iChat Question

pathfinder55

Is the only way to use iChat, is though a .mac accout?

jupiterone

No. AOL instant messenger (AIM) works just fine.

pathfinder55

So you have to either have a .mac accout or AIM account?

bobmarksdale

jabber will work too. (Gmail is one.) I don't know how any other chat services transmit. Jabber is kind of a catch-all though.

teedoff087

If you're talking about video chat, AIM and .Mac are the only protocols that iChat supports that also support video chat. If you don't use video chat, Adium should work (very) well, and it supports every protocol imaginable.

stephend

You can video/audio chat over Jabber as well, albeit only with other iChat users.



HTH,

--> Stephen

aquamac

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Originally Posted by stephend


You can video/audio chat over Jabber as well, albeit only with other iChat users.



HTH,

--> Stephen

Sorry, Jabber is not supported to use video or voice iChat.

You need an AIM (free) or .mac ($100/year) account.



I recommend Skype. It is independent of iChat but works more reliably. And it is also FREE.

bobmarksdale

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Originally Posted by AquaMac


Sorry, Jabber is not supported to use video or voice iChat.

umm... yeah it is. I just had a one way video/two way audio chat yesterday with my friend who lacks an iSight

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You need an AIM (free) or .mac ($100/year) account.

Or... you could sign up for the .Mac free trial for 60 days, and when it expires, you will lose all of its features except that you can continue to use your .mac for iChat without paying...