# Do you have multiple phone numbers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-multiple-phone-numbers/791379>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 16, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-multiple-phone-numbers/791379 "2017-07-16T04:16:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Krouget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@Krouget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krouget)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-multiple-phone-numbers/791379/21 "2017-07-18T13:50:08Z")

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> [@Lakai](#):
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> If you do, why? And what service do you use?

I have both a carrier number and Google Voice number. GV stays with me no matter which carrier I choose, and it allows me to do things on any device(s), that I couldn’t do with my carrier number.

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> I’ve been trying to set up a separate phone number for business calls. I have been using Google Voice, but I don’t find it to be very good at organizing contacts. It also doesn’t work with voice commands, so I can’t make calls while I’m driving.

I use Hangouts (and Hangouts Dialer) as the front-end for GV, and that pulls from my normal Contacts (the application itself, so it’s pretty organized). I don’t have the actual GV app installed on my device.

There’s a way to make “hands-free” calls with your GV number, but it’s a bit clunky, IMO. You have to go into GV settings: Calls \> Phone number of outgoing calls \> select “yes”. I just tested and it works using my currently installed Hangouts Dialer, but you still have to touch to place the call.

It’s weird, because you can do full hands-free calls with Google Home, which uses the same services. There’s no good reason why they can’t have a good option with GV, directly.:smack:

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**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-multiple-phone-numbers/791379/22 "2017-07-18T16:43:26Z")

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> [@Leaffan](#):
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> I don’t know about you guys, but if I send a text message to a land line here it rings the landline and provides a text-to-voice translation, once you pick-up, of course.
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> I’m not kidding.

Yes, I get this occasionally too. (I’m in the UK.)

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**Author:** ![anchie33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@anchie33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anchie33)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-multiple-phone-numbers/791379/23 "2017-07-19T10:47:26Z")

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I have 2 phones (numbers) one for business another for friends and family.

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