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IM/Chat (Instant Messaging)
Instant Messaging (IM, also called "Chat") is one of the most popular services on the Internet after e-mails.
The presence feature allows users to check when their friends are online and communicate with them in
near real-time.
You can now "chat" with your mobile phone.
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Presence
IM enables a user to see the connection status or presence of other users.
The presence includes a combination of network status information (online or offline) and user specified
status information (available or busy).
An important privacy protection feature of Instant Messaging is the ability to block another user at any time.
Blocked users cannot see your presence neither send you unsolicited IM (SPIM: the word for IM spam).
In one glance you can know the presence of your friends thanks to the IM buddy list: it is the list of contacts
with whom you may chat.You can manage your IM buddy list: add a new contact (using a mobile phone
number or the messenger ID), or search for a contact.
IM buddy list and directory: You can link your IM buddy list and your directory, meaning that you can place
a call from the IM application, or send an IM from a contact in the directory. There is a specific IM field in
the directory.
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Depending on your network operator and product.
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