Yahoo! IM comes to Cingular

Cingular Wireless is extending its PC-to-mobile messaging services by allowing users of Yahoo! Messenger to send instant messages to Cingular Wireless customers' phones via IM.

Offered only with Yahoo! Messenger, the service enables Cingular Wireless customers to have two-way conversations with PC users with their mobile phones.

Yahoo! Messenger users will be able to click on the “Mobile” icon and contact a Cingular customer by typing in a ten-digit Cingular mobile number. The Cingular user will receive the message via text messaging and can reply directly back by sending a text message which will appear on the Yahoo! Messenger screen.