Google Voice links to your Google account and gives you a public phone number you can use on your phone and computer for texting and voicemail.
You choose a backup phone number that connects to your primary phone number.
What is the Google Voice service?
After making a full backup, you can set up the app to make calls, send texts, and leave voicemails.
The app also lets you read advanced copies of your voicemails in the app or in emails that you've forwarded. You can also call places worldwide at reasonable rates and without extra fees.
Most of us use more than one device simultaneously these days. If you do, too, you can quickly check your email from anywhere because Google Voice connects all of them.
What the Google Voice Service Has:
You can make and answer calls and send and receive text messages with your new Google phone number.
You can forward calls from your old phone number to your new Google phone number with Google Voice Call. You'll be able to change where you get calls and the phones and devices you use. You can port or move your phone number to Google Voice.
If you ever lose your Google Voice account, your phone number can be used to get back in.
The great thing about Google Voice for business owners is that its VoIP service is very cheap. With it, you can make and receive calls and texts from any number on any device.
Google Voice has many features that make business calls and messages more accessible. Some of these are filtering, text and call transcription, and auto-attendants.
By adding Google Workspace, users can improve their ability to work together in ways other than one-on-one conversations.
When deciding if Google Voice is the best platform for your new business, here are some things you should consider:.
When you use Google Voice, some information is processed so you can have a better time with the service.
When you send or receive texts and attachments with Google Voice, they are stored safely in our data centers worldwide.
When data is sent from one Google Voice customer to Google, it is encrypted.
When you record a voice message greeting on a voice assistant or leave a voice message for someone else, your audible data is saved.
How Google Voice protects your privacy and keeps you in charge. Voice, text, and phone calls are synced between your devices. You can get rid of text messages, calls, and voicemails.
Your Google Account has built-in security to spot and stop threats like spam, phishing, and malware.
To store your activity, strict rules and guidelines are used.
Google Voice keeps you in charge and protects your privacy.
Your address book and phone number are synced and saved to keep you in the loop. For the sign-up process, the service saves your name and email address, shows you a personalized list of contacts, and lets you know that the service has changed.
Your email address is used to keep track of your choices, run surveys, and keep the data separate.
Safety and security: If you have an account at work or school, the administrator keeps a record of each phone number and address in case of an emergency. The service looks at the contacts you have saved on your device and in your account to help you figure out who is calling, texting, emailing, or leaving a voicemail.
Google Voice uses data to make the experience better for users.
It uses information about its users to provide services like blocking spam. It collects performance data and analytics to simplify Google Voice and help fix its problems. This information is also kept so the company can ensure that its services aren't being abused.
Google Voice does not use your content to show ads.
It doesn't use information from apps like Google Voice, where you store most of your content for marketing purposes.
You decide what content gets shared and with whom.
The things you save on Google are private unless you share them.
Google cares about your privacy. It can only get to your private information if you give it permission or the law says it has to. Through the Google Transparency Report, you can get information about how government and business policies affect privacy.
It's easy to look at and organize your data.
The Google Account Panel shows you a quick look at your Google products and the information you store in them, like photos and emails.
Find out how to manage and see what's happening in your Google account.
Link your services to where you are.
It keeps track of your primary location so that Google Voice can learn more about your experience with it. That could have something to do with where you are, like when you share information with Google. If your account notices that you are signing in from a new place, it will try to keep it safe. You can use the location to find places where Google Voice service is available.
Google Voice also uses your location to show you the best language while calling.
You can take your information with you.
No matter the time or reason, anyone can see the information they've given Google Voice.
That's why they made the system for downloading data, which lets you save pictures, emails, contacts, and favorites.
Your data can be backed up or moved to another site; the choice is yours. You can get your information out of Google Voice.
You always have complete control over what data is saved in your Google account. Just figure out how to download the data.
Now, follow these steps to make a Google Voice number:
1. Make a Google account.
You need a Google account to get the new Google Voice number service. It will be used to sign in to Google Voice and other Google apps and products. Some are the browser, Gmail, Google Docs, and the Workspace suite.
Go to the first page of your Google account. Click "Create account" to get started. This is the sign-in screen.
Pick a username and a password before you fill out the form. For your account, you will also need a phone number.
2. Pick out a Google Voice number.
After making an account, go to the Google Voice home page to set it up.
It would help if you chose whether the account is for personal or business use.
You can pick from three options. "For personal use" options are available for Android, iOS, and the web. You can get it for your phone from the app store for iOS or Android.
When you use the "Web" option, enter your login information. Then, ensure you agree to the terms of service to move forward.
If you want to sign up for "For Business," you can pick from three plans that cost between $10 and $30. You will also need a Google Workspace account, which costs around $6 to $8 monthly.
After picking a plan, pick the business phone number with Google Voice.
To pick a new Google number, you first need to search for numbers that are available by location or area code.
The numbers that are possible will be shown. If none work for you, click "show more" for more options.
Click the blue "Select" button to find a new Google number you want to use for your business.
3. Check your current phone number and link it.
On the next page, your chosen phone number will be shown. To finish setting up, link and confirm your current phone number, where calls will be sent. The phone number you give must be in the US.
When you enter a phone number into the link, Google Voice will send you a six-digit code by text message to confirm.
For landlines, you should call the number to make sure.
Enter the code when you get it, then click "Verify" to finish creating your account.
4. Get the app on your devices.
After following all the steps, your Google Voice number will work on your phone. Set it up on your phone to get the most out of Google Voice's VoIP phone services.
Get the Google Voice app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
Pick out the app and click "download." After downloading, open the program and sign in to your Google account. Then, read and agree to the privacy policy and terms of service statement.
Getting a Google Voice number is easy and quick if you already have a Google Workspace account.
Once you have a Google Voice number, you can use it for calls, messages, and voicemails in the United States and other countries.
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Why would you want to buy a Google Voice number?
You can only use Google Voice if you have a G Suite or Google Account in the United States.
The only places you can use Google Voice to send texts are in the United States and Canada.
If you want to sign up for "For Business," you can pick from three plans that cost between $10 and $30. You will also need a Google Workspace account, which costs around $6 to $8 monthly.
You'll also need to follow different steps to add another phone number to an existing account.
Adding more information out of order, changing phone numbers, or other options may also make the process different.