ChinesePod QQ Group

I'd be interested in getting QQ and chatting to other people on ChinesePod, but I haven't started learning characters yet. Will anyone be typing pinyin on QQ, or are you all planning to stick to characters? Also, is it possible to download a version of QQ that uses English, rather than characters as in Bazza's screenshot? Thanks!

Is there a Palm OS version of QQ?

Thanks Bazza - I'll try downloading it tomorrow.

It is possible to use wakan's popup tool on QQ, although it's a little temperamental. http://wakan.manga.cz/

Bazza, 对不起，QQ 是什么？

hi,Bazza, can i joy you,my QQnum is 523295369, thax~

Wei1xiao4 QQ is a web tool for people to communicate ,it is very popular in China, like MSN. You can IM your friends and play games with your friends, and also you can write your own blog and share with others. If you have QQ you can join groups and talk with many people at the same time. Btw, there are many cute ,interesting and funny incoms, i like them very much. Bazza, I get a new QQ number and i want to in^_^

Welcome aboard Cassie. :)

@Wei1Xiao4: see the QQ lesson and my posting about how to sign up and download QQ here: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/msn-and-qq/discussion

I downloaded it on my mac laptop last night, and everything seems to work alright (had a quick chat with Cassie). Hopefully I won't get any of the bugs people were talking about....knock on titanium. Maybe it's just the mac version, but I don't see what all the fuss is about. Personally, I think Skype is a lot more user-friendly. Could someone enlighten me....please!

There is an English version available but apparently it's more basic than the Chinese version. See the MSN and QQ topic.

Now I'm a manager on the group, it logs all the posts for me. So be careful what you say about when I'm not there. ;)

Or does it do that anyway in the record window? Maybe I just notifications with being a manager.

@calkins: I've downloaded both the Windows and Mac clients and I'm not overly impressed with either. They seem bloated and not very user friendly. I am not really a fan of Skype, but use it because of the contacts I have on there. You can connect to QQ through Adium (my favourite IM client so far) on the Mac. I haven't found a way to add groups though. If you have any luck I'd be interested in hearing it.

Does QQ allow you to actually speak to each other like Skype or is it just for texting each other? Sorry to be so dense. And does everyone need their own number or do we just use the number Bazza has posted?

Wei1xiao4 You can also use QQ to speak to each other via mic or webcam like skype. Yes, everyone need their own number and after you get your own number you can add the number bazza posted above to join Chinesepod QQ group.

To add to what Casie just said, Bazza's number is for the group chat, not to individually sign onto QQ, so you will need to sign up (follow my instructions on the "MSN and QQ" lesson page and let me know if there is any problems) and then follow Bazza's instructions here on how to add/use the group.

Is it usual practise to stay invisible on QQ? Most people seem to I've noticed.

I've tried 手机QQ but it looks like it's not going to fully work on my phone. :( All of the interface and menus display correctly in Chinese, but it won't display any inputted characters it seems.

I haven't used Skype, but I think QQ is better than MSN.