Not bad (Score 1)

I picked a Netpliance I-Opener up for my sister-in-law in an attempt to reduce LD phone bills. Instead of shipping it directly to her, I had it shipped to me so I could take a look at it. The unit is fantastic for what it does... only feature missing (not yet available, actually) for the 'plug-n-play-internet' version that I would like to see implemented quickly would be the 'chat' function (the 'chat' key is already there).

Now that I've seen one, played with it a bit, and am about to pack it up to ship to the Sis-In-Law; I would definately like to have two or three for the house to use for... whatever. X terminals, remote MP3 stations, general hobby stuff.

Purchase points:

$250-$350/unit

Ethernet (10/100)

IDE with drive mounting brackets

No ISP contract required

I'm seriously considering getting Netpliance I-Openers for my mom and my mother-in-law.