iChat AV webcam access to Windows users

neonlaundry · neonlaundry #1 (**permalink**)

08-14-2006, 11:09 AM

My dilemma follows:

My girlfriend is in Oregon for the rest of Summer. I am in Texas. I purchased an iSight in hopes of having realtime face to face communications. Downfall - She owns a windows machine and (being poor college students) we can't afford her a Mac, yet. :mac:

Is there a way, aside from Yahoo! Messenger's horrible 3.5 fps, we can utilize the wonderfulness of my new iSight. She has a webcam as well.

Please keep in mind our poverty as students (we can't afford monthly fees or expensive software). Too much to ask?

Thank you for all of your help.

novicew · novicew #2 (**permalink**)

08-14-2006, 11:14 AM

Haven't you tried SkypeVideo® yet? Perhaps it is a good alternative.

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #3 (**permalink**)

08-14-2006, 11:46 AM

You can video chat with AIM on windows

macdillon · macdillon #4 (**permalink**)

08-14-2006, 11:47 AM

aMSN too.

Hikaru79 · Hikaru79 #5 (**permalink**)

08-14-2006, 11:49 AM

I just tested Mercury Messenger, and it also works great with MSN Messenger on Windows machines.

neonlaundry · neonlaundry #6 (**permalink**)

08-14-2006, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by novicew

Haven't you tried SkypeVideo® yet? Perhaps it is a good alternative.

I downloaded Skype, but I was under the impression there was a fee attatched to either the software or the service.

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #7 (**permalink**)

08-14-2006, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neonlaundry

I downloaded Skype, but I was under the impression there was a fee attatched to either the software or the service.

Everything Computer to Computer is free. There will be fees in 2007 again for Computer to Landline phone calls

avcabob · avcabob #8 (**permalink**)

08-14-2006, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trpnmonkey41

You can video chat with AIM on windows

I remember hearing many people having problems with the video chat between ichat and the new AIM triton on windows. I was never able to get it to work with my friends. But the older version is said to work fine and can still be found on AIM's website if you look around. I think it's version 5.8 or around there.

novicew #2 (permalink)
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macdillon #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 21, 2005 Posts: 167 Mac Specs: Mini Mac Intel Core Dou, 2 Gigs RAM, 100 GB hard drive.	08-14-2006, 11:47 AM aMSN too. She doesn't get enough cocaine She doesn't get enough hard She doesn't get enough pure She doesn't get enough
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neonlaundry #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 14, 2006 Posts: 8	08-14-2006, 11:09 AM My dilemma follows: My girlfriend is in Oregon for the rest of Summer. I am in Texas. I purchased an iSight in hopes of having realtime face to face communications. Downfall - She owns a windows machine and (being poor college students) we can't afford her a Mac, yet. :mac: Is there a way, aside from Yahoo! Messenger's horrible 3.5 fps, we can utilize the wonderfulness of my new iSight. She has a webcam as well. Please keep in mind our poverty as students (we can't afford monthly fees or expensive software). Too much to ask? Thank you for all of your help.
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Hikaru79 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 04, 2006 Location: Windsor, Ontario (Canada) Posts: 47 Mac Specs: 2.16 Ghz MacbookPro, 1GB RAM, Radeon X1600, 100GB Hard Disk	08-14-2006, 11:49 AM I just tested Mercury Messenger, and it also works great with MSN Messenger on Windows machines.
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