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October 23rd, 2010, 11:09 GMT · By

Yahoo! Mobile Web Messenger Now with Free SMS

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A new feature has been just announced as available for mobile phone users who take advantage of Yahoo! Mobile Web Messenger on their devices, namely SMS capabilities.

The new feature does not require for users to install anything new on their mobile phones, but only to head over to m.yahoo.com/messenger to enjoy Yahoo! Messenger and all of its capabilities, SMS features included.

“Your mobile phone just got better! We’re excited to announce that Yahoo! Mobile Web Messenger now offers SMS capabilities, so whether you have a smartphone or a feature phone, you can send text messages to your friends’ mobile phones – for free,” a recent post on Yahoo! Mobile blog reads.

According to the development team, this was one of the most wanted features in the Yahoo! Mobile Web Messenger, and it was added to the usual instant messages and emoticons that were available via the solution.

With the new feature, “in addition to the usual instant messages and emoticons, you can now send text messages from Messenger to your friends’ mobile phones for free,” the development team notes.

The latest version of Yahoo! Mobile Web Messenger comes with a series of other enhancements too.

The release notes for it include:

- Send SMS for free to your IM friends or to any mobile numbers
- Enhanced Searchbox allows you to look up contacts by their usernames or phone numbers in your Yahoo! Address book and IM contact list
- Easy toggle between SMS and IM conversations


The new version of Yahoo! Mobile Web Messenger is available for all mobile users with compatible devices, regardless whether they are smartphones of feature phones.

“Whether you have a smartphone, or standard feature phone, if you have a data plan, Mobile Web Messenger can run on your phone,” the Yahoo! Messenger Team stated.

As stated above, users won't have to install anything on their devices, but only to head to m.yahoo.com/messenger on the browser on their devices.

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Comment #1 by: rafeek on 24 Oct 2010, 22:05 UTC reply to this comment

good vey very


Comment #2 by: tina on 25 Oct 2010, 05:35 UTC reply to this comment

If we want to get mobile yahoo...do you need to have internet access on our phones?


Comment #3 by: Ionut Arghire on 25 Oct 2010, 07:51 UTC reply to this comment

As stated in the article, you can use Yahoo! Messenger on your mobile phone "if you have a data plan," which means Internet access too.

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