I'm saying m$ has never done anything cool to make users like the company...simple...

Not being an asshole myself commenting this way , but m$ is being an really asshole doing this, I don't hear apple lock up modded apple tvs, and jailbraked iphones, and have m$ ever given free wi-fi in airports?

it appears a free text msg to your phone is too much to ask...but, yeah, nice twick...

btw, yeah, if you are looking for something that does EXACTLY everything you need is a google voice number and port your home phone number when you sign up...

I am using a Siemens Gigaset system along with a Siemens M34 USB dongle, which allows you to manage directory form your PC and Skype etc, but you have to do it via outlook, which is painful as well. Personally, I found google contacts to be the most useful across platforms that can be a feature for home telephone that can be further explored. There are later Gigaset phones that allow you to simply copy your sim contacts from your mobile phone to your home phone or batch send it via bluetooth, but I found Siemens phones are not very popular in the US, which it strange because I found Gigaset phones are far more superior in call clarity, os friendliness and have better industrial design and build quality, and runs on standard AAA batteries instead of those battery packs.

My credit goes to the UK, which has a fuse in the socket, also, the attached cable always facing downwards to save space, you can also buy ultra flat socket to make even more close to the wall, which really helps when you don't want leave a margin between your table/bed and the wall. Also, all wall socket in the UK has a safety switch which you turn-off before you plug / unplug, and it holds the plug much more tightly in comparison with the US plug.

Sigh, I don't get this world anymore, you get people dying because of starvation and people paying for weight loss; now, you have people dying for a broadband connection and people being throttled using their bandwidth they paid for. Can I just donate my other 30% download and 50% upload I paid for to developing countries please!

Clam down dude, no body said it's stupid, it's just not very conformable, that's all I'm trying to say in comparison the good-old-fashion-way to make a phone call...

Nokia was quite insightful to discover the unique niche of mobile phone gaming market,which was suggested to be next hit of the gaming industry with the iPod Touch and iPhone as a gaming platform and further diversified gamers. However, the failure was foreseeable as well since N-Gage was not build on a solid foundation of users and the lack of support from the gaming industry. The hardware was also a big failure as well, you cannot make a phone call comfortably since you had to put a brick sideways to your ear; nor smooth running of a game due to hardware performance restrictionm but iI just can't stop wondering what would have happened if Nokia injected all those cash for N-Gage into its smart phone R&D...

Not a total surprise since Australia facing a similar dilemma of low population density in their country and the cost for initial infrastructure, giving the track record of trying to filter the whole country's net traffic last year, I serious hope they wanna complete their project using us tax money~

Sometimes, it makes sense to price of product so high at the beginning of its PLC, so the consumer who willing to pay for it is highly likely to be able to provide free in detail crash feedback...

I guess so, but it's a nice feature that I would have paid for via skype or other voip services, too bad it does not support a broader language in the sms function.

has to be win 7 on vm 3 on a macbook!

dont tell them i told you , but you can send int'l sms for free already, at least from my account...

I was once given a portable DVD player on a flight that feature a 6 hr playback battery pack since the entertainment system on my seat failed ! I was much appreciate it...