Anyone having problems with AIM?

[12secondv6]

This is Genie posting from James' comp...didn't feel like signing him out and me in.

So all day the internet has been down. Not sure why. Not too long ago it finally came back up, at least according to the modem. But when I tried to log on to AIM and check my email with Outlook Express, I couldn't. I can't use AIM on James' comp, but the internet seems to be ok using both Opera and IE.

Internet on my comp is iffy. I get basic pages in both Opera and IE, but some pages don't work (this site doesn't work on my computer).

I"m in the middle of running virus scan on my comp, and then I'll work to Spyware. But I have a feeling it's not those. I don't know tho. I've switched the port my comp connects to on the router as well to rule a dead port out.

So is anyone else having problems with AIM? Any Cablevision ppl having issues with internet? Any ideas at wtf is wrong? I'm stumped, and this doesn't happen often.

[Tsar]

my aim works fine

[12secondv6]

Well now AIM works on James' comp, but I've still got nothing to work on mine. Blah...

[Savage_Messiah]

optimum onlien has been up and down here all day long, probably due to the storm (there are STILL downed lines and blocked off roads and crap from the storm here)

[Tsar]

that avatar is disturbing

[ShitOnWheels]

Now it's working. I have no idea why, I haven't really changed anything. Just did a virus scan, it found nothing. I did a scan with Spybot and fixed 2 things, but it didn't work immediately after that...now I'm in the middle of an adaware scan and it works....

this is very very weird.

[Tsar]

u've got aids...







:rofl:

[GP99GT]

optonline has been working fine for me all day

[Brando56894]

mine was being a piece of **** like 2 days ago, wouldnt let me send a message to my roommate (who was moving in the next day) and it was being retarded and at home trillian would sign me off after like an hour which also pissed me off. now its fine

[Savage_Messiah]

cry about it, 90210

[Tru2Chevy]

Sounds like a case of AIM servers acting up again. Happens to me every few months....

- Justin

[PBodyGT87]

get GAIM.

[Tru2Chevy]

get GAIM.

Gaim (http://gaim.sourceforge.net/) FTW!

But that won't really help connection issues much, since it uses the same servers as AIM does.

- Justin

[12secondv6]

Mine worked ;) She needs to put pictures of dodge neons on her computer! Then it will work :)

[ShitOnWheels]

I do use GAIM. James still uses AIM. And for ease of explanation, I only said AIM. Oh well.

[Tsar]

wtf is gaim?

[ShitOnWheels]

It's an AIM client that doesn't have ads, and has a lot of features that I like. Like, to view an away message, I just have to hold the cursor over the person's name and I'll see it, rather than having to right click the name, click on buddy info etc.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/

[GP99GT]

gaim = gay aim. i use deadaim. youre supposed to pay for it....i...aquired it

[12secondv6]

emoaim?

[Tru2Chevy]

gaim = gay aim. i use deadaim. youre supposed to pay for it....i...aquired it

Isn't deadaim still just a patched copy of aim though? I know it always used to be....

- Justin

[Brando56894]

im sure it still is, i use gaim when i use linux i still think trillian 3 pro is the best for windows though

[GP99GT]

Isn't deadaim still just a patched copy of aim though? I know it always used to be....

- Justin

yes, with no ads, tabbed messaging, chat logging, transparency...and doesnt have all the other BS clients that nobody uses

[Tru2Chevy]

yes, with no ads, tabbed messaging, chat logging, transparency...and doesnt have all the other BS clients that nobody uses

Yea but it's still based off of AOL software...so F that. Don't want any of there crap on my PC. I'll stick with Gaim.

- Justin