Latest news: iChat still doesn't work


Must.. keep.. calm.

Apple's iChat AV 3.0 - the version that shipped with Tiger - is still refusing to work for me. I can't connect to other Tiger users in Ireland or New Zealand, nor Panther users in the US (in other words, everyone I know). I can however connect to the test Apple iChat servers, and so can everyone else. So my router and ISP are not to blame.

Speaking of which, I'm tired of being told on the Apple support boards that the problems with iChat are due to MY firewall settings, or MY router, or MY Internet Service Provider. Listen guys, it's not my fault - iChat is broken.

The facts are these:

1. Before Tiger was installed, iChat worked. I could connect to anyone.
2. After Tiger was installed, iChat stopped working. I can't connect to anyone.

To me, that doesn't mean my router or ISP suddenly went crazy at EXACTLY THE SAME TIME as I installed Tiger. It means the Tiger version of iChat is broken. It's that simple. It's a buggy application.

ThinkSecret reported today that the 10.4.2 Mac OS update includes iChat improvements, and has been seeded to developers.

For the love of all that's holy, I hope that it's released soon and that it fixes iChat. It's intolerable that iChat doesn't work. I've bought three Macs - for me and my relatives - precisely because iChat is the best video conferencing solution available. Don't make me a liar, Apple!



Posted: Mon - July 11, 2005 at 10:17 PM      

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