And additionally goofy in Canada. Similar to the one toll road we have up here only corporate or wealthy users dare make even limited use of xG. And what you get for your megabucks is mostly crap.

that's why I said it the other way, people are smart enough but get blinded by it all even if the basics aren't as scary as they seem. Driving comparisons might be parallel parking, backing up with the rear view, manual transmission, basic courtesy. Driving isn't difficult either if you take the time up front to learn it. But most choose to never learn the scary stuff like driving a stick shift.

You don't have to go through everything I did. I *choose* to do it that way so that I'm in complete control and can have every feature I want without extra cost.

So let's assume for the moment that you have an account at a SIP provider that supports video calls. These are the steps:
using the built in account tool that came with the NIT: Account Settings, New, Service (SIP), username @ servername, password. done.

Since you are the client talking to a server configured properly (we hope) you don't need any firewall tricks or fancy settings. I've never had to do that. My NIT phone works from almost any WiFI I've been to. The local retail store filters down to html so from there no WiFI other than web will work (one reason to not shop there...). But from nearly everywhere else with WiFI my N8 has worked and the real test is a working inbound call. The N8 is pretty good at seamlessly going online at configured APs (it gets easier over time as you add SSIDs) and the SIP client registers within a few seconds.

Dedicated provider's software lock down the server name so you only need a name/password. You give up flexibility for ease of initial setup. Generic SIP requires the server name in addition, still easy. I'll admit it can get tricky with some providers but not always.

However I'll assume that you don't have a video capable SIP provider, the other posters have provided details to googletalk and services which should be very easy. Or 'Just Easy Enough'(TM)...