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Unable to voice chat
from BUSINESS LINE, October 31, 2005 I have installed the latest Yahoo messenger 7.0. I am unable to start a voice chat with anyone. The Voice icon does not exist on my toolbar. When I invite my friends to a conference, the 'Enable Voice chat' check box is grayed out, I am unable to check it. Please explain why this is so and suggest a solution. -- Giridhara Tumkur This might happen if you are behind a firewall. If you have enabled Windows Firewall or have installed any...
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Reality Bytes
People who use instant typed messages to "chat" online now can do so literally, by talking to each other through their computers. Yahoo Pager, a system that enables people to type messages back and forth in real time, has started a free service called Voice Chat that allows up to 10 people to speak to one another using microphones wired through their computers. Of course, there is an older technology called the telephone that already permits conversations at a distance....
Google launches messaging, voice services,
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