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 ?
Related: Web Based Instant Messengers
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.
Related: How to Conference with Google Talk
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Reader Comments
Great!!
Written by Mandeep Bhangu on 11.15.07
Its simply amazing Amit how you find these things..But is that possible for messengers like skype also?
Written by Manpreet Singh on 11.16.07
Its awesome
Written by Raju on 11.18.07
I think it is much simpler to login to Yahoo Chat or MSN.
Written by Rajesh Kumar on 11.19.07
awesome man
Written by Bhuvan on 11.20.07
i didn’t see how google talk connects with windows live messenger? i have a buddy who uses msn live messenger but i use Gmail chat/Google talk. Can i invite him to chat? If so, how?
Written by brad andrews on 03.18.08