How to Use Yahoo! Messenger to Make Local and International Calls

With Yahoo! Messenger, you can call anywhere in the world using a computer with an Internet connection. Just follow these steps

Instructions

1. 1.Download Yahoo! Messenger version 7.5 or higher and install, following prompts.

2. Step2

   Open Yahoo! Messenger. Sign up for a new account or sign in to your existing account.

3. Step3

   Select the "Phone Out" option. This will open your browser and take you to Yahoo! Voice account.

4. Step4

   Select the amount of credit you want to purchase. Press the "Buy Prepaid Credit" button.

5. Step5

   Choose payment option and pay for service.

6. Step6

   Return to Yahoo! Messenger. Search the tool bar for the "Actions" option. Scroll down to "Call Setup" and follow the "Yahoo! Call Setup Assistant" prompts.

7. Step7

   Check your prepaid balance to see if you have enough credit to make phone calls.

8. Step8

   Type in the phone number you want to call. Add a "+" in front of the country code for international calls. Otherwise, just enter the number one, followed by the area code and phone number for all United States phone numbers