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to: Glenn Meadows
from: Gary Britt
date: 2005-06-24 19:35:58
subject: Re: ARGH!!! MSN/Windows Messenger

From: "Gary Britt" 

Thanks.  Did you see my question about MP3 Pro format versus MP3 and MP4??

Gary

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:42bc8fa2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Haven't been able to test that yet, we're just starting to play with Video
> chat.
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:42bc8eb1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Is it faster and less buggy than doing video chat than MSN Messenger and
> > the
> > others?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > P.S.  What's MP3 Pro and how is it better than MP3 and worse than MP4 in
> > terms of quality for sound??
> >
> >
> > "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
> > news:42bc8c47$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> Trillian has ZERO ads that flash at you, and if you have contacts on
> >> multiple lists, it consolidates them all into one.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Glenn M.
> >> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> >> news:42bc4869{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >I checked and Trillian Pro does do video chat.
> >> >
> >> > My wife and I only video chat with each other.  We tried using
> > Netmeeting
> >> > for this purpose, but even with routers at both ends set to DMZ, I
> >> > couldn't
> >> > get it to work both ways.  I could only get it to work
one way only.
> >> > So
> >> > we
> >> > were forced to do one of the instant messengers.  We
tried Yahoo but
> >> > its
> >> > software seemed a bit bloated and possibly buggy.  We
both needed to
> >> > reinstall it more than once and the Yahoo servers were
often busy and
> > hard
> >> > to connect through.  So now we've tried MSN Messenger.  It seems a
bit
> >> > less
> >> > bloated not as buggy and haven't had as many problems with their
> >> > servers
> >> > than we did with Yahoo.  However, its still plenty
bloated and loaded
> > with
> >> > a
> >> > bunch of cutsie kid stuff.
> >> >
> >> > MSN Messenger is free, so before I pop for Trillian tell
me, if you
> > would,
> >> > why I should.
> >> >
> >> > I know its operable with lots of messenger clients, but
that feature
> > isn't
> >> > important to my situation.  Is Trillian less bloated, faster, and
> >> > better
> >> > able to handle some older hardware than MSN 7.0???  Does
Trillian do
a
> >> > better job of synching up video and audio, etc. during a
video chat
> >> > session??
> >> >
> >> > How is Trillian able to get its client to work with
everyone else's
> >> > client,
> >> > but MSN, AIM, et al can't figure out how to do this?  Or are the
> >> > instant
> >> > messenger wars been long over and I just missed it?
> >> >
> >> > Thoughts anyone?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Gary
> >> >
> >> > "Chris"  wrote in message
news:42bc3d03$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >> I know it will do audio, but not tried video.  If
you do, you *may*
> > need
> >> >> to upgrade to the "pro" version.  Please
check their website for
> > details
> >> >> and factual information as I have never tried it.
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.trillian.cc/
> >> >>
> >> >> /Chris
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Gary Britt wrote:
> >> >> > Does Trillian do video and voice conversations
over the internet
> >> >> > between
> >> > two
> >> >> > computers?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Gary
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Chris"  wrote in message
> > news:42bb177e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>That's why I use Thunderbird.  It has all
the functionality I
> > need/want
> >> >> >>and none of the MS side-effects, such as msn
messenger.  I like
> >> >> >>trillian
> >> >> >>MUCH better.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>/Chris
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>Glenn Meadows wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>>OK, thanks.  What's odd, is that it
never started till after
> >> >> >>>yesterday,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > when
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>>I manually started it to do some testing
with a video conference
> >> >> >
> >> >> > thingie.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>>Now, the bloody things starts everytime
I start OE, even though
> >> >> >>>I've
> >> >> >
> >> >> > turned
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>>off the Start Windows Messenger when
Windows starts...
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>Why do they make it so hard.....>GRRR<
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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