Change your Google Voice number
You can replace your current Google Voice number with a new one for $10.
After you've changed your number, you can't undo the process or get your money back.
Change your number
- On your computer, open Google Voice.
- At the top left, click Menu
Legacy Google Voice. Google Voice will look different, but you're in the right place.
- At the top right, click Settings
Settings.
- Click the "Phones" tab.
- Next to your current number, click Change / Port.
- Select I want a new number. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your new number and pay.
- After you've completed the transaction, you'll get a few emails with updates and further instructions.
If you want to use your existing mobile number, you can port it into Google Voice. You'll be charged a $20 fee to transfer your number.
What happens to your information
- Both your old and new Google numbers will show for 90 days after the number change.
- Calls to your old number will forward to your Google Voice account for 90 days.
- After 90 days, you'll get an email of the contacts who used your old Google Voice number.
Keep your original Google Voice number
You can keep your original number as a secondary number. You'll be charged a $20 fee to keep it.
Calls and text messages to both numbers will reach you. But outbound calls and texts will only be sent from your main Google Voice number.
- Within 90 days of changing or transferring a number, open Google Voice on your computer.
- At the top left, click Menu
Legacy Google Voice. Google Voice will look different, but you're in the right place.
- At the top right, click Settings
Settings.
- Click the "Phones" tab.
- Next to your old number, click Make permanent. Follow the onscreen instructions to confirm and pay.
- After you've paid, the expiration date next to your original Google Voice number will disappear.
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