The latest version of Yahoo! Messenger allows you to send text messages to your friends' mobile phones and receive their responses right from your computer. All you need is your friends' mobile phone numbers.

You can send text messages to friends who have service with any of the following wireless carriers:

• USA: AT&T, Cingular, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile
• India: Hutchinson, Airtel, Spice, Escotel, and Reliance
• Singapore: Singtel
• Thailand: AIS and DTAC
• Malaysia: TMTouch
• Philippines: Smart and Globe

To send a text message:

1. Choose one of these three primary ways to start sending a text message:
• Click the "Contacts" menu in Yahoo! Messenger and select "Send a Text Message."
• Right-click the contact from the Messenger List and select "Send a Text Message" (then skip to step 3).
• Click the text message icon in the address book (then skip to step 3).
2. Enter a mobile phone number or choose from the pull-down menu of existing numbers. Make sure you have added the country code (for example, +91) if it is an International number.
3. Type your message and click the "Send" button.

Note: To use the right-click menu or Address Book icon, you must have a mobile number listed in the Contact Details for that person.

Country codes:

• USA +1
• India +91
• Singapore +65
• Thailand +66
• Malaysia +60
• Philippines +63

Where's the Contact Customer Care button? With so many improvements to Messenger since the version you're using (lots more features and reliability), we figured you're ready to move up. So get your upgrade and with the new version, rest assured if you have questions, you’ll find that friendly button on its help pages.