"George" <george@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> Ange1o DePa1ma wrote:
>> "SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
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>>> Larry wrote:
>>>> I found it for $143 on Pricegrabber.com from nerds.net, but I don't
>>>> think it comes with the FREE wireless router, 500 minutes of Skype Out
>>>> and a YEAR of free Skype voicemail like Skype's own store is selling it
>>>> for....(sigh)
>>>>
>>>> http://us.accessories.skype.com/dire....jsp?prod=3394
>>>>
>>>> $159, direct-to-wifi SMC Skype phone, free wifi router, 500 minutes
>>>> Skype out, a year of Skype Voicemail. It's only problem is it will NOT
>>>> logon to webpage based wifi hotspots like restaurants/airports/etc.,
>>>> use.
>>> That part of it sucks. Free Wi-Fi is ubiquitous, but most places direct
>>> you to a start page with terms and conditions to accept.
>>
>> I would hardly call free WiFi ubiquitous. Most hot spots charge, and many
>> of the free ones are impossible to log onto. It's going to be a while
>> before this stuff works.
> Exactly, in the areas where I normally work/travel free WiFi is a rarity
> unless you count wardriving and finding someones open system who didn't
> know about looking it down.

Yup. That strategy falls under the category of fun stuff, "Larry stuff."
Cool as hell and just as impractical.