Yahoo! Messenger Tutorials

Using Yahoo! Phone In

Premium Voice Feature  This is a premium Yahoo! Messenger feature.
Getting a Phone Number Receiving a Phone In Call Putting a Call on Hold Managing Your Phone In Account

Managing Your Yahoo! Phone In Account

Yahoo! Phone In requires you to get a phone number before you can receive a call to your computer from a telephone or mobile phone. Each number carries a monthly or annual fee. At anytime after signing up, you can return to the Yahoo! Voice and view your Phone In account to see what numbers you have and to get additional numbers.

 

Here’s How

  1. To access your Phone In account, click the number shown on the right side of the box below your Messenger List.

    Click the Phone In number in the Voice Account bar.

    Your Phone In account displays in a web browser. (You may have to sign in first.)

  2. Follow the online instructions to add another number.

  3. To view a complete list of your current Phone In numbers, hold the cursor over the number in the box below your Messenger List.

    Hold the cursor over the number to see a list of your current numbers.

 

What’s Next

You can also access your Yahoo! Voice account from the Voice Messages & Call History window, through the Yahoo! Voice category in the Messenger Preferences window, or by typing voice.yahoo.com in the Address field of your web browser.

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Words to Know

  • Messenger List: a list of coworkers, friends, family, and associates who also use Messenger.
  • Yahoo! Phone In: a premium, subscription-based service of Yahoo! Voice that attaches a phone number to your Yahoo! ID so that you can receive phone calls to your computer through Messenger.