Well I just finished downloading Yahoo! Messenger and WOW i'm really shocked with this version and I give it a 8/10. I'll just run through some of the features that it offers. The one thing I noticed about this new version of Yahoo! Messenger is that there are a lot of features that Plus have that are in this software. Example of this is Auto-Accept, you can almost do the same thing's in Yahoo that you can do in Plus!

FEATURES:

1. LAUNCHcast Radio - Listen to LAUNCHcast Radio. Make your own radio station and listen to the music you like! Your online status message shows people what you're listening to. ( I LOVE HOW IT CHANGES YOU'RE STATUS! & THE DISPLAY PICTURE MOVES!! lol)

2. Challenge your friends to classic Yahoo! Games without leaving your message window. Games include Word Racer, Checkers, Chess, Dominoes and more. See your friends' high scores for selected one-player games.

GAMES:

A. Pearl Hunter - Plunge into the deep sea and find the precious pearls.

B. Dominoes - Five-up fun for the whole family.

C. Checkers

D. Word Racer - Word Racer Connect the letters and score

3. Create a stylized graphical image with clothes and accessories to represent yourself. You see Avatars in your Messenger List, and when you and your friends exchange instant messages.

4. Select an image to represent yourself to your friends. Use your photo, or something even more creative.

5. Send people these talking animated characters to say hello, goodbye, flirt or taunt your opponent during a game

6. Yahoo! Messenger comes with new visual designs. Choose Yahoo! Purple, Cool Blue or the standard Windows look and feel.

7. Express your feelings in a conversation using these little animated smiley faces

8. Customize your IM window with interactive themed backgrounds.

9. Make yourself appear online to some and offline to others on your Messenger list. You can permanently ignore people who send you spam or annoying messages through IM.

10. Synchronize your contact information - IM, phone numbers, and email addresses - with integrated Yahoo! Address Book.

11. Search directly from an instant message window. Type s: [search term] to display Yahoo! Search results in a conversation. (HEHE PLUS DOES THAT! )

12. The of course be able to talk through Camera, Mic, and exchange messages with more then one person and file transfer!

The Only thing it's missing is Plus!! LOL

Download at Yahoo! Messenger 6

im just wondering about the LAUNCHcast radio do u need to have yahoo messenger to use this???

yes i am almost certian you do

Just to answer you're question Sparkymcg, when you install yahoo! messenger it's already installed with the whole package and the nice part about it is that its not a separte peice of software its all bundled in the Messenging Software!(All In one application)

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Originally posted by sparkymcg
im just wondering about the LAUNCHcast radio do u need to have yahoo messenger to use this???

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i have never been a fan of yahoo messenger i tried to registerd but i got errors and it didnt work

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Originally posted by pipish
i have never been a fan of yahoo messenger i tried to registerd but i got errors and it didnt work

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in the installation bit i click next the i wait an then it says not responding ar its realy anoying

yeh ?

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Originally posted by pipish
in the installation bit i click next the i wait an then it says not responding ar its realy anoying

yeh ?

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I was using the Beta.  Guess I can upgrade now

Wow, i was gonna talk about how Yahoo messenger doesn't fit into this forum... but after seeing the huge jump in features, not to mention the look... i'll go along with it

Personally i dont like this new version of Yahoo Messenger even though launchcast radio does help a little the following features are missing in my eyes.

* You still can't change your name like you can on MSN. Why didnt Yahoo include this feature? People like changing their names if yahoo wanted to overtake MSN they should have included this feature.

* Why is the new Yahoo Messenger only available in the USA? I went to the website and went to the UK link then asked where i lived and its just the old yahoo messenger available.

* The options on the new yahoo are too complicated. If you want to go and view someones profile or webcam you have to go to contact----> contact options. Which doesnt sound much but its too fiddly and takes too long unlike the old yahoo messenger.

* You can no longer follow people into chatrooms! Remember on yahoo messenger before you could just right click someone in messenger and click 'follow user'. Now that ability is gone so you can't quickly follow your friends into a chatroom! Yet again its more time consuming! (If anyone knows how to do this on the new yahoo messenger please tell me

It looks brighter, looks nicer and has a few extra additional features like a radio. But this won't attract anyone loyal to MSN over to Yahoo because it hasnt improved on its most basic features.

3/10 in my eyes.

Oh and yes one more question why cant i access teen rooms through yahoo messenger anymore? I'm 18...Yet the category is now off on the chatrooms through messenger. i dont understand it..

I'm guessing not.........

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Originally posted by vincerooney
I'm guessing not.........

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Originally posted by vincerooney
Personally i dont like this new version of Yahoo Messenger even though launchcast radio does help a little the following features are missing in my eyes.

* You still can't change your name like you can on MSN. Why didnt Yahoo include this feature? People like changing their names if yahoo wanted to overtake MSN they should have included this feature.

* Why is the new Yahoo Messenger only available in the USA? I went to the website and went to the UK link then asked where i lived and its just the old yahoo messenger available.

* The options on the new yahoo are too complicated. If you want to go and view someones profile or webcam you have to go to contact----> contact options. Which doesnt sound much but its too fiddly and takes too long unlike the old yahoo messenger.

* You can no longer follow people into chatrooms! Remember on yahoo messenger before you could just right click someone in messenger and click 'follow user'. Now that ability is gone so you can't quickly follow your friends into a chatroom! Yet again its more time consuming! (If anyone knows how to do this on the new yahoo messenger please tell me

It looks brighter, looks nicer and has a few extra additional features like a radio. But this won't attract anyone loyal to MSN over to Yahoo because it hasnt improved on its most basic features.

3/10 in my eyes.

Oh and yes one more question why cant i access teen rooms through yahoo messenger anymore? I'm 18...Yet the category is now off on the chatrooms through messenger. i dont understand it..

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I would give it a 9/10...I have win 98 and it makes me fell like I have win xp!! Tis now is the second best IM i got besides Msg Plus!

The 'follower' user feature was so useful though for following friends around. Surely if you have someone added to your list you should be allowed to follow them?? That isnt privacy it just means your friends...

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Originally posted by thekid
And.. it forced me to install Yahoo! Internet Mail although I didn't want to

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