Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number in VOIP Tech Chat http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22655888 en Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:43:07 EDT Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:43:07 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22815638 mazilo : I didn't encounter any problems with GV outgoing calls during the morning and afternoon sessions. Perhaps, it was just a flux.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22815638 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:55:48 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22815610 joyful : Yes, it is working now from GV site. I think during the day, it was probably too busy. Now in the evening, it is less busy.

Still, the promise working with Gizmo5 was a bad deal. The original promise was calling out from GV for free. But that promise did not live long.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22815610 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:49:42 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22815553 mazilo :
said by joyful See Profile :

Yes, except you can not really make call from its web site. When I last tried googlevoice site, it merely displayed "we got an error."
I just went to my GV page and click the CALL button to place a call to a US PSTN # with no problem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22815553 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:35:36 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22815494 joyful : Yes, except you can not really make call from its web site. When I last tried googlevoice site, it merely displayed "we got an error." From Gizmo5 account, you can call out, but they charge you $0.02 per minute, not free.

If I were google, I would fix those misleading information right away, since so many people with the expectation to make free calls and free incoming calls would be so disappointed, some attorney may intereste in representing them.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22815494 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:23:35 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22802777 justgold79 : They were probably making a small amount of money on interconnect fees, like nu)mbr (now inumbr) was, just not enough,

»phoneboy.com/1672/how-does-numbr-make-money]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22802777 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:34:10 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22679879 burgerwars : I just got back a Google Voice invite that I requested with a Yahoo mail account. It only took three days. The invite was in my junk mail folder.

Another request I did on June 21st using a GMail account still hasn't arrived. Nothing there, including in the junk mail folder.

So I guess Google treats Yahoo Mail customers better than their own.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22679879 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:35:07 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22668873 pandora :
said by soitgoes2 See Profile :

And how long would you have been waiting if I didn't donate a spare invite to you? :)
Thanks again for your kindness long ago. Today your question (above) was answered. I received 2 google invites. One was just put into use for my spouse.

It appears Google Voice is catching up on earlier requests.
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said by andre2 See ProfileSome people get them quickly, but there are other people who signed up over a year ago still waiting for their invites. Go figure.

»www.google.com/support/forum/p/voice?hl=en
I wonder if they're distributing invites based on the likely place that you'll request a number. There's little point (particularly during the beta period) to have a cluster of users in large metro areas...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22666646 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:14:30 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22666300 andre2 :
said by sream See Profile :

said by andre2 See Profile :

But the "It's open. Just took a few days." part made it sound like it was now publicly available, 11 days after they started sending out new invites. And GC/GV hasn't let registered users give out their own invites for a long time.
Took me less than a week after signing up at that link.
Some people get them quickly, but there are other people who signed up over a year ago still waiting for their invites. Go figure.

»www.google.com/support/forum/p/voice?hl=en]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22666300 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:26:53 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22666290 ropeguru :
said by burgerwars See Profile :

said by sream See Profile :

said by andre2 See Profile :

But the "It's open. Just took a few days." part made it sound like it was now publicly available, 11 days after they started sending out new invites. And GC/GV hasn't let registered users give out their own invites for a long time.
Took me less than a week after signing up at that link.
On June 21st, I decided to try for a second Google Voice account using another e-mail address for the sign-up/invite. No reply as of yet.
Am in the same boat you are. Created a request for a second number using an email addy on a different domain. No response as of yet.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22666290 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:25:46 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22666136 jay_rm :
said by burgerwars See Profile :

On June 21st, I decided to try for a second Google Voice account using another e-mail address for the sign-up/invite. No reply as of yet.
I just received a GV invite over the weekend and grabbed another number.

Unfortunately, I don't know if the invite was from the request I entered a few weeks ago -or- from a request I entered a YEAR ago, when they first closed it up.
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said by sream See Profile :

said by andre2 See Profile :

But the "It's open. Just took a few days." part made it sound like it was now publicly available, 11 days after they started sending out new invites. And GC/GV hasn't let registered users give out their own invites for a long time.
Took me less than a week after signing up at that link.
On June 21st, I decided to try for a second Google Voice account using another e-mail address for the sign-up/invite. No reply as of yet.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22666101 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:47:18 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22665488 sream :
said by andre2 See Profile :

But the "It's open. Just took a few days." part made it sound like it was now publicly available, 11 days after they started sending out new invites. And GC/GV hasn't let registered users give out their own invites for a long time.
Took me less than a week after signing up at that link.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22665488 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:23:03 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22665473 zaldy : 11 days since you get an invite after registering?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22665473 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:11:47 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22660828 andre2 : But the "It's open. Just took a few days." part made it sound like it was now publicly available, 11 days after they started sending out new invites. And GC/GV hasn't let registered users give out their own invites for a long time.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22660828 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:02:48 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22660515 ropeguru : But before, each registered user could give up to, I think, 10 invites to who they wished. Now, you have to register in order for Google to actually invite you if they want to.

