if i have YIM, and my friend has AIM, can i still send my friend an IM? if so, how? thanks
2006-06-15 08:58:59 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
No, both programs do the same thing but speak a different language and use different authentication... it would be like you talking in English to someone who only speaks Korean and all the while you are trying to figure out(as are they) if they are who they say... and vice-versa...
2006-06-15 09:58:07 · answer #1 · answered by Nitrox Frogy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some IM works with one another - unfortunately, I don't think YIM and AIM do. What you can do, to get around this incompatibility and IM your friend on a different platform is download Trillian (www.trillian.com) and register your YIM account, as well as create any account for any other service you wish (like AIM - it's free), and you can have all your IM tools in one chat utility - thus, you can communicate with your friend.
2006-06-15 16:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by gatesfam@swbell.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you cant send a IM if your friend had a different kind of messenger. If you want to talk to your friend on IM just get AIM or have your friend get YIM.
2006-06-15 16:02:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anna G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Either you need to convert or your friend does. I have both so I can do YIM and AIM.
2006-06-15 16:04:18 · answer #4 · answered by frdtrkgrl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the program Trillian. You can sign into AIM and Yahoo messneger and even MSN messenger all at the same time. So through Trillian you CAN IM people through any program.
2006-06-15 16:05:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you cannot
either you have to convert to AIM or he has to convert to YIM or you both need accounts on both messengers and get trillian which allows you to be on all of you messengers without taking up all the extra space
2006-06-15 16:01:04 · answer #6 · answered by draikaina2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For one you both need to be on same im for it to work I would think.
See you both can do either yahoo or aim good luck.
2006-06-15 16:02:31 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, either you get aim, or they get yim.
or both. that way the are more options!
2006-06-15 16:01:52 · answer #8 · answered by becky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you can't But look into Trillian. It wraps up AOL, MSN, ICQ, and others into one nice little program. You can then send to all your contacts regaurdless of service.
2006-06-15 16:00:56 · answer #9 · answered by Kyle P. Johnson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you need a new IM program. I recommend Trillian. Here's the link => http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/
2006-06-15 16:01:40 · answer #10 · answered by Big Blue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