I agree with what you are saying and yes ok for occasional use but not for a main phone , I have an Eyebeam softpfone on this machine which I have my "Sipphone" account on which I only use for playing with and it gives me free access to the US "TELL ME" service which I like to play with now and then :)) . I just could be doing with speakers and a mic for everyday calls though or a usb phone for that matter .