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Re:Get the perfect Google Voice number, Grep-style by tshtf on Sunday March 17, 2013 @11:49AM (#5389587)
This will be great until Google sunsets Google Voice next year.
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Re:Get the perfect Google Voice number, Grep-style by niggler on Sunday March 17, 2013 @01:23PM (#5390057)
The good thing about google voice is that when it is finally axed, the US laws require them to give a way to port numbers. That's the only reason why I was comfortable using their service
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Re:Get the perfect Google Voice number, Grep-style by derleth on Sunday March 17, 2013 @04:18PM (#5390833)
> The good thing about google voice is that when it is finally axed, the US laws require them to give a way to port numbers.

Or what? What's the penalty if they don't?

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Re:Get the perfect Google Voice number, Grep-style by niggler on Sunday March 17, 2013 @04:24PM (#5390877)
You can do it today: https://support.google.com/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ans...

You can initiate the request from the other side (the new carrier), in which case it is forcefully wrested in a day. If google still refuses, you can complain to the FCC.

As for google penalties for holding your number hostage, given that the business is dying there's really nothing other than an FCC lawsuit (which, as you imagine, would be for a paltry sum)

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Re:Get the perfect Google Voice number, Grep-style by justincormack on Sunday March 17, 2013 @03:24PM (#5390609)
They havent introduced it outside the US yet AFAIK so it cannot be a high priority.
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Re:Get the perfect Google Voice number, Grep-style by reedlaw on Sunday March 17, 2013 @02:01PM (#5390228)
Do you mean until they start charging for it? They've been saying for a number of years that "next year" it will no longer be free. But I have not heard they plan to sunset the service altogether.
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Re:Get the perfect Google Voice number, Grep-style by jordonwii on Sunday March 17, 2013 @05:41PM (#5391189)
That wasn't about Google Voice. That's regarding free calling via Google Voice from the GMail/GTalk interface.
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Re:Get the perfect Google Voice number, Grep-style by drivebyacct2 on Sunday March 17, 2013 @11:58AM (#5389626)
Oh man! I can't wait to read this on every single HN post for the next three weeks.
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Re:Get the perfect Google Voice number, Grep-style by shoopy on Sunday March 17, 2013 @08:26PM (#5391717)
Remember, you're not their user, you're their product. Ad companies are the real customers.
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Re:Get the perfect Google Voice number, Grep-style by drivebyacct2 on Sunday March 17, 2013 @09:31PM (#5391883)
I still don't know why that's supposed to scare me. As long as they don't purge the contents of my Gmail and give me three months notice on closing products that I can export my data from... then, I'll find a way.

If I have my way, sooner or later it will be more convenient to just run your own Google Voice clone on Twilio, Tropo, etc.

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