I read that the 'kill switch' was removed from the bill a few weeks ago... Even Fox says it was.

I've been using it to call Canada from the US for a few months and haven't ever had an issue. I probably call there about once a week, and talk for maybe an hour.

I've done it a few different ways too... Sometimes from my AT&T U-Verse Voice service, sometimes from my Sprint cell phone (by calling my Google Voice number, then entering the number I want to call.. basically using it like a calling card), and also from my Verizon Droid phone via the integrated Google Voice Dialing functionality. I haven't once had it where one party couldn't hear the other, or get a wrong number. I've barely had any incoming calls though, so I can't comment on that at all.

Dude, the whole point of ebook readers is the e-ink.. netbooks don't have those! The e-ink has no backlight and has the same eye strain as a regular book. I couldn't imaging reading a whole book on an LCD screen.

There's the Kindle DX, which sports native PDF support and a 9.7" screen, but I haven't tried it myself. There are also a number of 3rd party products, including iRex who makes some with larger screens, but they're pretty pricey. The Kindle DX might be worth a shot if you want to spend the $489 to try it out.. might want to double check the return policy first though.

If someone doesn't mind reading on a backlit-LCD, then there would be no reason to buy an e-book reader. They are basically a single-purpose device. But anyone that reads a good amount won't want to spend time reading a whole book on something like that. That's the point of the e-ink is that it's better on your eyes, and yes the battery life too, though that's just a side-effect of the way it works. These aren't meant to be multipurpose devices, they're meant to read books. If you're looking for a multipurpose device, go ahead and get a tablet/slate/phone, but I sure wouldn't want to read a book on any of those.

So sick of hearing the 'why buy an ebook reader when [some device] can do way more', and that device never has the e-ink display. The whole point of these readers is the display.

That's a great animation, you can even see Saturn near the top of the picture and it's rings!

I fail at the internets.. :(