Do People Still Use ICQ?

purple · 06-18-2008, 03:05 AM

I know back in the day people used to use ICQ because it was stable, but as it became "cute" like some of the other messengers I stopped using it. I still see it listed in forum profiles some places through. How popular is it these days?

chen · 06-18-2008, 05:23 PM

Not a great deal that I am aware of. Long ago I had one of the shortest ICQ #'s around and its been many moons since I could remember that password. I try and just stick with what I need, sometimes I get distracted with IM's and they just need to go away you know.

Tech Guy · 06-18-2008, 07:33 PM

Oh wow, ICQ! I used that a bit some years back, when it was still fairly popular.

The last time I even touched that thing must have been around 2002 or 2003!

My Trillian program supports ICQ, but I have no reason to use it anymore.

Every person I used to talk to on ICQ has long since abandoned it for whatever reason.

That isn't to say I wouldn't use it again, if I had a reason to.

fidget · 06-19-2008, 05:28 AM

It's been so long I seriously forgot about ICQ... it's probably been 9 years since I used the program. I've been using MSN for some time now, I see no reason to switch back.

dannygirl · 06-19-2008, 08:49 PM

I remember back in the early 2000's - everyone had ICQ. I got it just because no one seemed to be using anything else at the time. I'm not much of an instant messager anyway so I just kind of drifted away from it. Now, the only one I use (rarely) is AIM since I have really no use for instant messaging on a
regular basis.

Tech Guy · 06-20-2008, 02:38 AM

It's funny to think about how popular ICQ was for a while, especially when you look at it now.

Some people still use it of course, but AIM and MSN seem to be taking over a lot of ICQ's former market share.

For a while, I even think ICQ was like the most popular program out there!

Kinda sad to think about in a way.

Pauli · 06-20-2008, 03:53 AM

Yes ICQ really was the bomb for quite a while and it worked petty well too. Like someone else said, I setup my account in Trillian but cannot say why as I don'tknow a soul who still uses ICQ.

Flumpet · 06-20-2008, 11:20 PM

There was only one brief period in my life when I used ICQ. When I was in uni, all the ports were blocked for messengers and we couldn't install a messenger even if we could find a port. ICQ had a browser based version that we could get through on the HTTP port, so we used that.

Otherwise, I hated the thing.

George · 06-23-2008, 01:09 PM

I think I still have a number around somewhere but haven't used it in years. I have found that most of my friends prefer MSN or Yahoo because they say they are easier and more friendly to use. It really doesn't matter to me as I can use them all but couldn't see keeping ICQ around if there was no one I could talk to.

George

phenom · 06-24-2008, 05:37 AM

ICQ revamped at some point, I think around 2002ish perhaps, and became much closer to MSN in the interface. I've got a nice low number as well (three digits or four) but I haven't used it in ages. They never really shook the "geeky" image which is daunting to some people. Most people do seem to use the unholy trinity of AIM/MSN/Yahoo these days.

06-18-2008, 03:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
purple Status: Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 50 Credits: 29	Do People Still Use ICQ? I know back in the day people used to use ICQ because it was stable, but as it became "cute" like some of the other messengers I stopped using it. I still see it listed in forum profiles some places through. How popular is it these days?

06-19-2008, 08:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
dannygirl Status: Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 50 Credits: 33	I don't know anyone who used it now I remember back in the early 2000's - everyone had ICQ. I got it just because no one seemed to be using anything else at the time. I'm not much of an instant messager anyway so I just kind of drifted away from it. Now, the only one I use (rarely) is AIM since I have really no use for instant messaging on a regular basis.

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06-18-2008, 05:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
chen Status: Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 53 Credits: 38	Not a great deal that I am aware of. Long ago I had one of the shortest ICQ #'s around and its been many moons since I could remember that password. I try and just stick with what I need, sometimes I get distracted with IM's and they just need to go away you know.

06-18-2008, 07:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tech Guy Status: Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 52 Credits: 39	Oh wow, ICQ! I used that a bit some years back, when it was still fairly popular. The last time I even touched that thing must have been around 2002 or 2003! My Trillian program supports ICQ, but I have no reason to use it anymore. Every person I used to talk to on ICQ has long since abandoned it for whatever reason. That isn't to say I wouldn't use it again, if I had a reason to.

06-19-2008, 05:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
fidget Status: Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 54 Credits: 34	It's been so long I seriously forgot about ICQ... it's probably been 9 years since I used the program. I've been using MSN for some time now, I see no reason to switch back.

06-20-2008, 02:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tech Guy Status: Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 52 Credits: 39	It's funny to think about how popular ICQ was for a while, especially when you look at it now. Some people still use it of course, but AIM and MSN seem to be taking over a lot of ICQ's former market share. For a while, I even think ICQ was like the most popular program out there! Kinda sad to think about in a way.

06-20-2008, 03:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Pauli Status: Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 50 Credits: 33	Yes ICQ really was the bomb for quite a while and it worked petty well too. Like someone else said, I setup my account in Trillian but cannot say why as I don'tknow a soul who still uses ICQ.

06-20-2008, 11:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Flumpet Status: Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 63 Credits: 38	There was only one brief period in my life when I used ICQ. When I was in uni, all the ports were blocked for messengers and we couldn't install a messenger even if we could find a port. ICQ had a browser based version that we could get through on the HTTP port, so we used that. Otherwise, I hated the thing.

06-23-2008, 01:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
George Status: Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 51 Credits: 36	I think I still have a number around somewhere but haven't used it in years. I have found that most of my friends prefer MSN or Yahoo because they say they are easier and more friendly to use. It really doesn't matter to me as I can use them all but couldn't see keeping ICQ around if there was no one I could talk to. George

06-24-2008, 05:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
phenom Status: Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 50 Credits: 39	ICQ revamped at some point, I think around 2002ish perhaps, and became much closer to MSN in the interface. I've got a nice low number as well (three digits or four) but I haven't used it in ages. They never really shook the "geeky" image which is daunting to some people. Most people do seem to use the unholy trinity of AIM/MSN/Yahoo these days.