Hence why sream See Profile stated "There's no invites like before."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22660515 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:04:36 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22660167 andre2 : It still says "Google Voice is currently available by invite only."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22660167 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:53:59 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22659665 sream : There's no invites like before. It's open. Just took a few days.

»www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22659665 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:13:33 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22659600 csellebrecht : If anyone has a invite for google voice, I could sure use one...

Thanks..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22659600 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:02:09 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22659418 OmagicQ : Google Voice won't fold if they keep it invite-only. Back when I signed up for Grandcentral I had 10 invites I couldn't give away, if it was going to fold it would have been then when invites were easy to get and tons of people were signing up. Google is probably Level 3's best customer and could get all the numbers they'd ever want when they want them.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22659418 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:48:56 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658998 pandora : Thank you for the invite. Eventually Google Voice will have to be released to the public or fold. If Google bought 1 million phone numbers, my guess is they are getting ready to release Google Voice to the public.

If Google were planning to release its Google Voice service for free, it would need 100 times (or more) than the 1 million numbers it supposedly purchased. I suspect there will be a monthly charge for Google Voice, though time will tell.
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said by pandora See Profile :

If Google Voice goes public, why wouldn't someone just open a new gmail account and add a new number? It wouldn't be tough to forward the old number to the new, or to just abandon it. Why would I pay $10 for something which is free (a new number)?
And how long would you have been waiting if I didn't donate a spare invite to you? :) Also, it seems to me that Google could sell GV service if it chose to. After all, invites have been selling on Ebay.

I've also noted that GV is using bandwidth.com as a CLEC in addition to Level 3. I've never heard of them.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658752 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:50:39 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658405 mazilo :
said by OmagicQ See Profile :

said by Bizmondi :
Why should I spend days or weeks setting up a Rube Goldberg voip contraption, trying to find 'free' this and 'free' that, sort of like high-tech dumpster diving, and then spend a lot of time continually tweaking to make sure the junk keeps working, and that probably gives me crappy 'grey' route quality, when I can......SNIP


You underestimate the drive of some people to tinker and find a solution to a puzzle/problem rather than throw money at it.
On top of that, Bizmondi also underestimated the drive of some people who believe in a motto of Why pay if it can be had for free! :D
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658405 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:23:56 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658349 OmagicQ :
said by Bizmondi :
Why should I spend days or weeks setting up a Rube Goldberg voip contraption, trying to find 'free' this and 'free' that, sort of like high-tech dumpster diving, and then spend a lot of time continually tweaking to make sure the junk keeps working, and that probably gives me crappy 'grey' route quality, when I can......SNIP


You underestimate the drive of some people to tinker and find a solution to a puzzle/problem rather than throw money at it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658349 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:05:09 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658071 macman4hire :
said by ptrowski See Profile :

said by pandora See Profile :

If Google Voice goes public, why wouldn't someone just open a new gmail account and add a new number? It wouldn't be tough to forward the old number to the new, or to just abandon it. Why would I pay $10 for something which is free (a new number)?
I agree with you. That would be much easier, and save you $10.
The only problem with waiting for Google Voice to go public is that the number you want may already be taken. If the phone number is just for personal use then I agree that waiting is ok but if it the phone number is used for business purposes the $10.00 fee to secure the number that directly relates to your business or that is easy to remember is an insignificant cost as business expenses go.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658071 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:36:44 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658008 anon :
said by mazilo See Profile :

Why would you want to pay Ooma $200 for something can be had for free? :o
Why should I spend days or weeks setting up a Rube Goldberg voip contraption, trying to find 'free' this and 'free' that, sort of like high-tech dumpster diving, and then spend a lot of time continually tweaking to make sure the junk keeps working, and that probably gives me crappy 'grey' route quality, when I can pay a one-time fee to Ooma and just pick up the phone to get excellent audio and reliability?

Or pay 1.25 cents/minute to a first-class outfit like Callcentric or Voip.ms.

