I just finished installing and registering my OBi202 device. I have not yet gotten Google voice service. I really don't know how OBi works. Can I place an outgoing phone call at this point? When I try to call my cell phone, I keep getting the message "no service configured error, please log on to obitalk.com and configure your device"
Without a VoIP service provider configured on the OBi the only* calls it can make are to other OBi devices. No calls to or from 'real' phone numbers.
You can call the echo test number **9 222 222 222 and have a convetsation with yourself. :)
Google Voice is one provider but there are dozens of others.
(* not strictly true as direct SIP calls can be made but that is seldom useful and way too advanced for a beginner.)
Thanks - looks like the next step is to get Google voice - after I convert my landline to wireless.