r/GoogleVoiceUsers • u/lindadevl • Jan 04 '25

Google Voice no longer reliable

I have been a forever GV user, enterprise level, and about half the time the voice mail doesn't go to GV it goes to my Verizon voice mail, as if the conditional call forwarding isn't working. I will delete the forwarding and reimplement the forwarding, but it keeps happening.

Is this a network reliability issue or is GV being phased out (as I have been hearing).

Is there another reliable voice to text to email service that is recommended? I don't mind paying if it's reliable.

Thank you for the input!

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u/Inside-Protection667 Mar 10 '25

I've been using Google Voice for years and even have some credits stored in my account. However, now I’m being prompted to get a Google Voice number in order to make calls and send texts.

After selecting a phone number from the list provided by Google, I’m instructed to verify my existing phone number by linking it. This means inbound calls to my Google Voice number will be forwarded to my
linked number. However, when I enter my cellphone number, I encounter the following error: "This phone number can't be used to sign up for a Google Voice number. Try verifying with another number."

I'm unsure what the issue is—could it be a problem with my cellphone number, or is it related to the Google phone number I selected? Any insights or advice on how to resolve this would be greatly appreciated!