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Sounds useful. It's unfortunate that google voice still isn't available outside North America. I don't know if that is for technical reasons or for (European/As

by Tor3 8y ago

Sounds useful. It's unfortunate that google voice still isn't available outside North America. I don't know if that is for technical reasons or for (European/Asian) political reasons. But it sure would have been nice to keep separate numbers the same way it's sometimes necessary to keep separate google accounts.

HenryBemis 8y ago
Not advertising.. but Skype can also generate phone numbers for you, and you can equally drop them. I remember I used a Skype landline number for that specifi purpose - throaway number for when I was looking for a new job. And I discareded it immediately after.
renholder 8y ago
>But it sure would have been nice to keep separate numbers the same way it's sometimes necessary to keep separate google accounts. In Sweden, you can request a pre-paid SIM be sent to you in the mail[0]. To be fair, it's not entirely a "burner" SIM, as it's associated with your personnummer but it's a lot more convenient than queuing in a shop (if that's not your thing). Maybe your country has a carrier that does the equivalent? :) [0] - https://webbutik.comviq.se/kontantkort/checkout/comviqcart/processing/ https://webbutik.comviq.se/kontantkort/checkout/comviqcart/p...
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- 18pfsmt 8y ago
  In the US, I can walk into a store and pay cash for a $30 flip phone without any ID, and unlimited talk and text. 15 years ago it was $150 and 200 minutes talk, 20 texts.
smnrchrds 8y ago
It's only available in US, not even Canada.
sridca 8y ago
Google Voice is US-only. "Google Voice is only available in the United States. To use Google Voice, sign up with a US-based phone number."
MaxBarraclough 8y ago
There are plenty of other providers. Here in the UK there's LocalPhone.com for instance. They're even able to get you a number in a country of your choice, forwarding to a phone in a country of your choice.

by Tor3 8y ago

HenryBemis 8y ago

Not advertising.. but Skype can also generate phone numbers for you, and you can equally drop them. I remember I used a Skype landline number for that specifi purpose - throaway number for when I was looking for a new job. And I discareded it immediately after.

renholder 8y ago

>But it sure would have been nice to keep separate numbers the same way it's sometimes necessary to keep separate google accounts. In Sweden, you can request a pre-paid SIM be sent to you in the mail[0]. To be fair, it's not entirely a "burner" SIM, as it's associated with your personnummer but it's a lot more convenient than queuing in a shop (if that's not your thing). Maybe your country has a carrier that does the equivalent? :) [0] - https://webbutik.comviq.se/kontantkort/checkout/comviqcart/processing/ https://webbutik.comviq.se/kontantkort/checkout/comviqcart/p...

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18pfsmt 8y ago
In the US, I can walk into a store and pay cash for a $30 flip phone without any ID, and unlimited talk and text. 15 years ago it was $150 and 200 minutes talk, 20 texts.

smnrchrds 8y ago

It's only available in US, not even Canada.

sridca 8y ago

Google Voice is US-only. "Google Voice is only available in the United States. To use Google Voice, sign up with a US-based phone number."

MaxBarraclough 8y ago

There are plenty of other providers. Here in the UK there's LocalPhone.com for instance. They're even able to get you a number in a country of your choice, forwarding to a phone in a country of your choice.