I believe you can still get a free version of HumanClick at BraveNet. I started using them and it is great. It is like the old free version though, no history or custom buttons. But totally worth it.

Has anybody else heard about this?

Is it legal?

newedge,
Can you have more than one tech answering questions at one time?

Bravenet.com has been around for a while and I have used their services in the past. I don't see why it would not be legal.

I've been using this version for about one month, but have yet tried it with more than one operator online. I'll take a look at it today and let you guys know what the results are, unless someone here has already tried it.

I installed it and it works great!!!

newedge, thanx for the tip :)

Here is the FAQ about the capabilities of the Bravenet version of humanclick: http://www.bravenet.com/humanclick/faq.php

I tried it and it works. But it seems to be a "limited run" version. Some of the standard operator menu options are greyed out or say you have to upgrade to use them (like automtic messages).

I've been using www.livehelper.com and it seems to work good for me. And it's free.

Originally posted by DefHosting
I've been using www.livehelper.com and it seems to work good for me. And it's free. The current free version of live helper will cease to function on September 1 according to the livehelper website.

A conversation using Live Helper. . . . .

Kevin from support is here!
Kevin : Hello wonder, and welcome to Livehelper. How may I assist you today?
You : Is the free version going to remain so?
Kevin : The Livehelper Original version is free only till 1st september 2001.
Kevin : Our New version livehelper 3.0 is scheduled to be released On 1st of September 2001.
Kevin : All our services are chargeable from 1st of September 2001.
You : Okay........Thank you.


So, if you're using it now; you may want to begin making arrangements.

My converstation with them...

Parker : Hello Terry, and welcome to Livehelper. How may I assist you today?
You : I heard you are going to start charging for live helper even though it was stated you will never charge for it.
Parker : Website information will be updated at the earliest.
Parker : After September 1st, we will be charging $25.00 per operator for basic chat, and $50 per operator per month for our PRO package of features
You : So basically you guys lied??

They never responded back. What a crock of sh*t.

Thanks SWR for the heads up :)

That's right. LiveHelper has constantly said thier basic service was free and will always be free!

Guess "always" is much shorter than I thought.

Where/when did they advertise their service to remain free "forever"? Give them a break. It was good while it lasted, and now it's gone. How often does that happen in life?

Aloha
to me
Alwyas is kinda like LIFETIME waranty
Whos Lifetime ??
My life ?
My dogs life ? ( hmm I do not have a dog ??)
your life ?
the companies life ?

lol. :stickout

Originally posted by mikeknoxv
Where/when did they advertise their service to remain free "forever"? Give them a break. It was good while it lasted, and now it's gone. How often does that happen in life?

Well, if you advertise it you should stick to it. No biggie, HumanClick works great and is even better.

I believe the site said that they didn't *plan* on charging for it, though as you can see, those plans changed, heh. Was only a matter of time, and that time is now.

Oh, I must've missed that part. Yep, only a matter of time.

HumanClick is nice, but they too have eliminated their free service.

Originally posted by mikeknoxv
Oh, I must've missed that part. Yep, only a matter of time.

HumanClick is nice, but they too have eliminated their free service.

You can still get the free HumanClick at BraveNet

Originally posted by newedge
You can still get the free HumanClick at BraveNet Isn't that how this thread started??
Imagine that. . . .falling off topic:rolleyes:

I just went there earlier and got it.
Thanks for the info :cool:

I think HumanClick (not the Bravenet version) is gone altogether (for new customers anyway). If you go to their site, then click Products, then click on the "Click here to learn about which service is right for your web site," you get taken to a LivePerson product page. The least-expensive version is $90 a month! The mid-level is $350 a month! And the most expensive is... who knows? It's too pricey for them to even print the price.

Yeah, I noticed that.
What other similiar services exist (excluding LivePerson)?

I´m also searching for free services like humanclick, or a paid service, but which I can host on my own server (I don´t trust other servers than my own ;))

humanclick is already very nice software, but much too expensive!

Originally posted by NORRITT
I´m also searching for free services like humanclick, or a paid service, but which I can host on my own server (I don´t trust other servers than my own ;))



what's there to trust?

Originally posted by FindSP.Com
what's there to trust?

connectivity

+

speed [in germany]

what's wrong with their hosting solution, never heard they had downtime even once..

I´m asking for other scripts, best would be of course one for free, similar to humanclick.

Originally posted by NORRITT
[...] humanclick is already very nice software, but much too expensive

Originally posted by NORRITT
humanclick is already very nice software, but much too expensive!
i thought the whole point of this thread was to point out that there is still a free version of humanclick? or is it gone already? ;)

the free version is not very good.
you can´t modify the style and the buttons and many other features are also disabled.

And the whole day I try to connect with the free version to the server, but nothing happens, there just stands "connecting...."

I know of a company who plans on releasing similar software for its own use and I think it's gonna be published in 2 months or so. I know their pricing scheme will be cheap (at least cheaper than the rest...) for remotely hosted and will have the ability to be installed on a customers machine (if it meets the requirements) with an one time license fee.

I don't think it will be free though.

I have seen a primitive demo and it's quite nice (MDI windows, nice features etc). It's made by a webhoster so they are focused into putting their own needs in there.

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nick

sounds great, keep us informed!