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How to call back to USA from Japan using yahoo messenger "call a phone number" feature?

  • I'll be in Japan and like to call back to USA using Yahoo messenger "call a phone number" feature? What do I need to dial before the actual phone number?

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    You will have to subscribe to Yahoo Messenger's Phone Out service by purchasing a $10 or $25 credit http://voice.yahoo.com/. Once your account has been activated, you should be able make a call from Japan to the US. 1. Check your home country setting in the Mesenger menu (Messneger -> Preferences -> Voice. You can set your home country to USA since you will calling numbers in the US 2. When your home country setting is set to US, click the 'apply' button then 'ok' 3. Since your home country is set to US and you will be placing calls to the US, you can make calls as if it were a domestic call. For example, 14085551234. More info: http://help.yahoo.com/us/tutorials/ms75/mess/im_phoneout2.html

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What she said, except you don't need to switch your home country if you start the number with + Just type +1 and then the full number including area code in the text field above the Messenger list, the press Enter.

DaveC

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