[lordhelmet]

I must not have an updated Palringo cause I have not noticed the "tag" on other messengers while using Palringo, and I know for a fact people don't know that I'm actually chatting from Palringo. Anyway, it wouldn't be a prob for me cause it's a great service and why not advertise a little. Esp when every messenger has their name plastered everywhere. Anyway, Beejive is cool, but still prefer Palringo. Another one to try is Nimbuzz. I actually think that one has the most potential, but still prefer Palringo right now. As far as battery drain, I don't see a way to stop that if you keep your Palringo running since it requires a constant data connection. I only launch it when I'm ready to chat, so don't have too much of a battery issue. If you don't want it to launch automatically, you can change that in the settings.