I'm in Texas, USA, and she's in Wellington, New Zealand. I know the internet in NZ is god-awful, but we apparently can't use instant messenger?! Both of our internet connections will be working just fine (IE: able to browse the web), but the minute we start using AIM or Skype, etc, our messages stop being sent, are never received, or take forever and a day to go through. What the heck is the problem? Is there anything we can do to fix it? It's like our two internet connections are incompatible, but that's absurd...
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it could be the ISP blocking certain ports... try using a web based messenger that opens in your browser... this might just do the trick
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I have no clue about now, but 5 years ago I was able to voice chat to New Zealand via MSN messenger
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use windows live messenger, download from www.ninemsn.com.au (doesnt matter where you live). set your ie7 up to this is essential for reliable messenging. IE7 ======= Over time IE7 seems to set its own (or programs do) tick boxes in the advance tab. In IE7 Tools >Internet Options >Advance Tab Click Restore advance settings defaults button. Then scroll the listings down to near the bottom and: Tick empty temp files when browser closes (this empties the cache, which if not empty, will stop you from going online). Bullet disable phishing filter (optional. Leave it on if you want that type of protection, usually for financial data like internet banking) Delete Browser History, cookies, add ons, the whole lot regularly. Close the browser to set the settings. i dont know about skype - find a forum
