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help what the heck?!?!
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 3:48 am
by bmwe46
hey i have a problem, i cant direct connect to other aim users, but thats because the option doesnt appear on any menu, and neither does talking over mic. i switched to adium b/c someone told me it did, and it accepts direct IM invitation, so is this a mac issue? when i accept a direct IM it never goes through and i cant envite anyone to direct IM with me so im guessing this is a mac issue... anyone know for sure?
if it turns out that adium doesnt support direct connect, or talk over IM then could one of you kindly direct me to a mac OS X app that does both of these?
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:13 am
by TheSilverFox06
What version of Adium are you using? I believe the 0.8 beta has made some progress towards direct IM. As for talking, this can't be implemented into Adium until gaim-vv is finished, which will be a while.
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:21 am
by zaudragon
Thou posteth in the different forum.
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 3:12 pm
by bmwe46
TheSilverFox06 wrote:What version of Adium are you using? I believe the 0.8 beta has made some progress towards direct IM. As for talking, this can't be implemented into Adium until gaim-vv is finished, which will be a while.
im using 0.77
i really like adium but i need something for the talking, can anyone recommend anything? i dont want skype, but from what i hear thats my only option as aim doesnt allow mac to pc voice chat.
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 3:13 pm
by TheSilverFox06
iChat?
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 3:44 pm
by Tipo 61
Trillian Basic will Audio Chat with iChat
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:08 pm
by snarfer
TheSilverFox06 wrote:iChat?
snarfer points towards an awesome program called
Skype
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:18 pm
by bmwe46
yeah but im not fond at all of skype, and ichat only voice chats with other mac users, i cant voice chat with an aim user on a pc. thats why i need an alternative...as for trillian... i havent heard such great things... thats the one that you can sign on to YIM,AIM,MSNM and all those at the same time right? i heard that too many chefs in the kitchen ruin a great meal... same with trillian, but i dont know to be hoenst, ive never tried it...
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:22 pm
by Tipo 61
I have done a Mac to PC audio chat with trillian, it works, the quality isn't superb. But i am with Snarfer on this one, Skype has superior mac to PC audio quality. It's an excellent program.
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:36 pm
by TheSilverFox06
bmwe46 wrote:yeah but im not fond at all of skype, and ichat only voice chats with other mac users, i cant voice chat with an aim user on a pc. thats why i need an alternative...as for trillian... i havent heard such great things... thats the one that you can sign on to YIM,AIM,MSNM and all those at the same time right? i heard that too many chefs in the kitchen ruin a great meal... same with trillian, but i dont know to be hoenst, ive never tried it...
Adium can sign on to AIM, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo, .Mac, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, ICQ, Sametime, Groupwise, and Zephyr all at the same time. Does that ruin the meal?
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:38 pm
by bmwe46
TheSilverFox06 wrote:bmwe46 wrote:yeah but im not fond at all of skype, and ichat only voice chats with other mac users, i cant voice chat with an aim user on a pc. thats why i need an alternative...as for trillian... i havent heard such great things... thats the one that you can sign on to YIM,AIM,MSNM and all those at the same time right? i heard that too many chefs in the kitchen ruin a great meal... same with trillian, but i dont know to be hoenst, ive never tried it...
Adium can sign on to AIM, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo, .Mac, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, ICQ, Sametime, Groupwise, and Zephyr all at the same time. Does that ruin the meal?
yeah kinda, thats why im looking for a adium alternative too, i had aim but i left it b/c it doesnt have voice chat, now i came to adium and it lacks voice chat AND direct connect! what i need is an Instant messanger that works with AIM and features both direct connect and voice chat, audio quality isnt that big of a deal, so i think im going to try trillian and hope for the best.
ok just looking through trillian im noticing somethings id like that its missing, first video chat is only in pro, and icon viewing is only in pro... guess im gonna have to go pro, but ill test out basic atleast for a bit... make sure it has everything i need before i invest lol.
unless anyone knows of a freebie that does everything i need... lol
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:03 pm
by evands
Adium has direct connect, though it's not perfect yet.
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:08 pm
by bmwe46
evands wrote:Adium has direct connect, though it's not perfect yet.
stupid me, trillian isnt mac friendly
how do i try this direct connect? nobodies perfect lol.