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deancasino
April 3rd, 2010, 04:25 AM
What are the pros and cons?

I think I want to move to Gtalk but everyone is on Msn.
aldld
April 3rd, 2010, 04:45 AM
I just use both with Pidgin. But I usually only give out my GTalk to others, and I just use MSN for some friends who don't have GTalk.
rudihawk
April 3rd, 2010, 06:46 AM
I wish more people used Gtalk...

Here in SA though, Mxit is a very popular protocol. Everyone is on mxit.
Rainulf
April 3rd, 2010, 07:08 AM
Yes, just as you said, more people use MSN. That's actually the only reason why I use MSN. If only more people use GTalk, then I would completely switch to it. That's really the pro/con of it, imo. Oh yeah, one more thing, GTalk doesn't support linux so lol

I use Empathy right now which enables me to connect to my MSN and GTalk account at the same time. =D
quinnten83
April 3rd, 2010, 07:40 AM
Yes, just as you said, more people use MSN. That's actually the only reason why I use MSN. If only more people use GTalk, then I would completely switch to it. That's really the pro/con of it, imo. Oh yeah, one more thing, GTalk doesn't support linux so lol

I use Empathy right now which enables me to connect to my MSN and GTalk account at the same time. =D

but no VOIP and cam support for eiither in pidgin, right?
chriswyatt
April 3rd, 2010, 01:56 PM
Yes, just as you said, more people use MSN. That's actually the only reason why I use MSN. If only more people use GTalk, then I would completely switch to it. That's really the pro/con of it, imo. Oh yeah, one more thing, GTalk doesn't support linux so lol

I use Empathy right now which enables me to connect to my MSN and GTalk account at the same time. =D

GTalk does use XMPP so they do make it easier for Linux to support them.
purgatori
April 3rd, 2010, 03:41 PM
but no VOIP and cam support for eiither in pidgin, right?

There is VOIP support for GTalk in Pidgin.
Psumi
April 3rd, 2010, 04:23 PM
but no VOIP and cam support for eiither in pidgin, right?

who needs it? I really hate voice chat.
LowSky
April 3rd, 2010, 04:38 PM
Many of my friends are on still on AIM, but I think I talk to more people using facebook and SMS messages these days. Heck I know nearly no one using Skype or Gtalk.
Psumi
April 3rd, 2010, 04:41 PM
Skype or Gtalk.

and I know none. ;)

Nor anyone who uses voice/video chat.
chriswyatt
April 3rd, 2010, 05:37 PM
who needs it? I really hate voice chat.

Yeah, I mean, telephones never caught on did they?
phibxr
April 4th, 2010, 12:20 AM
What are the pros and cons?

I think I want to move to Gtalk but everyone is on Msn.

If you add your accounts under Pidgin/Empathy, there won't really be any pro's or cons, except that the MSN-protocol tends to be a bit unstable at times, swallowing messages whole. :)
Psumi
April 4th, 2010, 12:21 AM
Yeah, I mean, telephones never caught on did they?

lol, seriously. I don't like answering the phone much.
madjr
April 4th, 2010, 08:31 AM
and I know none. ;)

Nor anyone who uses voice/video chat.

typing+smilies > voice/vid chat (in most cases)


it's simple and just works

we're using the future but rarely acknowledge it.

am proud of text chat

same with forums: a voice/vid forums would be a pain/suck...

voice/vid chat is a lot more , ummm "personal"