Yahoo Messenger with Voice 8 beta: Compare prices

By Elsa Wenzel on 01/08/2006

More Yahoo reviews , RRP: TBA

The good:

  • Offers paid outbound and inbound telephone calls in addition to free voice and video chat
  • Free avatars
  • Creative third-party plug-ins

The bad:

  • Lacks the synchronised file sharing of Windows Live Messenge
  • Ads appear within interface

The bottomline:

While Windows Live Messenger offers better file sharing and video chatting, Yahoo Messenger with Voice 8 beta stands out for its Net telephone service, photo sharing, novelty plug-ins, and embedded search.

Editors' rating:

8/10

Users' rating:

6.8/10

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