Also, just to clarify --

Chat does NOT use Flash. It uses regular old HTML and Javascript (NOT Java, they are 2 different things).

Chat, however, does run on a port different than your web browser. Some places, like when you stay at a hotel or something, may block this port at their firewall (not the firewall on your computer). Some virus programs may also block this port unless you tell it otherwise.

So those are the first places to look. We've also found that satellite Internet service providers apparently don't allow this port either, and there's nothing we can do about that...

Hope this helps.