Windows Live Messenger Adds Skype-Like VOIP Service.
Inside Windows Live Messenger blog reports Microsoft and Telefonica, are bringing the VoIP service, Voype, to Windows Live Messenger users. This service is a direct competitor to Skype.
The service initially is available in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela. Phase I will only allows outgoing calls, phase II will accept both incoming and outgoing calls.
Naturally calls between WLM users (computer-to-computer) are free. Call to landlines and cell phones will be available for a fee varying between 1¢ to China to 10¢to Mexico per minute..
To get started, just sign-up for an account here. $5, $10 or $2 can be purchased.
Then to make a call, the process will vary depending on what version of Messenger you have. Here are the steps, courtesy of the WLM blog (after the jump!)
- If you are using Windows Live Messenger 8.0, 8.1 or 8.5, click on the phone icon either in the main window or choose a contact and click on the phone icon. From the drop down menu, select ‘Call a phone’. Add a phone number, click on enter and start talking.
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If you are already using the new Windows Live Messenger beta, there are a few of ways you can make a call. You can hover over a contact and if you have a phone associated with that contact, just click on ‘call work’, ‘call mobile’, etc. You can also open up a conversation window with that contact and click on the phone icon and enter their telephone number. For ad hoc calls, you can launch Windows Live Call from the start menu under All Programs > Windows Live Call beta, enter their telephone number and click Call.
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