Instant Messaging & Pagers
Skype
Skype lets you make free calls over the Internet. It's free to download and you can add on voicemail for a weenie fee. Skype also lets you chat and send files, set up conference calls, even call out to regular phones at ultra-cheap rates.
Skype lets you make free calls over the Internet. It's free to download and you can add on voicemail for a weenie fee. Skype also lets you chat and send files, set up conference calls, even call out to regular phones at ultra-cheap rates.
| PC or Mac | Voice Chat | Notes | |
AOL Instant Messenger |
Both | Yes | Don't need to be an AOL member |
| CCMessenger | Web-Based | No | From CollegeClub.com |
| ICQ |
Both | Messages | |
| MSN Messenger |
Both | Yes | Voicechat via Net2Phone |
| PalTalk | PC | Yes | Has many other features |
| Rediff Bol | PC | No | Text chat in English and several Indian languages |
| Trillian | PC | No | Compatible with AOL IM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, IRC, and Yahoo! Messenger |
| Voila Messager | PC/Java | Yes | French language messenger. Requires Microsoft NetMeeting for voice chat. |
| Yahoo! Messenger |
Both | Yes | Voicechat via Net2Phone |
- Recommended by the Free eCommunications Guide
- PC or Mac
- Indicates the platform the system is available on.
- Voice Chat
- Voice chat indicates whether or not you can chat using a headset (or microphone/speakers) as well as the normal text-based chat