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That one jumped out at me, too. I never use the texting function of Google Voice. I do use it instead of my carrier's voicemail service, however.

veemjeem 14y ago
I guess it depends if you are a GV user or not. If you route all your phones through GV and only give out your GV number, you probably only use GV for texting. When I use my carrier for texting, recipients see it coming from a number they've never seen before.
- commandar 14y ago
  Yeah, opposite for me. I've had the same cell phone number for a decade, and it's what I give out for personal contacts. I give out my GV number for professional contacts. I generally won't answer an unknown number if it's coming to my personal number, but if it's coming from my GV number, there's a good chance it's something important. Makes it easier for me to screen calls without changing the number all my friends have had for years.
  - veemjeem 14y ago
    I believe it's possible to migrate your cell number to GV, like you would with any other provider. I prefer GV here so that I can answer calls from essentially anywhere -- whether it be from my home phone, or from my gmail browser. When people text me, it arrives as a normal text on my cell phone, but also arrives as an email that I can simply reply to via the standard gmail interface. Voicemail also appear as normal messages in my email inbox, so yeah, there are a fair number of advantages using GV over your normal cell number.
    - commandar 14y ago
      >I believe it's possible to migrate your cell number to GV, like you would with any other provider. You can, I have no desire to. It makes it easier for me to cleanly separate my work and personal life. Like I said, I give out different numbers to different people for this reason. I don't want a single number for everything. All the calls get routed to my cell phone, but it's easier for me to tell who's calling and possibly why if they go to different numbers. If I don't want to get business-related calls when I'm off on the weekend, I can just set GV to do not disturb while still being available for personal calls, etc. >Voicemail also appear as normal messages in my email inbox You can do this without porting your number. You just set up GV as your voicemail provider. You can do this from the GV app.

veemjeem 14y ago

I guess it depends if you are a GV user or not. If you route all your phones through GV and only give out your GV number, you probably only use GV for texting. When I use my carrier for texting, recipients see it coming from a number they've never seen before.

commandar 14y ago
Yeah, opposite for me. I've had the same cell phone number for a decade, and it's what I give out for personal contacts. I give out my GV number for professional contacts. I generally won't answer an unknown number if it's coming to my personal number, but if it's coming from my GV number, there's a good chance it's something important. Makes it easier for me to screen calls without changing the number all my friends have had for years.
- veemjeem 14y ago
  I believe it's possible to migrate your cell number to GV, like you would with any other provider. I prefer GV here so that I can answer calls from essentially anywhere -- whether it be from my home phone, or from my gmail browser. When people text me, it arrives as a normal text on my cell phone, but also arrives as an email that I can simply reply to via the standard gmail interface. Voicemail also appear as normal messages in my email inbox, so yeah, there are a fair number of advantages using GV over your normal cell number.
  - commandar 14y ago
    >I believe it's possible to migrate your cell number to GV, like you would with any other provider. You can, I have no desire to. It makes it easier for me to cleanly separate my work and personal life. Like I said, I give out different numbers to different people for this reason. I don't want a single number for everything. All the calls get routed to my cell phone, but it's easier for me to tell who's calling and possibly why if they go to different numbers. If I don't want to get business-related calls when I'm off on the weekend, I can just set GV to do not disturb while still being available for personal calls, etc. >Voicemail also appear as normal messages in my email inbox You can do this without porting your number. You just set up GV as your voicemail provider. You can do this from the GV app.