[Karl @ Dec 7th 2006 1:00PM]

I have purchased 3 of these (well the older models) for my mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother-in-law so that they can see updated pics of my son.

The frame plus the plan can be a bit on the expensive side, but in no way would I characterize it as a rip-off.

These things are perfect to give as gifts to non-tech savvy people As an example: my mother in law still worries that her frame calls our house at 3 am and might wake the baby, and my mom can never save files on her computer because she thinks the "open folder" icon is the save icon, since "you are opening a folder to put something in it", but both of them feel comfortable with their Ceiva.

All of the administration can be done remotely (even when it turns on and off) so I can manage everything and the recipient literally only has to plug it in. It's hard to overstate how much easier this is than having to send them an SD card or something like that.

That being the case, a wifi add on strikes me as totally useless. The type of person this was meant for doesn't have a wireless network, and someone that does would be sophisticated enough to find other options cheaper and more versatile.

[Jesse @ Dec 7th 2006 2:42PM]

I completely agree - I did the same kind of thing for my mother-in-law. The allure this one offers me is the idea of putting it up in MY house and viewing my own digital pix with it. I'd have no need for the subscription, though.