How to Use Yahoo! Messenger to Make Local and International Calls

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With Yahoo! Messenger, you can call anywhere in the world using a computer with an Internet connection. Just follow these steps

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Download Yahoo! Messenger version 7.5 or higher and install, following prompts.
Step 2

Open Yahoo! Messenger. Sign up for a new account or sign in to your existing account.
Step 3

Select the "Phone Out" option. This will open your browser and take you to Yahoo! Voice account.
Step 4

Select the amount of credit you want to purchase. Press the "Buy Prepaid Credit" button.
Step 5

Choose payment option and pay for service.
Step 6

Return to Yahoo! Messenger. Search the tool bar for the "Actions" option. Scroll down to "Call Setup" and follow the "Yahoo! Call Setup Assistant" prompts.
Step 7

Check your prepaid balance to see if you have enough credit to make phone calls.
Step 8

Type in the phone number you want to call. Add a "+" in front of the country code for international calls. Otherwise, just enter the number one, followed by the area code and phone number for all United States phone numbers.

Tips & Warnings

When traveling outside of the United States use Yahoo! Messenger to call home. The cost is only 1 cent a minute. You can call toll free numbers free of charge.
Make sure to verify international calling rates on Yahoo! Messenger Phone Out service prior to calling international cell phone numbers.

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