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Regularly, we propose a comparison of the rates of different solutions for voice over IP, in others words software to give a call on the Internet.

Since Windows Live Messenger (the ex-MSN messenger of Microsoft) arrives on the market, it's interesting to update it.
The usual competitors stay Yahoo Messenger, Skype and VoIPBuster. Our last advices and notices are still corrects. And Microsoft makes the surprise with a product not really competitive : the rates are higher than others from Europe, and in a middle range from the United States. As you could understand, the rates are different according to the place you give the call! The first time we see that in the Internet telephony! What's the reason? Take a real advantage of the standard of living in every country? Smart but not honest at all...

Conclusion: Yahoo is mainly less expensive, Skype is the more expensive when calling from the United States (except the current promotion), WLM is the more expensive when calling from Europe. VoIP can be cheap if you give many calls and if you pay attention to the contract.

The comparison file can be viewed here or you can download it as a pdf file.

For each destination, the cheapest is in yellow, the more expensive is in gray. About Windows Live Messenger, you can compare rates from France here.