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AIM voice chat without the AOL software?

Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 1:57 pm
by Mr. Perfect
I was interested in using voice chat with a friend, but since Trillan doesn't seem to support AOL's chat feature I'm out of ideas. Any way to use the voice chat feature without installing AOL's crap?

Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 2:24 pm
by Plebeian
You can always go to another piece of software for voice chat, such as TeamSpeak. It's not quite as convenient as clicking a single button, but it's not AOL software. :)

Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 5:35 pm
by Topher
AIM is pretty decent, no spyware that I'm aware of and since my computer blocks ads anyway, everything is good.

Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 6:18 pm
by Iceman
There is lots of great FREE alternatives to AOL ...

http://www.teamspeak.org/
http://www.ventrilo.com/
http://www.teamsound.com/

Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 8:46 pm
by Jeff250
Go to
http://www.oldversion.com/
and try picking up an AIM like 4.4 or 4.8.

They aren't all that bad.

Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 12:12 pm
by Mr. Perfect
I do use teamspeak for gaming, but finding a server for casual conversations is fairly impossible, so I was interested in useing the AOL service.

And how am I supposed to trust you with that paperclip in your avatar, hmm? So those old builds have the voice chat feature?

Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 12:56 pm
by Jeff250
Yep, those builds at least. I don't know how much further down the voice feature goes.

Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 5:20 pm
by Ferno

Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 8:00 pm
by MD-2389
Hell, if thats all you want to do, then why not use IParty? Be sure to read the Readme.txt first! It contains instructions on how to run the software.