Free Geek Vancouver runs a real-time group chat salon, primarily for socializing and relaxing. Volunteers, staff and enthusiasts from all over the galaxy have been known to hang out in our chat room. It may seem quiet in there at times; people often have it running in the background while they do other things like surfing the internet or cooking dinner. Be patient!

NOTE: if you want ask questions about items for sale, please *phone the store* during regular operating hours.

Instructions: you'll see a little box that says 'Nickname' which you can change to a nickname of your choice (without spaces). Then hit 'Login' and you will see a page divided into sections. If you type in the little rectangle at the bottom of the page and hit 'Enter' on your keyboard, the other people in the room will see your message. There is a list of people in the room on the right hand side. If you want to get a specific person's attention, try typing their name and waiting around for a while.  

For more information on IRC, you may want to check out some of the following information:

Wikipedia entry about IRC (Internet Relay Chat)

What is IRC, and how does it work?

If you're familiar with IRC the information you need to connect is hostname: irc.freenode.net, channel: #freegeek-van.

If you just want to chat with us right away click here.