Ichat confusion- Can't set up an account?

I have had my imac for a bit...just had a software update and am running os x 10.6.6. Ichat is version 5.0.3.
My mom keeps harassing me to set up an ichat account. She said hers set up automatically with jabber. I tried setting me up..it takes me to the set up screen. I have tried doing the jabber..but don't have an account name.. From what we understand..the imacs already have jabber? My mom said hers filled in automatically with her name. My didn't. So I cannot get ichat to work..
Thanks in advance for any help

Hi,
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If you start iChat for the First Time it will read any Info already in the My Card in the Address Book.
There is a section here for Screen Names and the plus button can add more and you can use a drop down to Specify AIM or Jabber and some others.
I must admit to not ever having set the Address Book Up and then started iChat to know if it does actually pick up any AIM or Jabber name but I don't see why it shouldn't.
The more regular method is to Get an Screen Name before running the Start up Screens and entering an AIM one or an Jabber one in the relevant Screen (there are two separate screens for this).
Also NOTE that AIM at this stage is any Name that can login to the AIM Servers and Include @Mac.com Names and MobileMe (@me.com) name as well and Jabber includes Google Talk.
In iChat 5.x it is possible to "Get an iChat Name" in the iChat Preferences.
(If you have clicked through all the start Screens iChat will only list Bonjour whether it is Enabled or not)
See this section
The First pic is to just show the Preferences are in the iChat Menu (Even though the highlight is for something else)
The Next pic show th Add Button in the Accounts section.
In here the top Drop down will show you five choices.
Choosing AIM will take you to this page on clicking the Get an iChat Account.
Choosing one of the two Apple Options will take you here
This page now does two things.
It takes Any email address you supply and makes that an Apple ID (This can be an issue if you only have one Email Address and have used it already for the ID to Post here or in iTunes).
The main purpose though is that you get an @Mac.com name (It looks like an Email but is not) that you can use with iChat.
Both these options are free.
You then enter that name you get in to the Add Account screen you started from.
Alternatively you can choose Jabber and enter any Jabber ID you have (Or use the GoogleTalk option and enter your Google ID.)
NOTE:-
GoogleTalk has to have Talk enabled at your Google Accounts settings
iChat also insists that you enter it as it shows when you go to the Google mail Web Page (the Mail apps does not seem to fussy and @googlemail.com seem interchangeable with @gmail.com in Mail)
10:48 PM Thursday; January 6, 2011
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