Comments on: Yahoo Messenger with Phone Features Next Week http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:19:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: noah http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-869197 noah Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:20:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-869197 <p>I like yahoo I was wateingfor them to make a yahoo for windows moble I dident like yahoo go 2.0 I'm wateing for 3.0 to come out although I got yahoo go so I could chat I have a clint for chat on my phone butt it is all screwed up so now I cannot use it I love yahoo e-mail me wen you can by</p> I like yahoo I was wateingfor them to make a yahoo for windows moble I dident like yahoo go 2.0 I’m wateing for 3.0 to come out although I got yahoo go so I could chat I have a clint for chat on my phone butt it is all screwed up so now I cannot use it I love yahoo e-mail me wen you can by

]]> By: Florence Mitchell http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-631742 Florence Mitchell Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:22:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-631742 <p>I had the yahoo messenger with phone out . I just put money in it again this Morning. You just stoped it . It doesn`t make me trust you with any money of mine. Florence Mitchell</p> I had the yahoo messenger with phone out .
I just put money in it again this Morning.
You just stoped it .
It doesn`t make me trust you with any money of mine. Florence Mitchell

]]> By: VentureBeat » Catchup Monday: Pinger, NBX, Cooliris, SnoCap & more http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-552586 VentureBeat » Catchup Monday: Pinger, NBX, Cooliris, SnoCap & more Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:09:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-552586 <p>[...] will release new Yahoo Messenger service with phone features this week — Om reports the new instant messenger service allows users to make phone calls to regular phones, not just to [...]</p> [...] will release new Yahoo Messenger service with phone features this week — Om reports the new instant messenger service allows users to make phone calls to regular phones, not just to [...]

]]> By: Christos Manavopoulos http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46024 Christos Manavopoulos Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:57:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46024 <p>(1)I tried Skype. Disappointing. Yet, they gave my money back!</p> <p>(2) I tried VoIPBuster. Never mind.</p> <p>(3) I switched to Yahoo. Bad, very bad. Worse even because they do not respond to complaints. No way to communicate with them. I sent tens of complain messages. No answer. I cannot even ask for my money back...</p> <p>(4)Now I am using AdCalls. Much better than all of the above put together. And it's FREE!</p> <p>Note: I must comment Skype for, at least, returning my money!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p> (1)I tried Skype. Disappointing. Yet, they gave my money back!

(2) I tried VoIPBuster. Never mind.

(3) I switched to Yahoo. Bad, very bad. Worse even because they do not respond to complaints. No way to communicate with them. I sent tens of complain messages. No answer. I cannot even ask for my money back…

(4)Now I am using AdCalls. Much better than all of the above put together. And it’s FREE!

Note: I must comment Skype for, at least, returning my money!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Aseed http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46023 Aseed Tue, 08 Aug 2006 04:21:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46023 <p>Sympa mais pas pour moi :-)</p> Sympa mais pas pour moi :-)

]]> By: Alex http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46022 Alex Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:00:51 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46022 <p>looks pretty nice :)</p> looks pretty nice :)

]]> By: Greg Gorman http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46021 Greg Gorman Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:12:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46021 <p>I just installed the new Yahoo client. It constantly displays Flash advertisements! What a mess. I'll have to go back to Gaim or some other client, it's incredibly annoying.</p> I just installed the new Yahoo client. It constantly displays Flash advertisements! What a mess. I’ll have to go back to Gaim or some other client, it’s incredibly annoying.

]]> By: ahmad http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46020 ahmad Sun, 04 Jun 2006 19:28:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46020 <p>any news about the new version of Yahoo Messenger for Mac OSX? the posts here are three months old… any recent news?!</p> any news about the new version of Yahoo Messenger for Mac OSX? the posts here are three months old… any recent news?!

]]> By: Wayne Duncan http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46019 Wayne Duncan Sat, 13 May 2006 00:28:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46019 <blockquote> <p>congratulations !You have been shotlisted to participate in the forth coming Micro SOFT and Alied Communication Companies Promo,2006.This upshot, being a mark of appreciation for your patronage and involvements in the Information Technology Industries on a global scale. In fact, your patronage make us proud indeed, that our IT System have so far boost the World super-Highway-web via Micro Soft Corporation. However, from the foregoing, the UK.TCHEV RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS, after their global Data survey to called the attention of Mr. Bill Gate, owner of the Micro Soft Corporation to sponsor IT promotion for the benefits of patronage.Beside,numerous communication companies have contributed greatly for the success of this event by TCHEV. So if you are of interest to participate in the upcoming programe "TCHEV-ROLL QUESTIONIARE' and stand a chance of Winning the wooping sum of Twenty million pounds Sterlin or equivilence Cash-Prizes .Prizes ranges from 2om,15m, 10m,5m,3m,2m,1m respectively. Send your personal data to our email: tchev@go4.it or CALL our Line 44-702-406-5318 for more information. When we received your Data, we would then foward our ROLL-QUESTIONIARE TO YOU ALL for your onward response. Answer all questions correctly and return same to us and stand a chance to win our prize. THIS YOUR OWN CHANCE, ACT NOW ! GOODLUCK ! Mary Brown</p> <pre><code> For: TCHEV. </code></pre> </blockquote>

