you should have used the nokia invite thing with the camera - works perfectly well for me for exactly the purposes you say you wanted, so maybe rather than being "tricked" by nokia you just haven't used the device properly for the results you desired?

It connects on any wi-fi connection abroad that I use my 800 on to give a fully working, decent sound and vision "video call" home. For free. very nice indeed.

on the other side of things, is that euchrepuf fella reading this thread? did anyone take him up on his money bet?