Ooma, callcentric, voip.ms and other vosps and have lots of bells and whistles don't require you to learn some half-assed scripting language to use them.

Unless you are a geek who enjoys spending his time playing with this stuff, anything is better than the goofy setup like you seem to have.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658008 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:13:52 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657967 ptrowski :
said by pandora See Profile :

If Google Voice goes public, why wouldn't someone just open a new gmail account and add a new number? It wouldn't be tough to forward the old number to the new, or to just abandon it. Why would I pay $10 for something which is free (a new number)?
I agree with you. That would be much easier, and save you $10.
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said by pandora See Profile :

Why would I pay $10 for something which is free (a new number)?
Why would you want to pay Ooma $200 for something can be had for free? :o]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657935 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:45:59 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657842 AndrewZ : My problem was caused by GV IP address check (I'm not in US at the moment).
I managed to change my number (408) -> (646).
The only bad thing is not configurable interval of 25 sec for ringing :( I will probably have to direct that number to my IVR to answer call immediately.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657842 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:18:45 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657653 pandora : If Google Voice goes public, why wouldn't someone just open a new gmail account and add a new number? It wouldn't be tough to forward the old number to the new, or to just abandon it. Why would I pay $10 for something which is free (a new number)?
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said by AndrewZ See Profile :

Is it really necessary to have $10 balance to see the numbers available?

I've tried different area/zip codes but cannot see any number :(
Anybody was successful to obtain NYC number?
When you enter the part of the site where it says they cost $10, you can start browsing them without giving them money. I guess they use Google Checkout, but I haven't gone that far. No need to pay just to see, but you need a Google Voice account.

About NYC, I typed just "212" and clicked browse, but they have none in that hot area code.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657487 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:42:11 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657374 UHF :
said by josephf See Profile :

About three weeks ago I saw some really nice available GV numbers in the format of xyz-wxyz (i.e. 678-6789).
When they moved me from GC to GC I got NXX-448-0123.
Couldn't pass that one up!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657374 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:01:47 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657263 josephf : I've seen available NYC #'s in every AC, except 212. (718, 917, 646, 347.)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657263 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:28:34 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657245 AndrewZ : Is it really necessary to have $10 balance to see the numbers available?

I've tried different area/zip codes but cannot see any number :(
Anybody was successful to obtain NYC number?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657245 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:21:37 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657235 josephf : About three weeks ago I saw some really nice available GV numbers in the format of xyz-wxyz (i.e. 678-6789).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657235 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:18:41 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657190 nitzan : Possible. But it's also possible the the carrier (Level 3?) who sold them all these numbers is the one who removed the "nice" numbers. I don't know how much G is paying per number - but it must be dirt cheap. Maybe the carrier decided they're only willing to part with "regular" numbers for the price.

Pure speculation, of course. But carriers definitely do that.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657190 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:03:42 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657086 burgerwars :
said by nitzan See Profile :

...

So much for the "one number for life" slogan. lol.

I guess they finally realized they need to actually monetize it...
I've done quite a big of number browsing, but didn't bother to change mine. I'll wait until porting becomes available.

In looking at available numbers, I couldn't find any that ended with two or three zeros, or numbers ending with four of the same numbers (like 7777). I looked across all area codes. Even numbers ending with any three of the same aren't there (like 2111, 4222, etc.), although they could be there but I missed them.

I'm thinking they removed those good "business class" numbers to monetize those even more in the future, by charging a premium fee for those. But there are plenty of numbers you can spell words from. Their search does allow typing in letters or numbers.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657086 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:22:30 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22656908 josephf : Great new optional feature. Probably a prelude to offering a fee based porting option. They always said they would add some optional premium features.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22656908 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:19:53 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22656364 prestonlewis : Thanks for the info. I just changed my GV/GC number to 916-xxx-1776. Pretty easy to remember for the rest of my life I think. GV sure gives you a lot of numbers to choose from. I just kept hitting the "next 5" button until I spotted the 1776 number.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22656364 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:00:28 EDT Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22656014 nitzan : ...

So much for the "one number for life" slogan. lol.

I guess they finally realized they need to actually monetize it...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22656014 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:00:51 EDT Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22655888 macman4hire : Google Voice now you allows you to change your number for a one-time fee of $10. All you need to do is go to Settings/Phones and click the Change link that is located next to your Google Voice phone number.
Your old Google Voice will be forwarded to your new Google Voice number for 3 months before being disconnected. The 3 months allows you plenty of time to inform all of your contacts about your number change. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22655888 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:32:54 EDT