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Google Voice goes US only (derp.foo)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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If you update the Google Voice app, you cannot make phone calls anymore if you cannot randomly validate a US phone number. Which pretty much kills the only use case for googlevoice: having a phone number when traveling, when you cannot receive SMS on your US phone number (thanks verizon).

You can still call from the website, for now, but not the app.

There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.

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[–] miketunes 3 points 10 months ago

Voip.ms ( though it's more business oriented)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

If you read the hacker news thread, this was just a misconfiguration of the user's voice app. They needed to set prefer Wi-Fi calling and everything just worked

[–] machinin 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Are there any good Google Voice alternatives? I'm using it now, but I have a feeling it will go the way of all other Google services - cancelled. I would love another option.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I just use eSIMs with Airalo when traveling internationally now

[–] Newstart 1 points 10 months ago

Fongo. Textnow

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That's definitely not the only use case.

[–] crsu -1 points 10 months ago

This is a good thing. VOIP numbers are cheap and if you're a scammer I expect you to invest in your dream