"can you find it on "regular" line right now??"
I think this is what you can do-- download I-tunes to your computer, then you can listen to their i-tunes podcasts through your computer. i don't think you need an ipod or iphone to download itunes.
there are 4 or 5 genealogy podcast availabel on i-tunes.
the i phone-- in the next month or so they'll be coming out with thier next generation upgrade so you'll be able to do blue tooth stuff over the phone. but i can't tell you how handy the phone is. I was paying $46.00 / mo just to have a home phone--so i cancelled that and went all digital. It does cost an extra amount over the normal cell phone charges because the iphone uses a 3-g network for faster downloads, but the money i saved by giving up the home phone more than pays for that. the phone has gps, web brousing, e-mail---it's basically a hand-held computer
i had about 2 weeks left on my old contract when I got the i-phone. I only signed up for 400 mins a month, but since i didn't use it for 2 weeks the minutes weren't used, so they rolled over and saves me about $20.00 /mo because i didn't have to sign up for the higher minute plan.
i think you'll really enjoy the phone--- and it may be the last phone number i'll never need
Booner