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Re:My Google Traffic Has Fallen to Zero by cik on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @09:23AM (#25645759)
I keep a phone number I never answer, with a voip provider I've used for decades. That number forwards to whatever number I care about. I give out only the movable voip number, never my physical cellphone number, when it comes to services.

This is what iNUM was supposed to solve. Sadly it didn't take off.

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Re:My Google Traffic Has Fallen to Zero by RamRodification on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @10:59AM (#25646838)
Does that mean you could be screwed if that voip provider disappears before you have time to change things? Or do you own the number somehow (like a domain name?) so that you can move it elsewhere in that situation?

I know nothing about voip providers and this makes the setup sound scary to me.

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Re:My Google Traffic Has Fallen to Zero by cik on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:09AM (#25656285)
Yes, you'd be screwed if that happens. But it's significantly less likely that they're skiffed than a telco provider, given how they work. I know way too many people who have had the latter happen - and none the former.
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