AOL Instant Messenger 4.7

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Popularity:
#4 in Chat (out of 60 products)
License:
Free
Editor's Rating:
Not rated
Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
441,848
Requirements:
Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X
Limitations:
No limitations
Date Added:
February 18, 2004
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Publisher's description of AOL Instant Messenger

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You don't have to be an America Online member to use AOL Instant Messenger, a program that allows Internet users to communicate via private text messages. AOL Instant Messenger indicates when your friends, family members, or business colleagues are online. It has the ability to combine AOL's Buddy List and Instant Message features, enabling users to send and respond to messages.

New in version 4.7: Friendly Name support is here - no more hard-to-remember names for your ICQ or Mobile users on your Buddy List! Now, when you add an ICQ or Mobile user to your Buddy List, you will have an opportunity to create a more familiar Friendly Name for that user. You can also edit existing ICQ or Mobile users on your Buddy List to add a Friendly Name to their entry. Once you've created a Friendly Name for an ICQ or Mobile user, you will see their Friendly Name, when they're online, in your Buddy List, Instant Messages with them, and other places in AIM.

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2 stars

Version: AOL Instant Messenger 4.7

"We Need 5.9 For Mac..."

by simonkodousek on January 29, 2007

Pros: Alright, I'm just going to give a little starter here. I have both an iMac G5 and a PC. Now, I rate AIM 5.9 for Windows extremely highly. With my personal experience, I absolutely despised AIM Triton and didn't like AIM 6.0 at all. 5.9 is by far the best AIM product out there right now.

Cons: AIM 4.7 for Mac is supposed to look like 5.9 for PC. However, it doesn't function like it at all. It is absolutely one of the worst items that I have ever tested and used. It is very unstable, crashes way too often, loads very slowly, is annoying to use, default settings are awful, and buddy list is really odd.

Please take my advice and use iChat instead!!

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2 stars

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Version: AOL Instant Messenger 4.7

"Decent, but unstable."

by ajayiyer on November 5, 2005

Pros: It's easy to use and it's the most familiar client for instant messaging.

Cons: This program is horribly unstable. I run OS X 10.4.3 and it crashes far too often to be of any real use. It's extremely irritating.

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5 stars

Version: AOL Instant Messenger 4.7

"I like aim alot except for that one thing."

by brittbrat81888 on July 24, 2008

Pros: I enjoy talking to my friends on line. It is really easy to use. I like how you can see that your friend is responding back to you.

Cons: I was having a problem with the video. I was trying to talk to my friend on it and he couldn't see it. Then it didn't even work at all.

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4 stars

Version: AOL Instant Messenger 4.7

"the software is great"

by dapointzcholoz on July 17, 2008

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3 stars

Version: AOL Instant Messenger 4.7

"great to talk to other"

by cherylannbenns on July 12, 2008

Pros: Great to talk to other on differnet line in other places

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