a Russian product with global reach, the underestimated services provided by VzOChat and VideoPort combine to include a personal desktop chat community, online conferencing with multi-cast webcam chat plus more.
VZOChat client offers two client versions and two packages; free service and paid premium subscription.
VZOChat client for Windows7 is elegant in design and execution. It opens a messenger with contacts, webcam and audio settings, link to personal online profile plus more. You can start a conference and invite your contacts and anyone else with a VZOChat username. THE free version only allows limited number of participants but subscribers can accommodate an amazing 120 members.
HIGHLY recommend the online community social soon because it is growing globally and download the application that works very dependably. Your profile includes an online web address with features that include and search members, interests, photos and blogs too.
icu2: A pc desktop appliction developed down-under and distributed globally, it has well established reputation and global alternative communites too.
Honestly, I had a difficult time with this application, for the first year's use, upon entering the chat environments. I was unclear after entering a 'main chat' room that the communication features and configuration alter somewhat for calls, contacts and group conversation when crawling deeper into 'sub-rooms' based on a genre. Also, the main chat allows you to stream your webcam and allows, if you choose to go public, any member to view your stream and it gives a 'green' light to signal that you got viewers. In a sub-room, the moment you enter, depending on your optional settings, you are flooded with loose, floating tiles of all the webcam streams connecting to view your webcam.
The free version is so limited I can only say that the chat is worth paying for a two-year license and full access. Recently launched in 2010, is icuall.com, the developing 'social network' to match your desktop client profile with a online web address and community.
Camfrog: BUILT on dedicated server with a development foundation that includes well-renowned plug ins and bots performing trivia, games and advertising in developed chat rooms.
Unique is camfrog's business which brings your personal server applications to create and 'own' a chat room. Each chatroom is developed by it's administration and varies in scope and scale of sub-features or online and attached 'social networks' too.
Once again, the free version is limited but a good accommodation of all pro features during use and a premium account is only a one-time lifetime license for purchase.
LEFT OUT but with mention and experiences that were less than ideal include:
- Paltalk
- Eyeball Chat
- iSPq
