Spiff,
I think you have to sign up for a year contract (this may have changed since I looked into it back in Calif.) Also, you have to have a phone jack near the TV. I hear nothing but rave reviews from everyone I know that has it. Personally, I don't need anything that will encourage more TV watching... already a big enough problem for me. But, for you -- what the heck, life is short -- go for it. How can you beat On-Demand Gilligan's Island??