Someone please help me with iChat

[EdChambo]

hi guys im new to this site and new to mac and i was wondering if you could help me with iChat.

Heres my problem:
I have freinds who have emails ending in @googlemail.com
friends who's emails end in @AOL.com
freinds who have .me accounts.
And friends who use MSN.

so as you can see my freinds are pretty spread out.

so far ive found out MSN is a no-go zone for i chat so ive downloaded MSN for mac.

ive got a @AOL account and an @googlemail

now i would like to use iChat to video and text chat with my other friends. How do i do this? ive tried adding all m accounts in the preferences. ill try and upload a screenshot of what i get.

i think this works:
http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=260294&stc=1&d=1289777940

so any help would be amazing Ed

 

[EdChambo]

One word: SKYPE

but i cant talk to aol or me or gmail freinds so whats the point?

 

[S.B.G]

Try using Adium instead. It can handle just about any IM protocol out there.

 

[jmann]

but i cant talk to aol or me or gmail freinds so whats the point?

If all of your friends get skype too you can even do group video chats.

Try using Adium instead. It can handle just about any IM protocol out there.

Adium does not do video chat.

 

[EdChambo]

Try using Adium instead. it can handle just about any IM protocol out there.

will it put all my contacts into 1 list?

 

[S.B.G]

will it put all my contacts into 1 list?

Yep, it sure will.

 

[blinkie]

Use Jabber in iChat to talk to your google friends and AIM in iChat to talk to your AOL friends. Loose your msn friends, they're not worth it.

 

[EdChambo]

If all of your friends get skype too you can even do group video chats.

yeh but i have like 800 freinds over the diffrent ims.

 

[richard.mac]

install Chax which will allow you to merge all contacts into one window. Adium is a great app with lots and lots of protocols, but iChat is just so much nicer looking and a better experience.