Feb 2, 2019
When will my Google Voice number expire?
And also if there is an expiry date on my GV number.
Please help!
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Last edited Dec 6, 2019
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Hi:
Google Voice doesn't indicate an expiration date to the user. As long as you make some outbound phone calls or send outbound text messages using your Google Voice number, it won't expire.
Yes, I'm sure that it is wrong if the original carrier that owns the number ports it back without permission.
It is wrong if any provider ports the number without permission.
Sep 27, 2019
Preston Rainey, You said ..." important for business and family"...
You might consider using a provider that offers direct formal support because things can go wrong and it might be important to you to have business level support.
Google now has a business-class Google Voice offering for G Suite customers. For more information see this page: https://cloud.google.com/voice/
Is there anyone you know that has a phone with a US number?
Google Voice is a USA-only service, and attempting to maintain a Google Voice phone number from outside the USA is not supported. Furthermore, Google Voice numbers are valuable resources. When a user is not making outbound calls or sending outbound text messages, as intended, Google assumes that the user has abandoned the number, and will reclaim it for reuse with somebody else who will actually use the service.
Feb 6, 2020
To get a Google number
Your IP address must resolve to a location in the lower 48 United States http://www.ip-adress.com/
Then while logged into your Google account on a computer desktop browser, not a phone browser.
Go to http://www.google.com/voice and follow the prompts then click the link to choose a number
To complete the process you have to verify at least one forwarding phone on the account.
per instructions https://support.google.com/voice/answer/165221?rd=1
The phone will have to be a US number as well.
A Google Voice number is only supported in the United States and a phone with a US number is required in order to use it.
Users outside of the US can use Google Hangouts to make international calls at affordable rates.
Your IP address must resolve to a location in the lower 48 United States http://www.ip-adress.com/
Then while logged into your Google account on a computer desktop browser, not a phone browser.
Go to http://www.google.com/voice and follow the prompts then click the link to choose a number
To complete the process you have to verify at least one forwarding phone on the account.
per instructions https://support.google.com/voice/answer/165221?rd=1
The phone will have to be a US number as well.
A Google Voice number is only supported in the United States and a phone with a US number is required in order to use it.
Users outside of the US can use Google Hangouts to make international calls at affordable rates.
Feb 6, 2020
Feb 7, 2020
