AOL® Instant Messenger™ (AIM) provides an easy and convenient way to know when your friends and family are online and chat with them in real-time.
Using the AIM service on your wireless phone is much like using the AIM service on a PC. You can:
- Send and receive instant messages
- Access your Buddy List® feature to see who is online
- Set alerts for your online buddies
- Use your existing AIM, AOL®, or CompuServe® 2000 screen name and password to sign in
Rogers offers two ways to access AIM for your mobile phone:
- AIM built into selected phones
- AIM using the navigate mobile Internet
AIM built into selected Rogers Wireless phones
AOL® Instant Messenger™ is built-in to the following handsets:
- Motorola C350
- Motorola C370
- Motorola V220
- Motorola V300
- Motorola V600
- Motorola C650
- Motorola V3 Razr
- Nokia 3390 Pay As You Go phone
Built-in AIM allows for easy communication with your friends. Simply access and sign-in to the AIM service from your phone's main menu and you're ready to chat with your buddies.
- Send and receive instant messages to your friends in real-time. Simply select a name, write the message, and send it.
- True two-way conversation - your message stays on the screen and when your friend replies, their reply appears on the screen below your original message so you can track the conversation.
- Set alerts for your online buddies
- Use your existing AIM, AOL®, or CompuServe® 2000 screen name and password to sign in
AIM Screen Name
- Your screen name is your AOL® Instant Messenger™ identity - the name by which you will be known to all your online contacts using the AIM service.
- Your screen name can be 3 to 16 characters long (using letters, numbers, and spaces)
- If you already have a screen name for AOL®, AIM, or CompuServe® 2000, then you can use it and your password for your AIM wireless service
- If you don't already have a screen name, you can get one at http://www.aol.ca/aim/aim55/ for free. Be sure to choose a name and password that'll be easy to type on your phone's keypad.
If you have a Motorola V600 handset, please follow these steps to use the AIM service:
- Turn on your phone.
- Select the Menu button.
- Highlight AIM and press the Select soft key.
- Highlight Sign on and press the Select soft key.
- Enter your AIM® or AOL® screen name and press the OK soft key.
- Enter your password (Note: Passwords are case sensitive), press the OK soft key.
Always know who's online
Your Buddy List® feature is automatically updated when you sign on. You can request updates as you need them so that you always know who is online.
If you have a Motorola V3 Razr handset, please follow these steps to use the AIM service:
- Power on your V3.
- Press the AIM soft key.
- Highlight the AIM account menu item and press the Select soft key
- Highlight New and press the Select soft key.
- Enter your AOL® or AIM Screen Name, then press the Ok soft key.
- Enter your Password (Note - Passwords are case sensitive). Then press the Ok soft key.
- Highlight the Account you just created and press the Select soft key.
- Highlight Sign On and press the Select soft key.
AOL® Instant Messenger™ Service using the Wireless Web
All you need to use the AIM service on your phone is:
- A Rogers™ Wireless monthly phone plan
- A Web-enabled wireless phone
- An AIM screen name
AIM Screen Name
- Your screen name is your AOL® Instant Messenger™ identity - the name by which you will be known to all your online contacts using the AIM service.
- Your screen name can be 3 to 16 characters long (using letters, numbers, and spaces)
- If you already have a screen name for AOL®, AIM, or CompuServe® 2000, then you can use it and your password for your AIM wireless service
- If you don't already have a screen name, you can get one at http://www.aol.ca/aim/aim55/ for free. Be sure to choose a name and password that'll be easy to type on your phone's keypad.
Getting Started
- Launch the navigate mobile Internet browser on your phone
- Scroll to GET EMAIL/CHAT and select AOL AIM.
- Enter your AIM screen name and password in the appropriate fields
- Download the AIM for WAP User Guide to get chatting.
- Once signed in, a Mobile Device Group is automatically created from your existing Buddy List®
- The Mobile Device Group are your buddies you can access using your phone
Mobile Device Icon
When you connect to the AIM service from your phone, anyone who is using AIM version 4.8.2646 or higher or AOL® version 7.0 or higher, will see a Mobile Device icon next to your screen name both in their Buddy List® window and in the Instant Messenger window.
This icon lets others know that you are viewing and writing messages using a wireless phone. Your friends will then understand that it may take you longer to type messages, or that your messages may be shorter.
Start sending and receiving text messages. When you're finished chatting, make sure to sign off from your AIM service. If you simply turn your phone off, you will still be signed on to the AIM service.
Web-enabled Wireless Phone
This is a phone that has a microbrowser and the ability to browse the mobile Internet. Please check with Rogers Wireless if you are unsure if your handset has this feature. |
