weeks - 8:53 pm on Dec 30, 2010 (gmt 0)

In my case, I video call exclusively with my mother with Alzheimer's.

Yes, that is a very good use. We do the online marketing for an assisted living firm and they report it has done wonders.

Do you converse with the outside world other than with a keyboard?

You have a point. I don't have a lot of tolerance with chit-chat.

Still, all of that said, it sounds like voice works fine for most people.