What is the point of this?

[Inspector Jihad]

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I'm not sure i understand what this thing is used for???

 

[boomhower]

I wouldn't mind having one in the kitchen. Be able to check the news and weather while making coffee and breakfast. But one, I don't have Verizon, and two, I wouldn't pay a monthly fee for it. Now if they incorporated a "mini cell" into it where you could get unlimited minutes from you cell phone as well and made it $20 a month for the whole deal then I would play ball(if I had verizon).

For a desk phone it doesn't make sense as you have the "extras" on your PC. For the cost you can get other VOIP services that don't require a $200 phone. The market is pretty small on this from what I can tell.