I guess this kind of adds more value to the iPhone, as it now costs you another $10/month to get one of iPhone's features on your own phone. I've been saying for years that verizon should let me listen to my voice mails through their web site. Of course they'd try and charge me $1 per listen if they set up such a system. Leaches!

"...the widget is available with basic service for free as a digital download from Apple's website."

Is this the opposite to an analog download? WTF?

about Cingular offering extended discount service with the purchase of an iPhone - which - if true - would give me more incentive to pay the lsited price of the phone_

Anyway - Right now - voice mail as it is I have to pay for it everytime I access it - it cuts into my allotted monthly minutes_ I don't care so much these days as I have enough extra mintues to more than compensate - but the first few years I had my phone - and the plans were expensive enough to not have too many minutes - I'd run out ro get close and not really be able to check any voicemail period otherwise I'd get an overage charge_

FIRST - I don't see paying a 3rd party extra money per month to access my voice mail_ I've gone this long without and can wait a few more months_

SECOND - I don't know that I want a 3rd party company having access to my personal information_ Who the h*** is CallWave - anybody ever heard of them ? I haven't until the widget popped up here on MacNN_

This is a widget for your computer not an option for the phone, hence the "iPhone LIKE" visual voicemail. You can listen to your voice messages on your computer visually for $10 a month. None of this refers to an extra charge to use this option on the upcoming iPhone.