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aaronwt
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join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
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reply to en102

Re: Over priced... unflexible device

WINDOWS 7??!!?

It's still in Beta.

said by en102:

I'd be better off purchasing a Netbook for $200 and loading it with Skype or Magic Jack.

What they 'SHOULD' do... for $250 + ???/month

- Deploy something that looks like what they are selling
- Integrated WiFi (g/n)
- Integrated Webcam and Service
- Windows 7
- Internet service

I'd personally be worried about having anything connected to a telco with built in camera + microphone in my house that's tied to my phoneline


en102
Canadian, eh?

join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA

Yeah - it had better still be Beta - I crashed one at the Microsoft exhibit at CES on opening day



PGHammer

join:2003-06-09
Accokeek, MD
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reply to aaronwt
Windows 7 is in fact at beta 1, and is available to the public, right now.

»www.microsoft.com/windows/window···ult.aspx

Not many beta operating systems, even from Microsoft, are actually usable right out of the box; however, this is one of them. (I'm in fact posting this from beta 1 in a dual-boot with Vista; both are of the 64-bit flavor.)

Also, isn't the only reason you are primping Skype or magicJack due to their FAR lower prices compared to typical VoIP solutions (not just VZ's own VoiceWing, but Vonage)? Also, how do these non-traditional VoIP services handle E911 services? (Skype doesn't currently, and I've heard nit from any magicJack user concerning how they would handle it.)

With *all* VoIP services (not just magicJack and Skype, but even Vonage and VoiceWing), the old truism about getting what you pay for applies.


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