How to Call Internationally From Yahoo Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger users wanting to extend the functionality of Yahoo! Messenger can do by signing up for Yahoo! Voice. Yahoo! Voice is a commercial feature that allows Yahoo! Messenger users to make and receive phone calls from Yahoo! Messenger. One of the benefits of using Yahoo Voice! with Yahoo! Messenger is that Yahoo! users can make both local and international phone calls at an affordable price. A headphone and microphone is required to make calls from Yahoo! Messenger. In addition, one’s internet speed can play a role in the quality of calls made from Yahoo! Messenger.
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Instructions
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Visit the Yahoo! Voice homepage to sign up for an account. To go to this page, see the resources section. You must have a Yahoo! Voice account to make international phone calls from Yahoo! Messenger.
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Scroll to the top of the Yahoo! Voice page, select an amount (USD $10 or USD $25), and then click on the yellow “Sign Up” button. Follow the prompts and then provide your debit or credit card account number to add funds to your account.
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Connect your headset and microphone to your computer, open Yahoo! Messenger, and then enter the international phone number you want to call in the standard international dialing format. The international dialog format involves placing a “+” sign in front of the country code, and then entering the rest of the telephone number.
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Tips & Warnings
When dialing an international number, be sure to remove any “0” that may be in front of the number. For example, if the person you are calling is in the United Kingdom, and their phone number within the country is 02073565000, you should dial the number in the following format, +442073565000.
Yahoo! Messenger cannot be used to call 911 or other emergency numbers.
