Google has announced today 12/26/2012 that it is extending Google Voice through 2013. Here is one of many references:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/26/google-extends-free-gmail-voice-calls-in-the-u-s-and-canada-through-2013/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/26/google-extends-free-gmail-voice-calls-in-the-u-s-and-canada-through-2013/)
sweet, another year!!
With this news I just talked my coworker into buying a Obi110 to start weaning the family off the land line and their $50/mo phone bill.