iChat question

Paul G · Paul G #1 (**permalink**)

02-19-2008, 05:28 PM

Hey all.
I have recently been playing around on my new iMac (which im loving) i tried to have an iChat with my mate! When i signed up for iChat i made a .Mac account which is on 60 day trial! After this trial period will i loose my AIM (AOL instant messenger) access?? Or do i now have that forever to use with iChat?

Also how much does .Mac cost?? dont think i need it, does anyone else use it??

Cheers Paul

walkerj · walkerj #2 (**permalink**)

02-19-2008, 05:39 PM

You can use iChat with your AOL IM account just fine. When you set up the account, just use the drop-down menu to specify AOL IM instead of .mac (it might say something different, it's been awhile.) You can then use it for as long as AOL stays in business.

Paul G · Paul G #3 (**permalink**)

02-19-2008, 06:06 PM

i think i have a mac account thats free all i get is that account once the trial is over, was just confused because it said AIM BUDDY LIST and i didnt think i had an AOL one lol! Cheers anyway!

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Paul G #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2008 Posts: 40	02-19-2008, 05:28 PM Hey all. I have recently been playing around on my new iMac (which im loving) i tried to have an iChat with my mate! When i signed up for iChat i made a .Mac account which is on 60 day trial! After this trial period will i loose my AIM (AOL instant messenger) access?? Or do i now have that forever to use with iChat? Also how much does .Mac cost?? dont think i need it, does anyone else use it?? Cheers Paul
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walkerj #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 13, 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA, USA Posts: 1,186 Mac Specs: 13" Macbook Pro 2.26Ghz Unibody 4G RAM 160G HDD Superdrive	02-19-2008, 05:39 PM You can use iChat with your AOL IM account just fine. When you set up the account, just use the drop-down menu to specify AOL IM instead of .mac (it might say something different, it's been awhile.) You can then use it for as long as AOL stays in business.
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