Hey, azomee, I was actually referring to LSDPulsar's post. If you recall, he had some minced words in the "other" thread, but is now suddenly a believer.
BTW, you can definitely sign up for the $199/2 yr. deal, port your numbers over, then cancel your old SR account. I have done this twice now for someone else, works like a charm. Porting within SR takes only 24 hrs.