Yahoo Messenger is the instant messaging program that I use to communicate with my family. I often use it for video chat and voice chat. There is big deal of savings in communicating with my family. I only spend money calling them when they are not online. If they are online then everything is free as Yahoo Messenger offers free PC-to-PC calls.

Internet have truly revolutionized communication. Yahoo’s outsourcing of their instant messaging program’s calling function is posed to provide an even greater communication experience for the users. Jajah was the company that was awarded by Yahoo’s outsource contract. I expect that the outsource would also not only improve call quality, but will somewhat produce cheaper rates.

We know that one could only enjoy this free or cheap calls when they have Internet connection at least from one end or from both ends. There is also an alternative cheap calls to those that lack Internet connectivity. I have seen phone cards have caught up with the competition. Moreover phone cards don’t require a computer or Internet to make a call.

There are online businesses that sell phone card to any international calling destination at very low price. Phone cards might be using the same technology used in PC-to-PC calls or VoIP (Voice Over IP). The cards can be paid online and used instantly without any hassle.

A cheap and efficient way to communicate with a love one through whatever medium would be good. Thus, I’ll stick with Yahoo Messenger for online chats. For calls without computer I’ll go for a phone card as it’s more convenient and cost effective.