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Who doesn’t know about Yahoo Messenger ? I’m sure there will be hardly any who must not be knowing about this software. It is one of the most commonly used messenger and the reason is that Yahoo is still the biggest Dot Com company and has the biggest user base as compared to other giants. Lets find out more about this messenger and lets see how it stands as compared to other services :

PROS of Yahoo Messenger :

1. Reach of Yahoo Messenger : The biggest PRO of Yahoo is that it has got the biggest user base as compared to any other internet giant. It’s available in almost each and every country and almost all the internet users are using it’s services in one way or the other. Most of the people prefer Yahoo messenger because most of their contacts have got Yahoo messenger and thus you’ll find most of your friends on this network.

2. Ease of Use : The interface of Yahoo messenger is good enough to make even new users of the computers, to use it without any problems. Most of the features are available through the menu on the top and even the right click menu is quite handy as it gives access to commonly used features.

3. Voice & video chats & Conferencing : Yahoo messenger has got the facility of making voice calls to other Yahoo users for free and on top of it, it has got video chat facility with the help of a web cam. The good thing is that it lets you conference as well and that gives the ability to chat simultaneously with 2 or more friends.

4. Various Plugins : Yahoo messenger allows third party developers to integrate various functionalities in Yahoo messenger and thus it helps a lot because as a user you can personalize it in the way you want. It lets you skin itself too. So, just in case one is not happy with the interface can go ahead and look for a better interface.

5. Available for Unix & MAC and Web : Yahoo messenger is not just PC based software, it is available for Macintosh and Unix based computers as well. Although, the review written over here is strictly based on PC based version. For those, who are not using any of those and prefer Linux can make use of Web based messenger as well and that’s one cool feature of Yahoo messenger.

6. Small & Useful features : Yahoo messenger has got lots and lots of features and thus mentioning each and everyone is not possible. But, the ones which are worth mention are in this list. It lets you send files to other users through file transfer feature and the speed is genuinely fine. Stealth settings is one feature, which I can’t live without as it lets you keep yourself as invisible (even though you are online but will appear as offline) and that too at per user level basis. Lets you make PC – to – Phone calls, with the help of VoIP and the charges are really low as compared to any other service. Photo sharing, Games are some other features which make it stand out from other messengers.

CONS of Yahoo Messenger :

1. No facility of receiving phone call : Yahoo messenger lets you make phone calls to normal telephones or mobile phones but it fails to provide with a number and thus no normal phone user can call you on that. This feature is possible as Skype is giving away this facility from long time.

2. Memory Usage : Right now on my computer, Yahoo messenger’s memory usage is hovering around 30 Mb and which is almost double of some other messenger, which offer the same functionality.

Overall rating and views :

Yahoo messenger is a good personal messenger and has almost all the features, which are required in any messenger and thus features wise, no one will be able to complain. It is just that its memory usage is bit too high and I guess that Yahoo’s developers will need to work hard in bringing down the memory usage. And as I said, that its reach is its biggest factor and so you can’t afford to keep this out of your computer.

Update : Yahoo messenger has the facility where you can purchase a phone-in service. That allows you to recieve phone calls from any number. Although this service is only available for U.S. residents.

Links : Yahoo Messenger

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