Yahoo Launches VoIP Service
As had been rumoured previously, Yahoo announced it’s new fee-based VoIP services (called Phone Out & Phone In) that allows users to make and receive calls on a PC. Yahoo’s VoIP service also allows the user to call non-VoIP landline phones.
Yahoo’s Phone Out VoIP service will let users make calls from their PC to non-VoIP enabled traditional landlines and cell phones located in over 180 countries. Calls within the United States will cost $0.01 per minute. Calls to 30 other countries such as Australia, France, Germany and Japan will be priced at less than $0.02 per minute. Yahoo will also make prepaid call plans available, priced in increments of $10 and $25.
The Phone In VoIP service will let users receive calls from traditional landlines or cell phones on their PC and will be priced at $2.99 per month, or £29.90 per annum. Users subscribed to Yahoo Phone In will be able to choose a phone number in a different country so calls originating from the country will be charged at a local rate. Subscribers will also be able to select multiple phone numbers for use when traveling.
The Phone Out and Phone In VoIP services will be made easily accessible from a toolbar that will let the user send instant messages, send email and SMS, as well as make calls. A beta of both Yahoo VoIP services will be made available in Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore and Spain soon.
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May 10th, 2006 at 8:14 am
To Yahoo regarding your VOIP service. Is it up and running? If not, how soon? Will it require high speed internet or will it work with wireless internet? What kind of phone will it require to use it?
December 1st, 2006 at 5:12 pm
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March 5th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
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