I dialed ***6 and the attendant responded with "software update not available." Even if there are no new updates coming, and the OBi is alive only for another six months or a year, it will still be worth the investment for me. The savings will come from not having to use minutes on our cellphones because we only pay for what we use. In other words, we have a lot of control over how we pay per month for our cellphones. My wife has been using the OBi200 to talk to her parents (both her parents are in poor health) and the connection using Google Voice has been great!