congratulations !You have been
shotlisted to participate in the forth coming Micro SOFT and
Alied Communication Companies Promo,2006.This upshot, being a mark
of appreciation for your patronage and involvements in the
Information Technology Industries on a global scale.
In fact, your patronage make us proud indeed, that our IT System
have so far boost the World super-Highway-web via Micro Soft
Corporation.
However, from the foregoing, the UK.TCHEV RESEARCH
ASSOCIATIONS, after their global Data survey to called the
attention of Mr. Bill Gate, owner of the Micro Soft Corporation to
sponsor IT promotion for the benefits of patronage.Beside,numerous
communication companies have contributed greatly for the
success of this event by TCHEV.
So if you are of interest to participate in the upcoming programe
“TCHEV-ROLL QUESTIONIARE’ and stand a chance of Winning the
wooping sum of Twenty million pounds Sterlin or equivilence
Cash-Prizes .Prizes ranges from 2om,15m, 10m,5m,3m,2m,1m
respectively.
Send your personal data to our email: tchev@go4.it or CALL our Line
44-702-406-5318 for more information.
When we received your Data, we would then foward our
ROLL-QUESTIONIARE TO YOU ALL for your onward response. Answer all
questions correctly and return same to us and stand a chance to win
our prize.
THIS YOUR OWN CHANCE, ACT NOW !
GOODLUCK !
Mary Brown

  For: TCHEV.
]]> By: Savvy Chick http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46018 Savvy Chick Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:54:28 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46018 <p>About 2 days ago, a colleague and I set out on a mission to talk for 20 minutes on each of the following in order to see who was the best. Skype, Yahoo Voice and MSN. Surprisingly, for us, Yahoo won. Skype disconnected us like 5 times, MSN was a bit echo-y but didn't disconnect us like Skype and didn't sound very good if the mic was a little too close. Yahoo for me was the best, though the sound quality just wasn't quite as crystal clear as Skype (not saying that Skype is crystal clear either though, but when comparing apples to apples). I didn't gett dropped from Yahoo either, so that was a plus. Skype drops me all the time these days and it is ANNOYING. Even my skypein and skypeout calls are getting dropped more than usual. I am kind of happy to see Yahoo get in on the game, however that means one more window/program I have to keep open. The price is right with Yahoo Voice though, can't beat it. There's no "phone in" number for my area code yet, hoping there's lots more of them to come. Since it was just released I guess I can cut them some slack for now.</p> About 2 days ago, a colleague and I set out on a mission to talk for 20 minutes on each of the following in order to see who was the best. Skype, Yahoo Voice and MSN. Surprisingly, for us, Yahoo won. Skype disconnected us like 5 times, MSN was a bit echo-y but didn’t disconnect us like Skype and didn’t sound very good if the mic was a little too close. Yahoo for me was the best, though the sound quality just wasn’t quite as crystal clear as Skype (not saying that Skype is crystal clear either though, but when comparing apples to apples). I didn’t gett dropped from Yahoo either, so that was a plus. Skype drops me all the time these days and it is ANNOYING. Even my skypein and skypeout calls are getting dropped more than usual. I am kind of happy to see Yahoo get in on the game, however that means one more window/program I have to keep open. The price is right with Yahoo Voice though, can’t beat it. There’s no “phone in” number for my area code yet, hoping there’s lots more of them to come. Since it was just released I guess I can cut them some slack for now.

]]> By: Carlton http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46017 Carlton Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:57:03 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46017 <p>Well, the prices are preatty cheap, even though you can use services like Phone In only in few countries. What is making me sceptic about phone quality is the amount of ads and the "funny comic colour style"… And the quality of the video conferencing is really bad. Looks as if Yahoo did not improve at all within the last years. It doesn´t make me confident about phone quality. Doesn´t look professional. Will not try it.</p> Well, the prices are preatty cheap, even though you can use services like Phone In only in few countries. What is making me sceptic about phone quality is the amount of ads and the “funny comic colour style”…
And the quality of the video conferencing is really bad. Looks as if Yahoo did not improve at all within the last years.
It doesn´t make me confident about phone quality. Doesn´t look professional. Will not try it.

