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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.

 
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oh geez...

03/26, 07:22am reply

now they do it? how long did it take them again?

JohnnyFive

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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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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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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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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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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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good catch

03/26, 12:30pm reply

why is there a 7 in the title of this article?

nat

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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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