Chat
Chat Rooms let people communicate in real time through the keyboard. You type a message and it can be seen at once by the person (or persons) at the other end.

A Chat Room is a place where many people can communicate at the same time so many people can sometimes read what you write. Each Chat Room is different but they all contain on-screen instructions which will tell you how to set up a private chat with just one other person.

The best chat lines use special software called Internet Relay Chat but a Web Browser can also be used. You can use a Web Browser to chat with other people now. Just click on one or more of the links below. Each link goes to a Web Chat Channel.

WARNING - Chat lines often attract undesirable people who use foul language on screen. Men have been known to lure girls into meeting them. Men can also pretend to be girls. You have no way of knowing who is typing in messages at the other end. Ask your children to take care when using Chat lines. If you are worried about the dangers of on-line chat rooms you can obtain advice from www.chatdanger.com or www.childnet-int.org

Clicking on one or two of the following links to use some chat lines. Many chat lines require you to join as a member. In some cases this has already been done for you and your User ID and password is given.