Yahoo Messenger 7 adds phone, SMS, voicemail, more

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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220539 03/26, 7:22am, EDT oh geez...

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

posted by JohnnyFive

220543 03/26, 8:10am, EDT seriously

what jfive said. no way i'll dump skype after they ignored mac's all those years.

posted by nat

220545 03/26, 9:24am, EDT Donʼt be so negative

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?

posted by Will53

220551 03/26, 9:45am, EDT Release 7?

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?

posted by flur

220553 03/26, 9:50am, EDT spam

wonder if 7 will address the ridiculous spam issues that 3 beta 2 has had for years...

posted by nat

220576 03/26, 11:24am, EDT Version 7?

Where the hell are you getting that number from? This is version 3 beta 3.

posted by Guest

220604 03/26, 12:30pm, EDT good catch

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

posted by nat

220616 03/26, 1:02pm, EDT 7 is the new 3

The next version of MS Messenger is 7.

posted by Robb

220640 03/26, 3:19pm, EDT Can't Log In

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.

posted by mappingman

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