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Yahoo! Messenger VoIP: no charge to free numbers
I know this wasn't true when Yahoo! Messenger with Voice first came out, but it looks like they've taken a page from Skype's book and stopped charging for calls to 800 numbers.
I dial into conference calls all the time, and I have much better wi-fi at home than cell coverage, so I love to use Y! IM to make the call.
This morning, I noticed a line at the bottom telling me there was no charge.
Anyone know if this was added to the new version that just released?
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Subscribe to commentsjimbojonesAug 1st 2006 5:30PM
nice blurring - that number reads 8667956293
JaymoonAug 1st 2006 5:30PM
Yahoo lets you make toll calls for free all the time...
They still charge for regular numbers. :(
nc real estate agentAug 2nd 2006 6:29AM
I am curious as to why you use Yahoo IM for calls instead of Skype. We use Skype and I am not familiar with Yahoo IM, but I figured that anyone wanting to make VoIP calls for free would use Skype. Is there a particular reason in your case? Please share. I might be missing out!
Chris PriceAug 2nd 2006 7:57AM
Jaymoon - In the first release of Messenger with Voice, all outgoing calls where charged to your Y! Voice account.
That's why I noticed this yesterday - it was something I hadn't seen before.
Chris PriceAug 2nd 2006 8:03AM
I live on Yahoo! - have done for years, so I have a number of people that I IM with in Y! Messenger.
With the addition of VoIP, I don't need any other IM client (especially now I can hook MSN Contacts into Y! IM).