...who would want an AOL disk?)
Aol disk use #50. Vertical blinds.
Aol disk use #51. Be an AOL diskette surgeon and disect a diskette.
Aol disk use #52. Bench press weights (I can press 120).
Aol disk use #53. Grind 'em up and refertilize the front lawn.
Aol disk use #54. The new "Domino's stuffed-crust pizza" filling.
Aol disk use #55. Tell the kids to leave warm milk & AOL disks for Santa.
Aol disk use #56. Brake shoes.
Aol disk use #57. House insulation.
Aol disk use #58. Recycle them for the scrap metal.
Aol disk use #59. Kitchen tile for Bill Gates' new mansion in Seatle (walk all over the competition)
Aol disk use #60. Hockey Puck.
Aol disk use #61. Add water and special plant life to make a Chia-Disk.
Aol disk use #62. Noise maker for your bike spokes (why damage your valuable baseball cards).
Aol disk use #63. Put one on a leash and drag it along as you walk...makes the perfect pet.
Aol disk use #64. Poker chips.
Aol disk use #65. Baseball practice (throw them up in the air and hit them with the bat).
Aol disk use #66. Keychain (Put a key ring through one of the writeprotect holes and you've got a snappy executive bathroom keychain for the office).
Aol disk use #67. Mail to 10 friends-start an AOL chain-letter (add a disk with each link).
Aol disk use #68. Earmuffs (glue some fur on one side, then attach a U-shaped piece of bent coathanger to both disks).
Aol disk use #69. Grind them up to make fake snow.
Aol disk use #70. Earrings (put loop into write-protect hole).
Aol disk use #71. Dental floss (use actual disk).
Aol disk use #72. Use them for zipper pulls (instead of ski lift tickets).
Aol disk use #73. When your collection of disks reaches 52, use them for a deck of cards.
Aol disk use #74. Use them to fill potholes.
Aol disk use #75. Hood ornament.
Aol disk use #76. Snow blower replacement blades.
Aol disk use #77. Put them in your shirt pocket to make you look smart.
Aol disk use #78. Make two stacks of 10 and use them as heels for platform shoes.
Aol disk use #79. Rubic's cube case (make into box).
Aol disk use #80. Shipping material (keeps your photos from being bent in the mail).
Aol disk use #81. Protect your table from burns caused by hot pots and pans.
Aol disk use #82. Snack trays (great for holding hors d'oeuvres at parties).
Aol disk use #83. Give them as stocking stuffers to all those people who piss you off.
Aol disk use #84. Fly paper (use actual disk and put string through middle, hang 2" apart and apply honey to disks).
Aol disk use #85. Pocket protector (gee Gilbert I really like your new pocket protector -thanks Lewis).
Aol disk use #86. They make a *dandy* addition to a #$*+&% neighbor's back yard. Better yet, get them to actually install it on their computer.
Aol disk use #87. Use them as elbow and knee pads.
Aol disk use #88. Wax scraper for snowboards.
Aol disk use #89. Use them to decorate your aquarium and create Computer City under water.
Aol disk use #90. Tape a few together and use them as a mouse pad.
Aol disk use #91. Collect a large mass and detonate a supernova.
Aol disk use #92. A wind clacker (similar to a wind chime).
Aol disk use #93. Soap dish (remove metal to prevent rusting).
Aol disk use #94. Row markers for your vegetable garden. (carrots, beans, peas....)
Aol disk use #95. Makes the perfect dance floor for your ant colony.
Aol disk use #96. Bread roller (use actual disks and put rod through center-use about 100).
Aol disk use #97. Hot glue gun resting/protecting pad.
Aol disk use #98. Baby mobile.
Aol disk use #99. Fence (may need a few thousand).
Aol disk use #100. Toe tags for mortuaries. Great for identifying dead computer nerds.
Aol disk use #101. Wonderbra inserts for that Madonna-techno look.

LOL, holy shite! Now I see why AOL is #1, never realized all that stuff you could do with the services they provide

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