does aim/msn use your minutes?

i wanna leave my aim/msn on 24/7, does it take away from my minutes. on my old school motorola v330, if i used aim, it deducted from my voice plan.

Uses data.

Awesome, thanks. My girlfriend and her family went on vacation and we don't have international calling plans so I'm waiting for an IM so I know she got there ^_^

Thanks.

Great way to keep in contact. Get her a blackberry and you can use BBM :).

She absolutely goes crazy for my Curve, so I think when it comes time for a new phone, she's gonna wind up getting the newest Curve.

Love that girl. Love my Blackberry. Haha.