[stripes1776]

Seems to me a feature that's available in a very limited number of places (as compared to that same feature on other platforms that are available everywhere) is hardly a reason to trumpet a device.

On the contrary. I have a WiFi network for my home, as do most of the my friends and the people I work with.

I have a WiFi sniffer on my iPod touch, and from my house I can see 21 WiFi networks. So a lot of people in my neighborhood have WiFi networks in their homes as well. I take this with me and in some neighborhoods I can see up to 45 networks just standing on a corner. So there are lots of people with private home WiFi networks. I am using WiFiFoFum from Aspecto Software. There are several other program available that will do the same.

There are a lot of workplaces that now have WiFi networks. And there are coffee shops and bars and other stores that offer free WiFi these days when you aren't at home. And you can get WiFi in any airport. And aren't some of the Android phones you talk about offering hotspots for WiFi?

There is a nice little app that finds free WiFi when you aren't at home. You can find it here: WiFi Finder by jiwire.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

And when you’re out and about? How about then?

And I guess you have a jailbroken iPod Touch since Apple has banned all WIFI sniffers from their App Store. Not to mention that if you use someone else’s WIFI point that is breaking the law...

I dunno, just seems like it would be easier to use video conferencing anywhere and everywhere, and also one that inter-operates with open standards (not just FaceTime).