ICQ will go down June 26.

[Red Squirrel]

Yet another thing Millennials killed.

90s instant messaging service shuts down after 28 years — ICQ will stop working from June 26

After switching between three owners, the once-famous VOIP was finally put to rest.

www.tomshardware.com

TBH I had no idea it was still active! I didn't use it much myself and don't remember my number but used mostly MSN Messenger, but with Pidgen client in Linux. I was sad when MS pulled the plug on that as I actually did end up losing contact with lot of online friends such as people I played UO with.

 

[Charmonium]

Ohhh, it's just the internet's baby teeth coming out.

Let me know if you see any tooth fairies. That bitch owes me.

 

[Torn Mind]

More like Gen Z and Steve Jobs killed it.

 

[BoomerD]

Wow…I thought it had died off years ago. Uh-oh!

 

[sdifox]

ICQ 3131360

I remember!

 

[Charmonium]

ICQ 3131360

I remember!

a moment of silence on this mem-day weekend.

 

[Charmonium]

Just for yuks, I googled that ICQ number and the first hit (after Anandtech) is for Amazon - a Polaris Off Road Needle Valve, 1.5, Genuine OEM Part 3131360

https://www.amazon.com/Polaris-PURE-OEM-VALVE-NEEDLE-3131360/dp/B000M6T468

 

[SKORPI0]

506474, haven't used it in years.

 

[Charmonium]

I didn't even realize that ICQ was used for VOIP. Did you know that there are still people, working over VOIP lines, that still have no idea what that is?

My only complaint with is that once or twice every 10-20 years, I have some issue with it - the network interface device dies (eh, who cares, really?), the cable modem dies (now THAT I care about, well, as compared to most things I suppose).

Initially I'd been somewhat wary of QoS but shit, I can't remember the last time that even occurred to me.

 

[BoomerD]

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Wow have not heard that since like 1998

 

[Red Squirrel]

It's weird how that sound is so ingrained in my mind, even though I never actually used ICQ all that much. I mostly used MSN Messenger.

 

[BurnItDwn]

ICQ 2019586

Honestly, spam killed it for me a long time ago.

 

[nOOky]

We used to use ICQ to transfer large files in our Quake 3 gaming clan. Good times.

 

[brianmanahan]

oh shooot

core memory unlocked

 

[AdamK47]

7527503

 

[nakedfrog]

I didn't even realize that ICQ was used for VOIP. Did you know that there are still people, working over VOIP lines, that still have no idea what that is?

My only complaint with is that once or twice every 10-20 years, I have some issue with it - the network interface device dies (eh, who cares, really?), the cable modem dies (now THAT I care about, well, as compared to most things I suppose).

Initially I'd been somewhat wary of QoS but shit, I can't remember the last time that even occurred to me.

I used ICQ to voice chat with a girl in Australia over dial-up back in 1998-99. The latency was like a full minute, LOL.

 

[Mayne]

I actually got laid from icq and also found out I had a 16 year old daughter thru icq.

 

[sdifox]

I actually got laid from icq and also found out I had a 16 year old daughter thru icq.

I hope it's not the same person...

 

[Zim Hosein]

I hope it's not the same person...

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

I hope it's not the same person...

Nope, related though.

 

[Mayne]

I hope it's not the same person...

lol no

 

[BoomerD]

Nope, related though.

With Mayne...you never know.

 

[Charmonium]

I actually got laid from icq and also found out I had a 16 year old daughter thru icq.

You have a much more exciting life than I would care for. Even so . . . respect.

 

[BoomerD]

You have a much more exciting life than I would care for. Even so . . . respect.

Mayne doesn’t tell us that he was ICQ’ing himself…