]]> By: Eagle_Kiwi http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46016 Eagle_Kiwi Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:37:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46016 <p>"Yahoo, which has already released a new version of its Communicator (Instant Messaging) product overseas, plans to launch a similar client next week…"</p> <p>I'm skeptical about this story, from unspecified "sources". Firstly, I've never heard the term "Communicator" in relation to Yahoo (Netscape maybe, Yahoo never!) - the product is called Yahoo Messenger With Voice, and has been available worldwide for months.</p> <p>However, in most countries it still allows PC-to-PC only (free), but 8 "test" countries have - since January - access to PC-to-Phone service ("PhoneOut", similar to but much cheaper than "SkypeOut"). I've used this regularly from New Zealand here to call friends' phones worldwide - ease of use is unbelievable!</p> <p>Details are at http://voice.yahoo.com - but this site displays quite differently depending on which group of countries you're in. (See earlier story, and screenshots, at http://www.bigblueball.com/forums/yahoo-messenger-news/33206-yahoo-undercut-skype-phone-rates.html#post188139&referrerid=62526 )</p> “Yahoo, which has already released a new version of its Communicator (Instant Messaging) product overseas, plans to launch a similar client next week…”

I’m skeptical about this story, from unspecified “sources”.
Firstly, I’ve never heard the term “Communicator” in relation to Yahoo (Netscape maybe, Yahoo never!) - the product is called Yahoo Messenger With Voice, and has been available worldwide for months.

However, in most countries it still allows PC-to-PC only (free), but 8 “test” countries have - since January - access to PC-to-Phone service (”PhoneOut”, similar to but much cheaper than “SkypeOut”).
I’ve used this regularly from New Zealand here to call friends’ phones worldwide - ease of use is unbelievable!

Details are at http://voice.yahoo.com - but this site displays quite differently depending on which group of countries you’re in. (See earlier story, and screenshots, at http://www.bigblueball.com/forums/yahoo-messenger-news/33206-yahoo-undercut-skype-phone-rates.html#post188139&referrerid=62526 )

]]> By: skibare http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46015 skibare Sat, 18 Mar 2006 17:37:57 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46015 <p>OM, whose network do you think YAHOO will use??? given the YAHOO/SBC relationship of ole DSL, I am betting ATT myself!!!! Skibare given VZ going after the """TUGBOAT"" qwest, wonder who else will consolidate?????? I need a scorecard to ''score'' who is sleeping with whom and who wants to Shag whom!</p> OM, whose network do you think YAHOO will use??? given the YAHOO/SBC relationship of ole DSL, I am betting ATT myself!!!!
Skibare
given VZ going after the “”"TUGBOAT”" qwest, wonder who else will consolidate?????? I need a scorecard to ‘’score” who is sleeping with whom and who wants to Shag whom!

]]> By: Aaron Johnson http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46014 Aaron Johnson Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:28:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46014 <p>CyKiller here once again to provide a little input, moreover to something I saw from "foodswami" with the comment about meebo and VoIP. It is going to happen, and a lot of all-in-one IM clients are soon to be the AOI VoIP client which tells us something about the future of communication and pricing on minutes. As voice gets cheaper VoIP companies will have to find a way to actually make money around charging for voice and the optional features they are providing. </p> <p>Yahoo is following the trend which is the answer to the question, advertisement. With something like meebo with VoIP all calls would be theoretically free to and from any IM client. I am sure these VoIP companies know this which is why we see a lot of main search engine companies (big advertising) riding the bandwagon of VoIP. They are taking a community and presenting them with a communication structure which was missing from the IM clients. As VoIP matures and the devices that carries it we will see more advertising which will make or break the company depending on the output to the consumer.</p> <p>foodswami you don't sound confusing at all, you just told the future ;)</p> CyKiller here once again to provide a little input, moreover to something I saw from “foodswami” with the comment about meebo and VoIP. It is going to happen, and a lot of all-in-one IM clients are soon to be the AOI VoIP client which tells us something about the future of communication and pricing on minutes. As voice gets cheaper VoIP companies will have to find a way to actually make money around charging for voice and the optional features they are providing.

Yahoo is following the trend which is the answer to the question, advertisement. With something like meebo with VoIP all calls would be theoretically free to and from any IM client. I am sure these VoIP companies know this which is why we see a lot of main search engine companies (big advertising) riding the bandwagon of VoIP. They are taking a community and presenting them with a communication structure which was missing from the IM clients. As VoIP matures and the devices that carries it we will see more advertising which will make or break the company depending on the output to the consumer.

foodswami you don’t sound confusing at all, you just told the future ;)

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46013 Om Malik Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:22:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46013 <p>the os-x communicator is still under construction. i think the UI is what they are working on right now, according to my sources. will keep you guys posted.</p> the os-x communicator is still under construction. i think the UI is what they are working on right now, according to my sources. will keep you guys posted.

]]> By: Johnathan http://gigaom.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46012 Johnathan Fri, 17 Mar 2006 07:49:43 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/new-yahoo-messenger-with-phone-features-next-week/#comment-46012 <p>Where is the rumored beta of the new Yahoo Messenger w/VOIP for Mac OS X ?</p> <p>Last I read, it was supposed to come out by now.</p> Where is the rumored beta of the new Yahoo Messenger w/VOIP for Mac OS X ?

Last I read, it was supposed to come out by now.

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