With me and one son here and mom, sisters and two sons there, we love it!!! Actually, I don't have a camera, as it's one of the things that I always mean to get around to buying but never do, but the setup is grand, and DG uses it all the time with her son who is now in Hawaii. She's the computer tech person in the family. I remember being here for a year when there was only snail mail, and all letters were two weeks out of date, and some got lost, although the ones I have saved are dear and precious. But cyberspace has allowed me to stay in touch with my sons and family in a way I never imagined, and without it I would be fairly bereft. As one who reads endless amounts of science fiction, I am only too aware that today's sf is tomorrow's science, and for me, the communication universe is a miracle. Phone rates are way down, too, so calling and chatting is nowhere near the money it once was, and I talk to the States 2-3 times a month. Easy, cheap and wonderful! Batya

Just curious does the hotel tell you that when you check in? We mostly stay at red roof a lot and I watch Netflix on my tablet or laptop all the time at their hotel with wifi and other hotels and never ran across that situation. Netflix is streaming only so you can't download from them to watch off line. Someone else will help you with downloading as I stream all my movies while traveling and staying in hotels. Mary

It works great with cable. It works great - period. You can talk in real time with excellent sound quality computer to computer, you can send files and photos while you talk to each other. You can write a short note which will be delivered the next time the recipient logs on. You can call any cell or land line phone in most places in the world for a modest fee. The fee is 10 Euros which equal $14 to $16 and gives you 10 hours of calling time. much like cell phones the money is good for 180 days but is added to new credits if you buy again. For best rtesults you need a headset, this is because if you use the old desktop mike with the speakers set back it causes lousy feedback and is useless. Mine is set so I talk into the headset but the sound is from my speakers so both my wife and I can hear the other person. Should my wife be watching the idiot box I simply plug the earphone plug in to stop the sound reaching the speakers. It is very useful when fixing a computer, with my sister in Scotland I take control of her computer while talking and explaining what I am doing. That adds a measure of comfort to nervous folks, haha. The webcam can be good but if I am here at 7a.m. in my dressing gown family members in the UK where they are 5 hours ahead of us think it is hilarious. Webcams are good for grand kids to see the grand parents and visa versa. Go for it, at the very worst you can soon remove it if you are unhappy - but you will not be dissatisfied I am sure

Maybe a trip to a reliable camera dealer in your area would help.