# Moving a land line to Google Voice **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 18, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571 "2021-11-18T18:54:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/1 "2021-11-18T18:54:40Z")
I’ve checked and I can’t move my land line to Google Voice – “we don’t work with that provider”. It’s currently with Verizon FIOS. It used to be a regular land line number, then Vonage, and now part of a triple play. What if I moved my land line number to a cell phone line first? Could I then move it to Google Voice? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/2 "2021-11-18T18:56:56Z")
You should be able to move a mobile number to Google Voice, so if you can move your number to a mobile, this should work. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/3 "2021-11-18T19:03:21Z")
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. Anyone know for sure? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/4 "2021-11-18T19:06:28Z")
[Checking with Google and you’ll get this check list](https://support.google.com/voice/answer/1065667?hl=en): Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, U.S. Cellular all have instructions. So go with one of them. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/5 "2021-11-18T19:08:13Z")
I’m chatting with Verizon Wireless right now to check on the first part of my devious plan. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/6 "2021-11-18T19:19:06Z")
Looks like it’s doable. I’ll have to give this some more thought. ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/7 "2021-11-18T19:43:48Z")
Rather than porting it to a cell phone, you might take a look at [Number Barn](http://numberbarn.com). I’ve used them to park a number I wan’t quite ready to transfer to a new line, and it worked just fine. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/8 "2021-11-18T20:14:29Z")
I think the problem there will be that I can’t transfer that to Google Voice. ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/9 "2021-11-18T20:32:29Z")
Ah, you’re right. I didn’t realize Google Voice only accepted mobile numbers for porting. Looks like you’ve figured out the way to get it done. ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/10 "2021-11-20T04:05:16Z")
This method of moving your land line / voip number to a cell phone and then to Google voice does not work for some numbers. I have been there and gone through the landline to mobile transfer just to realize that Google still won’t transfer the number ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/11 "2021-11-20T12:29:39Z")
Ugh, really? I wonder how I can tell if it will work without jeopardizing the number. ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/12 "2021-11-20T14:09:00Z")
Use this google website if your number can be ported. If it gives a message like “Ooops! This number appears to be from an area we don’t currently support.” - then it is unlikely that porting to a mobile first will work. [https://www.google.com/voice/porting/](https://www.google.com/voice/porting/) ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/13 "2021-11-20T14:18:08Z")
It says that they don’t port from that **carrier** , not that area. The current carrier is Verizon Fios. ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571/14 "2021-11-20T14:40:35Z")
Sorry, and good luck. I know no more.