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Let's face it: virtual face-to-face conversations with people from Antarctica to Zanzibar make video chat the most intimate form of telecommunications yet. Free video chat apps like Camshare's Camfrog Video Chat let you meet and chat with far-flung friends; there's just no way text messages can substitute for two people actually talking to each other, no matter how many emoticons you use.
While Camfrog is optimized for video chat, it's a full-featured chat client that also handles audio and text messaging, file swapping, and other functions. Camfrog isn't the largest chat network, which isn't necessarily a disadvantage! It offers what the others do, generally speaking, including the ability to create your own password-protected chat rooms. Of course, you'll need a Webcam to use Camfrog's video chat feature. We tried Camfrog in both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
Installing, registering for, and signing on to Camfrog took just a minute or so. We could sign on to the Camfrog network automatically, save our password, and sign on as invisible, which hides your status from other users. Camfrog's compact interface has a Firefox-style start button (only green instead of orange) that opens a long menu of features and options. Camfrog displayed our screen name with a drop-down menu that let us quickly manage our connection and session. The main view has three tabs: Contacts, Rooms, and Phone/SMS. Camfrog's main features include the main Camfrog room, Video Chat Rooms, Search for Camfrog Users, and Parental Controls. Beneath the main view is a row of icons accessing the Notification List, Video Chat Rooms, Search for Camfrog Users, Send an Instant Message, and Add to Contact List. Users who need more features can click a link to download Camfrog Pro.
Camfrog offers a diverse range of chat rooms covering lots of topics. Online chat can be freewheeling and inappropriate for youngsters, and the problem is critically compounded by video. Camfrog's approach gives parents and other concerned users control over who uses the service, and when, and how. Camfrog Video Chat brings the world to your desktop, and with the greatest of ease.
Camfrog:Publisher's Description
From Camshare:
Camfrog Video Chat allows you to join real streaming video chat rooms where you can hear, see, and chat with many people at a time. Instant message a user to get to know them before you Webcam chat, and add them to your contact list. This videoconferencing software also works behind most firewalls and routers. Camfrog Video Chat allows multi-user videoconferencing where you can join a room with up to 1000 users and just click a user name to begin seeing someone. Press the 'talk' button to talk to the entire room with audio. The video chat rooms are hosted by broadband users who are running the Camfrog Video Chat Room Server software so any user can set up their own multi-user video conference for other users to join. No Webcam is required to see people, but some rooms might not allow users without Webcams. Camfrog Video Chat is optimized for broadband users so it has fast video.
Version 5.1.129 fixes a problem where some one-on-one video chat connections could become disconnected under certain circumstances.
What's new in this version: Version 5.2 adds private video chatting, improved pausing, added language support for Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, and other enhancements and bug fixes.
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All versions:
3.8 starsout of 2,471 votes
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Current version:
3.5 starsout of 29 votes
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"i like you"
Version: Camfrog Video Chat 5.2
Pros
so good is
Cons
erm so ok.
Summary
i like chat so you to ok
y no good.
Updated on Jul 15, 2009 -
"terrible !!!!!!!"
Version: Camfrog Video Chat 5.2
Pros
so baddddddddddddddddd
Cons
Since its money driven nowadays and u can not even have a chat from person to person anymore without paying...
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"no money? forget camfrog and look for alternative"
Version: Camfrog Video Chat 5.2
Pros
it used to be fun
Cons
Since its money driven nowadays and u can not even have a chat from person to person anymore without paying...Thats just sad...
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"excelent...easy to used and cool..nice to be try..!!!"
Version: Camfrog Video Chat 5.2
Pros
excelent...easy to used and cool..nice to be try..!!!
Cons
i think it must more lite to be accesed
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"god forgive us"
Version: Camfrog Video Chat 5.2
Pros
i dont like this product
Cons
its a devil
Summary
its full of immmoral...seems like its just normal to them...
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"badboyosaka"
Version: Camfrog Video Chat 5.2
Pros
?????????????????
Cons
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Summary
hi
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Updated on May 7, 2009 -
"It got what it takes to be a chat"
Version: Camfrog Video Chat 5.2
Pros
That (haha) it carries all those people
Cons
I think it is to expensive--to be a member
Summary
I guess it the very best of chats
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"need campro in other server"
Version: Camfrog Video Chat 5.2
Pros
why camfrog always need campro,how if the chatter no money to buy it,, like me i have no money to buy camfrog pro, before i always chat in other country now i can.. because need campro to open the video of the chatters you like to view,how sad to me,
Cons
camfrog staff plss back the real camfrog,.. always allow the chatters to enter other server without using camfrog pro,,,,, plsssssss
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"A feel of religiousness and very useful."
Version: Camfrog Video Chat 5.2
Pros
Things that i want in relation to daily religious activities.
Cons
Nothing that I could find now.
Summary
I like this product dut to its sophistication and religiousness. Lovely stuff.
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"excellent!!"
Version: Camfrog Video Chat 5.2
Pros
too many people to chat to
Cons
i did not found yet
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