<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jun 23, 2005, at 2:49 PM, Rod Duncan wrote:</DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Do we need .mac accounts or can we iChat AV without? Prefer something free and not AOL.</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>simply sign up for a free AIM screen name; it works as expected in iChatAV<BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></P><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">I am using an old MacSense router and Airport (both 1st Generation). I purchased her a "on sale" wireless router from TRENDnet (model TEW-431BRP) Bought myself one, too - as it was so cheap.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>$25 after rebates. I know Apple has a list of approved routers with the proviso that others may work. Anyone using this wireless router iChatting? Suggestions to use iChat with routers, settings, URL links etc. much<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV>Even $25 is expensive nowadays; Belkin and Netgear routers can be found nearly every weekend on sale for around $10 after rebates from major chain stores. I've had great luck with Belkin wireless routers in both the b and g varieties. Generally, the only snag you might come into is if you have to forward the appropriate ports for iChat to work through the built-in firewall.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Michael</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></BODY></HTML>