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NEway to IM or text without monthly fees?
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Posted by: one918

I have Sprint with Unlimited Vision for $15. I know that's good compared to other carriers and their data fees.

The problem is, I don't text that much, but would rather not spend the $5 a month for the texting plan.

Do I have any other options, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, etc. that I can use without inccurring a monthly fee, but instead having it be billed as part of my data?

I know about the AIM app Toccer for Treo, but to my understanding, you must have an AIM account.

Thanks in advance

Posted by: HackingPrime

Uh, AIM accounts are free.

Do you just use Yahoo and MSN and not AOL?

Posted by: xynos

Are there any other programs to send sms through the internet? I'm worried about Toccer's stability. I have bad experiences of the 650 rebooting all the time.

Posted by: cellphonejunky

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That's a good one...

Posted by: one918

Hmm, didn't know AIM accounts were free, thought you had to be an AOL member for AIM.

Posted by: xynos

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Originally Posted by one918

Hmm, didn't know AIM accounts were free, thought you had to be an AOL member for AIM.

No, you can sign up easily. Depending on what software you use on your Palm, you could sign up right there and then.

Posted by: HackingPrime

Quote:

Originally Posted by one918

Hmm, didn't know AIM accounts were free, thought you had to be an AOL member for AIM.

http://www.aim.com

You also get a 2GB email box with your AIM ID.

Posted by: one918

Sweet, just signed up, no to try out AIM, and Toccer. Thanks

Posted by: one918

Another quick question in regards to this. I know there is an annual fee for Verichat, but would I incur an sms fee through my carrier as well if I'm using it to chat?

Posted by: djfusion

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No. It just uses data.

Posted by: one918

Thanks much, I'll probably go this route!