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Yahoo Messenger 7 adds phone, SMS, voicemail, more
updated 01:00 am EDT, Wed March 26, 2008
Yahoo Messenger 7 for Mac
Yahoo today announced a new version of Yahoo Messenger for Mac that introduces a number of new audio and voice capabilities. Users can now place PC-to-PC calls, as well as Phone Out/In, with a full voice message and SMS service on the Mac. By creating a Phone In account, Yahoo will provide users with a telephone number that they can be reached at from a standard phone, starting at $2.50 per month, and is available in France, the UK and US.
Yahoo Messenger can also place international calls, similar to Skype, with rates starting at 1¢ per minute. The phone out services are currently available only for US residents.
oh geez...
03/26, 07:22am reply
now they do it? how long did it take them again?
JohnnyFive
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Joined: Feb 2003
seriously
03/26, 08:10am reply
what jfive said. no way i'll dump skype after they ignored mac's all those years.
nat
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Joined: Mar 2002
Donʼt be so negative
03/26, 09:24am reply
Cʼmon - this is good news no matter how late they are to the party. So far, it is only one in there, partying - Skype. I mean, for PCs and Macs alike - and havenʼt you heard they say; the more the merrier? Who knows, maybe Apple would feel compelled to bring iChat to the PC now? Or maybe MSN would add voice and video to the Mac?
Will53
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Joined: Jan 2006
Release 7?
03/26, 09:45am reply
The download on that link is listed as version 3.0, and its Beta 3. Which is cool, but why is it being called release 7 here? The version I've had for ages is 3.0, Beta 2. Is somebody having a happy math day?
flur
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Joined: Apr 2002
spam
03/26, 09:50am reply
wonder if 7 will address the ridiculous spam issues that 3 beta 2 has had for years...
nat
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Joined: Mar 2002
Version 7?
03/26, 11:24am reply
Where the h*** are you getting that number from? This is version 3 beta 3.
Guest
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Joined: Nov 1999
good catch
03/26, 12:30pm reply
why is there a 7 in the title of this article?
nat
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Joined: Mar 2002
7 is the new 3
03/26, 01:02pm reply
The next version of MS Messenger is 7.
Robb
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Can't Log In
03/26, 03:19pm reply
I am unable to login in after launching the application. Anyone else? I press the login button, and the wheel spins for a few seconds, and then I get sent back to the login window.
mappingman
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