

- #Google voice phone number transfer how to
- #Google voice phone number transfer code
- #Google voice phone number transfer free
You cannot activate a new number and plan to port your actual number later. By that I mean, if you don't have ALL the information ready at the time of activation, the porting will not be successful. With Mint Mobile, you get only one chance to port the number. You can port the number from landline to either.
#Google voice phone number transfer free
For Telling you need to buy the SIM for $9, whereas SIM comes free with a starter pack for Mint Mobile. You can use Tello or Mint Mobile for a monthly plan that would cost you about $8 (Tello) or $15 (Mint Mobile). The chances of you number having been recycled is almost 100%, in fact it may have had multiple users since then.
#Google voice phone number transfer code
Using a quick and dirty search on number barn of just the area code and the station number (last 4 digits) I am guessing that less than 2% of most old exchange numbers are available today. You can do research on a site like to see if the number is available (unlikely actually), Your best bet is to use something like Number Barn to capture the phone then do the cellphone transfer boogie described in this thread.īad news, I went through a list of about 15 old numbers used by me and family members just now. If/when you recapture the number, you just follow the steps to port to Google voice, from where ever in the process it is that you capture the number. Third and last option would be to recapture the number via todays "landline" which is basically VOIP service. My guess is that if this is even possible, you will have to sign up for at least one month of postpaid cell service. I would walk into a cell phone retail store and find out if they will allow you to recapture the number, and if so, if you can do it with an old phone and for only 1 month of service. I don't think (but others please correct me if I am wrong) that you are allowed to select a number on Google Voice or Google Fi. If you gave up the number, you would need to somehow recapture the number before you can do anything with it. I'm mildly interested in porting my 30 year-old landline number but I didn't know about porting back when I deactivated the landline. Not the OP, but does anybody know if it is possible to port a landline number that I gave up about 5 years ago, over to GV? My Google search indicates the line needs to be active to port. Ported the number I wanted to keep to Google Fi This is assuming you use unlocked phones. Once done you can use the new phone for whatever you want. If you or anyone in your family is getting a new phone, an easy way to do this is to first use the new phone for the above.
#Google voice phone number transfer how to
If you search online, you can find alot of very detailed instructions on how to do this. The whole thing cost me less than $2 because Google Fi only charges for the days the service was used and refunds the balance about 30 days later. Changed Google Fi to Google Voice (no charge) Ported the number I wanted to keep to Google Fiĥ. You don't actually need a physical Sim, or they somehow change the physical Sim already in the phone to a Google Fi Simģ. Google Fi is able to issue virtual Sims on newer phones. Signed that phone and it's IMEI up for a Google Fi account. I used a fairly newish phone (less than 5 years old) that was no longer being used.Ģ. It's been over a year since I did this, so things may have changed, but.ġ. I'd rather pay more and have a seamless experience than pay less and risk losing the #. Not something I'm going to have problems with PIN #s, Access Codes, waiting forever for a customer service representative, etc. Service that is "easy" to deal with port ins and outs. Only anticipate using this device for a week, tops. Service and flip phone package (no data needed, just voice and perhaps text if that's thrown in). I also anticipate there being a roughly 3 or 4 day period where the intermediate cellphone will need to be used before moving it to Google voice. My thought is to purchase a Tracphone or similar cellphone for the landline to cellular transfer and then make the transfer from the cellphone to Google Voice. It also comes with a $20 fee to make that move. I understand I cannot move directly from landline to Google Voice. I have previously moved a cell phone to Google Voice without issue, so I am somewhat familiar with the process, but this was many years ago and not sure if anything has changed.

The purpose is for Google Voice to initially forward calls to another number, and then eventually just serve as an answering machine, and finally just be closed down. I am trying to move a Verizon landline telephone # to Google voice for a closing business.
