Yahoo on Wednesday introduced a public beta of its instant messaging suite with voice capabilities. Consumers can now get a local telephone number in their city of choice for just US$2.99 a month. Yahoo Messenger with Voice is going head to head with Skype with a monthly price tag that runs about $1 less than the eBay property’s fee. Yahoo will charge 2 cents a minute for domestic calls on top of the $2.99 fee. Per-minute charges to 180 other countries will vary.
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Yahoo Takes on Skype With VoIP Instant Messaging Service
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire March 23, 2006 07:36 AMYahoo on Wednesday introduced a public beta of its instant messaging suite with voice capabilities. Consumers can now get a local telephone number in their city of choice for just US$2.99 a month. Yahoo Messenger with Voice is going head to head with Skype with a monthly price tag that runs about $1 less than the eBay property’s fee. Yahoo will charge 2 cents a minute for domestic calls on top of the $2.99 fee. Per-minute charges to 180 other countries will vary.