Yahoo! Messenger and MSN (Windows Live) Messenger users can chat with
each other easily without changing clients. Similarly, Google is
working with AOL to allow users of Google Talk connect with their AIM
buddies. (Skype?)
Now consider a completely different scenario - how
do Google Talk users talk to their friends who are using Windows Live
or Yahoo! Messenger ?
Here’s a a possible solution to make voice-over IP calls between Google Talk, MSN/Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger for free.
1.
If you are on Google Talk and want to voice chat with someone on
Yahoo!, add service@gtalk2voip.com as your Gtalk friend and then send
the following message to your new buddy:
CALL xyz@yahoo.com [use your friends Yahoo! ID instead of xyz]
2.
If you are on Yahoo! Messenger and want to connect with a Google Talk
user, add gtalk2voip@yahoo.com to your Yahoo! buddy list and send the
following message:
CALL xyz@gmail.com [use your friends Google Talk ID instead of xyz]
For more details visit GTalk2VoIP and their blog. Thanks Nash and Ash.
There are rumors
that a new version of Windows Live Version is in the works that will
connect to Google Talk and AOL Messenger but this is likely to support
only text chat, not voice calls.