I have been using Phone Power with my OBi. First with an Obi100 and later with an Obi 200. I have always had a Google Voice number. Since 2014 my Google Voice number has been "tricked" to a different number through Phone Power. I understand that at the end of my Phone Power yearly subscription (May) Phone Power will no longer be an authorized vendor for Obi. I have three questions:
1) At the termination of my yearly contract do I really need a secondary service? I now own an OBi 200 rather than the OBi 100 I had when I went to Phone Power. Can I use my OBI 200 with Google Voice directly? Good or bad idea?
2.) What are the steps involved in converting to Google Voice, only? How do I go about making the conversion happen. I am not all that tech savvy.
3.) If I do this, will a subscription to Obi Essentials give me features that I currently get through Phone Power. If you have done this, do you find that it is worth it? To me, the most valued feature I now have is the "state your name" request that is required of all new callers. This feature all but eliminates nuisance calls.
