Facetime Beta issues

I'm playing with FaceTime beta on my MacBook Pro and my iPhone 4. I've managed to get logged in but can't get a call to actually connect. That may be an issue with the Corporate LAN I'm on right now. My real question is this....
How do I add contacts to my list in FaceTime beta? All I can see is Apple Canada and my own information. I don't use the native email client on the Mac as I'm a Gmail guy. Does FaceTime just add contact info as you receive incoming calls?
Any thoughts on the matter would be appreciated. Also, I hope this is the right forum for this issue. There doesn't seem to be a dedicated FaceTime section yet.
Thanks,
Networx

Sorry about that posting here. I thought I was in the MBP section but obviously didn't look close enough first. Agreed that FaceTime needs it's own discussion thread. I'll delete this post and put it where it'll get the needed feedback.

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