| Yahoo Voice | |
| Collapsible: | yes |
| Developer: | Yahoo |
| Operating System: | Microsoft Windows Mac OS X |
| Genre: | VoIP, Internet Phone service |
| License: | free |
Yahoo Voice was a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), PC-PC, PC-Phone and Phone-to-PC telecommunications service. It was provided by Yahoo via its Yahoo Messenger instant messaging application.[1] [2]
Yahoo Voice used the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), GIPS codec and the Dialpad engine for voice transport. After 2008 the service was provided by JAJAH, an external VoIP provider.[3]
In July 2012, Yahoo Voice was compromised and 453,491 email addresses and passwords were stolen using SQL injection. A 17 MB text file containing the stolen passwords was released by a group of hackers called D33DS company.[4] [5] Yahoo announced the end of Yahoo Voice on January 30, 2013.[6]
PC-to-Phone calls to landlines and mobile phones was provided via the Yahoo Phone Out service. Conference calls from PC to Multiple (PSTN) phones or mobiles was not supported.
Phone-to-PC calls can be received from landline or mobile phones. With Yahoo Phone In users could choose a phone number from three countries (US, UK and France).