Gizmo adds IM support for AIM and MSN

One of the reasons I haven't used AIM or MSN Messenger in years is due to the IM chat built in to Skype. I use the voice service of Skype far more than the chat function, so while Skype is up and running all the time for me, AIM and MSN Messenger aren't. I've tried multi-platform IM clients also, but my dependency on voice services keeps me coming back to Skype and I don't want to waste resources running two apps with similar capabilities.

Gizmo is a Skype alternative that I've tried in the past as well, but I may revisit it now that they've added support for the two big IM platforms. If you're a Gizmo-gabber, check your Contacts upon your next login. You should see a contact named "Add AIM, MSN, Y! buddies". I'll let you guess what that contact does. ;) Actually, you can't yet add Yahoo! buddies as it's listed as "coming soon" along with iChat and Jabber. Once those are added, you should generally be covered for IM regardless of your friend's chat services. Well, other than Skype anyway....the new service is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and supported Nokia devices.

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[Rodfather]

I just found a cool way to get a free IN number for Gizmo.
Register a free number at grandcentral.com.

Add your SIP number created from Gizmo into grandcentral and you're all set.

I just had a buddy call my grand central number and it rang my cell phone and gizmo client at the same time.