We use our smartphones for many different things, from taking photos to playing games, but probably the common thread for all of us is messaging. Let's take a look at our top five instant messaging clients for Symbian^3 users.The good old fashioned SMS is still a pilllar of mobile phone use around the world, but on smartphones instant messaging (IM) clients have become highly popular, and it's easy to see why. Unlike text messaging, IM chats happen in real time, whether you're in the next room or another country.
And with mobile data allowances an increasingly standard part of our network packages, and Wi-Fi there as a backup anyway, nattering away via IM is often effectively free. So what are the best packages out there for Nokia Symbian^3 users? Here's our five favourites:
IM for Nokia
Before you go looking elsewhere, why not give Nokia's own messaging client a whirl? It'll happily play nice with all the leading IM services around, including Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo!, MySpace and Ovi Chat, and lets you manage your status and availability across several systems at once. But its biggest advantage over rival clients is that it integrates your contacts' IM status right into your phone's contact list, so you can check out the latest updates just by browsing your phone book.
Skype
Its claim to fame is as an internet voice calling service, but Skype has built an equally loyal following as a messaging platform too. With hundreds of millions of users already in place, chances are you've already got a fairly comprehensive network of contacts ready and waiting, and there's the added bonus of being able to use Skype as a paid SMS and voice call provider to non-Skype numbers too.
A fast-growing service that's proven highly popular on several smartphone platforms, WhatsApp delivers all the convenience of traditional SMS with plenty of benefits on top. It's free for a full year, for starters, and allows you to send files, photos, videos and of course basic text chatter to your connections, either individually or even as groups.
Nimbuzz
If you're an established IM user with a presence on several platforms, Nimbuzz is an ideal way to bring them all together. It allows you to import contacts from MSN, Yahoo!, GoogleTalk, Facebook, AIM, ICQ and MySpace among others, and you can make free calls, use custom avatars and backgrounds and build your network quickly and easily thanks to friend suggestions.
eBuddy
It's been around for a while, and not surprisingly eBuddy rolls in compatibility with all the main IM players as standard. In particular, though, it's a real favourite for Nokia users. As of April eBuddy hit the notable milestone of 10 million downloads from the Ovi Store, and it's easy to see why: eBuddy reckons it's compatible with no fewer than 900 different Nokia models!
What's your IM client of choice? Is it one of the popular choices mentioned here, or have we left out a rival service that deserves a mention? Let us know in the Comments!
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