Change the Mobile Number in Yahoo Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger has an option where you can add your cell phone so you will receive alerts and messages when you aren't signed into Messenger on your computer. If you recently changed your mobile number and want to continue receiving alerts and instant messages from Yahoo!, you can edit your mobile settings.
Instructions
Yahoo! Messenger Version 10
1. Open Yahoo! Messenger and sign in with your User ID and password.
2. Click the "Messenger" tab and select "Preferences" from the menu that opens.
3. Select "General" from the category list and then click "Edit Mobile Phone." A new page will open in your Internet browser called "Yahoo! Mobile." Verify your password if you are prompted.
4. Click the trash can icon next to your mobile number to delete your old number. A window labeled "Delete this Device" will open.
5. Check the box next to "Remove alerts for this device" and then click "Delete Device." You will be taken back to the main Yahoo! Mobile page. You can add your new number here.
6. Click the "Add Alerts Device" link to add your new number.
7. Select how often you want to receive alerts from Yahoo and then click "Continue to Step 2."
8. Enter your mobile number (including area code) and select your wireless carrier. Yahoo! will send you a text message that contains a verification code. Click "Continue to Step 3."
9. Enter the verification code from the text message and click "Confirm." You will now receive alerts and messages from Yahoo! on your cell phone.
Yahoo! Messenger Version 9
10. Sign into Yahoo! Messenger with your User ID and password.
11. Click the "Messenger" tab located in the Yahoo! Messenger menu and then select "Preferences" from the dropdown menu that opens. The "Preferences" dialog box will open.
12. Select the "General" category from the category list in the pane at the left of the dialog box. You can view "Start Up," "Sign Out" and "Mobile Settings" here.
13. Click the "Edit Mobile Phone" button located at the bottom of the box. Another box will open asking you to verify your Yahoo! password. Enter the password and click "Continue." Another dialog box will open asking for your mobile phone details.
14. Select the country you live in from the dropdown list and then enter the new phone number you want to use in the box next to "Number." Yahoo! will send a text message to your phone with a verification code inside.
15. Retrieve the four-digit verification code from the text message and type it in the box next to "Enter Code."
16. Click "Next" after you enter the verification code. A page will open verifying that you have changed the mobile number associated with Yahoo! Messenger.
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