Which version of the iPod Touch do you have? I've been able to text through Wi-Fi with it and the app is working with my iPod Touch as well.

You're not dense at all. I had to spend some money to save money. Skype charges 7500 Yen which is about $89 U.S. these days for an online number (Skype online numbers vary in price from country to country). What that allowed was that my friends and family without Skype could call my local U.S. number for free and the calls would go to Skype on my computer. Then Skype has call forwarding and that was how I could get phone calls on my Japan landline and my iPhone. Exactly how you described it above. Skype doesn't charge THE PEOPLE THAT CALL ME, but they charge me the regular Skype rates which is 1.9 Yen a minute or something like that, but that remains to be nothing compared to what costs are to call Japan and vice versa. So for me people to call me it's free, but after I was able to set up the GV number I was able to call people for free so I don't even use Skype unless I want to do a video call or if I happen to find family/friends online. So now I do most of the calling and it's free. And I can text people from my iPhone with GV now which is incredibly convenient because Japan doesn't allow texting to other countries. They say it's the networks that don't allow it. If I'm still not explaining myself well, let me know. Like I said for most people it would be hassle, but I know I've saved a lot of money.

It's kind of a hassle for most people, but the money I've saved has been worth the hassle to call people in the U.S. for free. I don't know if Google Voice is still blocking set up from overseas, but when I tried about 6 months ago I wasn't even allowed to access the GV log in page because my IP was in Japan. I had "Hide My IP" already installed, but I'm sure any IP blocking software will do. Once that is running it's just a matter of going to the GV log in page and setting up the account. The great thing after setting up the GV account is that once you have it set up, for some reason GV doesn't hassle you about having an IP overseas. I can now access the GV log in page without running the IP blocking software. The issue after that is that just because you have a GV number doesn't mean people can call you. I've always had Skype and with Skype you can arrange to have a U.S. number and you can have Skype calls forwarded to your number overseas. I set that up and then I set up GV to have calls go to my Skype number. So now my family and friends can call me for free because my GV number appears to be coming from my hometown and they go straight to my computer, iPhone and my regular land line in Japan. And for me to call for free through GV or GT I just have to be on my computer. I can also text for free through GV. That may not seem like a big deal, but cell phones from Japan are not allowed to text outside of Japan because of the networks that are used here. Hope that helps.

It's not available in Japan either, but I was able to get around that and set up an account. If you have IP hiding software you'll be able to access and set up the Google Voice account. You won't be able to set up a number that is located in Mexico, but you'll be able to set up a U.S. number. The advantage for me is that I am now able to call U.S. numbers for free and I can now text U.S. phones from my PC and NOW from my Google Voice app. And... Believe it or not, because I have a Skype phone number I have my Google Voice calls forwarded to Skype and Skype calls get forwarded to my cell phone and/or my home phone number in Japan. The biggest thing is the free calls to U.S. numbers from my iPhone in Japan. :)

Yes, that part is easy and my two computers and ATV2 are all using the same Apple ID. When I start home sharing after I click Done the home sharing link in iTunes disappears immediately. I'm only able to rent movies from ATV2 right now and restarting the ATV2 has not helped.

Homesharing and sharing my photos CONTINUE to not work with my ATV2 even with the latest iTunes 10.1 update. It's very frustrating and I've tried EVERYTHING on the help forums and other places. Any new ideas anyone? ARGH!