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Jul 20th 2004#156057 Report
Member since: Aug 9th 2001
Posts: 2333
Hey,

My uncle is having a prob chatting to friends online..he cant. He uses MSN for OSX and he wants to use the chat function but it doesnt work with a friend who uses Windows. The video works fine, jsut not voice. Its the first release version of OSX and the latest version of MSN messenger. Has anyone here (using OSX) successfully talked to somebody who uses a PC, over a chat program? Cheers
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Jul 20th 2004#156059 Report
Member since: Mar 18th 2001
Posts: 6632
MSN Messenger for OSX doesn't support audio/video chat at all. I'm not sure how you even got the video to work...

iChat -> AIM works with audio/video chat though, and I've done both multiple times from Mac to Windows.
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Jul 20th 2004#156060 Report
Member since: Aug 9th 2001
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But does it work in OSX.0 (ie., not jaguar?) And is that version still downloadable?

*EDIT* Just remembered ichat comes with OSX. Ok, does the old iChat have voice?
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Jul 20th 2004#156062 Report
Member since: Mar 18th 2001
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If you still use Jaguar you'd have to buy iChat A/V for $30.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa?productLearnMore=D2570ZM/A

But it comes free with Panther.
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Jul 20th 2004#156066 Report
Member since: Aug 9th 2001
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i have jaguar, but this is my uncle we're talking about, and he only have OS 10.0...do you know if the earlier version supports voice?
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Jul 20th 2004#156067 Report
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I don't think so, I think only iChat A/V added voice and video. Hence the Audio/Video part of the name. Why does he still use 10.0? How old and out-dated!
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Jul 20th 2004#156068 Report
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So basically what youre saying is that there is NO way to voice chat in OS 10.0 using chat software?? Thanks btw
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Jul 20th 2004#156069 Report
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You could use Yahoo Messenger... It runs on even OS8.6 machines... http://messenger.yahoo.com/mac.php;_ylt=AkaU.VndmNE7z8wAf3uMl.hwMMIF
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Jul 20th 2004#156071 Report
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Ok thanks...yahoo messenger doesnt have voice chat for OSX, the website is very deceiving. He's gonna upgrade to panther and get iChat AV, thanks :P
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Jul 20th 2004#156074 Report
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Yeah that's the best route... About time he upgraded to panther anyway!
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