Do you have multiple phone numbers?

[Krouget]

@Lakai

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.

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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@Leaffan

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.

I’m not kidding.

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

[anchie33]

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