How to Get a Google Voice Phone Number
This wikiHow teaches you how to sign up for a Google Voice phone number. You can sign up for a Google Voice phone number for free if you have a Google Account. You can also delete your current Google Voice number and select a different one, though you'll have to wait for 90 days between deleting the number and selecting a new number.
Signing up for Google Voice
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Open Google Voice. Go to https://voice.google.com in your computer's web browser. This will open the Google Voice setup page if you're logged into a Google account.
- If you aren't logged into a Google account, enter your email address and password before proceeding.
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Search for a location. Click the text box in the middle of the page, then type in a city name or a ZIP code (e.g., 96703). As you type, a drop-down menu with phone number options will appear below the text box.
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Select a phone number. Click the blue SELECT button to the right of the phone number that you want to use.
- You may first have to select a city in the drop-down menu below the search bar.
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Click VERIFY. This blue button is in the middle of the page. Doing so will take you to a page where you can verify your actual phone number.
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Enter your actual phone number. In the text field that appears in the middle of the page, type in a phone number for a phone that you can access.
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Click SEND CODE. It's in the bottom-right corner of the phone number window. Google Voice will send a verification text to your phone.
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Retrieve your code. Open your phone's texting app, open the text from Google (usually a five-digit number), and review the six-digit code in the body of the text.
- Google's text will say something like "123456 is your Google Voice verification code."
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Enter the code. Type the six-digit code into the text field in the middle of the Google Voice page.
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Click VERIFY. It's in the bottom-right corner of the code verification window.
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Click CLAIM when prompted. This will confirm that you want to use the associated phone number with your Google Voice account.
- You might not see this option depending on your phone number. If so, skip to the next step.
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Click FINISH when prompted. Doing so will confirm your phone number and take you to your Google Voice page.
- Any outgoing messages or phone calls from this page will use your Google Voice number.
Getting a New Phone Number
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Open Google Voice. Go to https://voice.google.com/ in your web browser. This will open the Google Voice page that's associated with your email address if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged into a Google Account, enter your email address and password before proceeding.
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Click the gear icon (upper-right corner) to open the Settings menu.
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Click the Phone numbers tab. You'll find this option near the top-middle section of the Settings menu.
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Click DELETE. It's below and to the right of your current Google Voice phone number, which is near the top of the page. Doing so opens the Legacy page.
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Click the Delete link. This link is next to your Google Voice number on the Legacy page.
- Do not click the grey Delete button that's near your email address.
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Click Proceed when prompted. Doing this will delete your Google Voice number from your Google Account.
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Wait for 90 days. You won't be able to sign up for a new Google Voice number on this account for a 90-day period after deleting your previous Google Voice number.
- If you want to restore your old number within the 90-day period, you can click ☰ on your Google Voice account page, click Legacy Google Voice at the bottom of the pop-out menu, and click your Google Voice number in the lower-left side of the page.
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Sign up for a new number. Once 90 days have passed, you can open your Google Voice account again, click ☰, click Phone number, and click CHOOSE to the right of the "Phone number" section. You'll then follow the prompts to create a new phone number.
Google Voice Settings
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To disable Call screening (it defaults to On):
- Enter Settings (click the gear icon in the upper-right corner)
- Click Calls in the left pane
- Scroll down until you see Screen calls
- disable the on-off slider to the right
Tips
- Google Voice is a convenient way to call or text people without worrying about compromising your actual phone number.
- If you're calling out with Google Voice (and listening to the ring sequence), and you suddenly hear two different-but-simultaneous ring sequences (very confusing!), somebody is probably calling your Google Voice number, and their incoming call has been forwarded to your real phone; to not miss the incoming call, click the red phone icon in Google Voice to kill your outgoing call, then pickup your real phone to answer the incoming call.
Warnings
- You can only have one Google Voice phone number per actual phone number.
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