Yahoo! Voice

Yahoo! Voice

Infobox Software
name = Yahoo! Voice



caption =
developer = Yahoo!
operating_system = Microsoft Windows
Mac OS X
genre = VoIP, Internet Phone service
license =
website = [http://voice.yahoo.com/ voice.yahoo.com]

Yahoo! Voice is a Voice over IP PC-PC, PC-Phone and Phone-to-PC service [ [http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=190916 Yahoo! Delivers Phone Out and Phone In Voice Services in the U.S.] ] , [ [http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1817029,00.asp Yahoo's 'Voice Over IM' Targets Skype] ] provided by Yahoo! via its Yahoo! Messenger instant messaging application. Yahoo! Voice uses the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), GIPS codec and the DialPad engine for voice transport.

Unsupported Functionality

* Voice call encryption
* PC-Phone (Multiple) Conference calls
* Answering machine test call.

Yahoo! Phone Out

PC-to-Phone calls to landlines and mobile phones with the Yahoo! Phone Out service (charges apply). Conference calls from PC to Multiple (PSTN) phones or mobiles is currently not supported.

As of August 26, 2008 many Yahoo! Voice users are experiencing problems making phone calls using the service. Engineers are currently working to solve the issue, however no solution has yet been found.

Yahoo! Phone In

Phone-to-PC calls on computer can be received from landline or mobile phones. With the Yahoo! Phone In service, one can also choose a phone number for your PC from many countries and areas around the world.

ee also

* Yahoo! Messenger
* AIM Phoneline
* VoIP
* List of commercial voice over IP network providers
* Comparison of VoIP software

References

External links

* [http://voice.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Voice]
* [http://voice.yahoo.com/phone_rates.php Yahoo! Voice - Call rates]


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