The family has started a book club group discussion forum and we wish to communicate with each other in (almost) real time instant messaging (or whatever would work best). So, how do five or six siblings accomplish this and avoid long distance calls, late-arriving emails, etc? We would like to keep it a closed (or by invitation only) discussion group. One of the participants has a dial-up connection and is "satisfied" with it.
2007-01-01 10:54:55 · 6 answers · asked by rho b 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Yes, instant messaging works with dial up. But that sibling wont get instantanious messages because they dont have a always on connection like the ones with broadband.
2007-01-01 11:02:46 · answer #1 · answered by Taba 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The popular instant messaging programs out there today like Yahoo, MSN, AOL, etc., they'll work with your Compuserve dial-up connection and you don't have to worry about long distance charges because a lot of instant messaging clients use your current connection to the internet. These messengers won't dial a different phone number (thus incurring charges). Your CompuServe phone number will be the only number that's dialed. Instant messangers will always use your current internet connection. I have Yahoo Messenger, and Windows Live Messenger on the same computer and have had several dial-up connections like Frontier, ChiliTech, Epix, etc. These messengers work great on dial-up. What I do is wait until I dial into the internet and then run the messenger.
2007-01-01 11:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by terran_ghost 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-01-01 11:02:48 · answer #3 · answered by whatshername7789 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MSN, Yahoo!, AOL, all of the instant messengers work with any internet connection.
2007-01-01 11:05:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is regardless of connection type , dsl , dial-up etc
2007-01-01 11:15:04 · answer #5 · answered by sheer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes if you have any connection.
2007-01-01 11:02:24 · answer #6 · answered by Ms. Q 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