Alternatives to MXit!
Why would you not want to use the greatest mobile instant messenger ever created?
Well, you might have some phone that has some serious issues, or a really old phone or something.

Here is a list of mobile IM’s for your mobile cell phone! Some applications (Java style) or wap sites (usable from any browser).

Java Alternatives

• crickee - The more it’s free, the less you pay.
• nimbuzz - Nimbuzz is a little piece of software that you install on your mobile phone. - MSN, Google Talk, Voice.
• mig33 - Mobile Instant messenger. Voice, text, MSN and Yahoo. (NOT child friendly)
• reporo - Text and Chat with friends and family, home and abroad - for FREE, for EVER. Picture Messaging, Shopping (UK).
• mobispine - Mobispine is a new IP-based technology for your mobile phone that makes it possible to send and receive information without the high costs and limitations of SMS. Plus Blog capabilities.
• wextmessage.com - Wext sends messages over GPRS using real phone numbers. When you wext a friend, they get an SMS with a link to download their own special version of Wext, ready to run. Wext uses advanced PUSH technology so it barely uses Data. Send Text and Pictures, and Voice with the push of a button.
• tex2me.com - Tex2 is a simple programme that sits on your phone. It’s free and lets you swap messages with anyone who’s got Tex2 for a fraction of the cost of a traditional SMS.
• berggi.com - Instant messenger (AIM, Yahoo, MSN, GTalk and ICQ) and email checker.

MSN Alternatives

• e-messenger.net
• eMSN - MSN Messenger Mobile Client.

ICQ Alternatives

• jimm - Jimm is an ICQ™ clone for mobile devices with J2ME™ (MIDP) technology (Java 2 Micro Edition / Mobile Information Device Platform)

Symbian, Pocket PC Alternatives

• Agile Mobile - NOT free

Multi-phone capable

For Windows Mobile / MS SmartPhone, Pocket PC, PalmOS, BlackBerry, Java phones, Series 60/80/90 phones.

• IM+ -shapeservices.com IM+: All-in-One Messenger allows to communicate in real time through MSN/ Windows Live Messenger, ICQ, AIM/ iChat, Yahoo, Jabber and Google Talk. - NOT FREE, ONCE OFF PAYMENT.

Picture Messaging

• shozu.com - ShoZu is a free service for your phone that makes it incredibly easy to send and receive photos, videos and music while you’re on the move.
• Shoot & Send - FM³ - Free Mobile Multimedia Messaging. And Skype messenging.
• moggle.com - Picture messaging and group chat. Phone app (j2me) and wap/web version.

Weird “Presence Messengers”

• jaiku - for Smartphones only.
• loopt - Only for phones with GPS. Only for one network USA only it seems.

Text (wap/xhtml) only

These sites will work with basically every phone that has GPRS/data enabled! You can even use it from your computer.

• revotxt.co.za - revoTXT allows you to send text messages from your mobile phone to other revotxt users.
  revoTXT gives you the weather, jokes, forex or scriptures on a daily basis - absolutely free of charge.
  revoTXT even has online news, pictures and ringtones that can be downloaded from your mobile for free

Email Clients

• flurry.com - Check any email account with this program on your mobile phone.
• renzoo.co.uk - Email and voicemail application.

Other Stuff

• ebuddy - eBuddy.com - MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk, AOL.

Voice (VOIP)

• Yeigo - Yeigo.com - Free mobile calls!

Google Talk (chat) Mobile

Applications that let you make voice calls on your phone using GPRS rates.

• talkonaut.com - Talkonaut is a Google Talk like application for your mobile phone. Unlike most others IM clients, Talkonaut lets you explore all features of VoIP on almost any J2ME complient device. Depends on GTalk2VoIP service. Talkonaut can be used with any Jabber account, including Google Talk. And that is all for FREE. Using Talkonaut you may now talk from your mobile to other Google Talk or MSN/Live Messenger users or even to any SIP phone or service. Talkonaut allows you to make cheap VoIP calls to any mobile or landline phones worldwide in a one-click way!
• fring.com - fring uses your mobile internet connection to make peer-to-peer VoIP calls, send instant messages and talk with VoIP applications such as Skype, Google Talk , MSN Messenger, SIP and Twitter at no extra cost.
• wap064.tripod.com - Skittle - Google Talk chat for your phone, even group chat and group message services. Another great SA product.
• GoTalkMobile - GoTalkMobile.com is GTalk instant messenger (IM) client for your J2ME-enabled cell phone. It’s used for sending and receiving Google Talk and Jabber instant messages just like SMS, via GPRS at no additional cost! It’s written in J2ME, and we have MIDP1.0 and MIDP2.0 compatible versions.

All in One

• morange - morange.com - push email, remote desktop access, push RSS, instant messaging.