Chat Programs
The iPhone doesn't come with any chat programs, like AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), Yahoo Messenger, or MSN Messenger. But installing one yourself—like AIM, below left—is simple, as described in Chapter 11.
And if no IM program is available for the network you prefer, you can use Web sites like Meebo.com (shown below at right) or Beejive.com, which are accessible from the Web browser on your iPhone. They let you chat away with your buddies just as though you're at home on a computer. (Well, OK, on a computer with a touchscreen keyboard two inches wide.)
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