How-To

How to setup and use Google Voice

How to Register for a Google Voice Number

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How do I get a Google Voice number? Sign up for a Google Voice number is free and open to anyone living in the US. This guide will show you how to sign up for your Google Voice number.

Step 1. Go to http://www.google.com/voice
If you already have a Google account, just log on and skip to step 4. If not, click on “Signup” link to begin.

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How to port your number out of Google Voice

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Port your number out of Google Voice

To protect your number from being ported out without your consent, your Google Voice number is locked automatically.  Before you can port out your Google Voice number you must unlock it.

There is a one time $3 fee to port your number away from Google Voice. For users who ported their mobile numbers into Google Voice, the fee is waived.

To unlock your number simply:

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Recording Google Voice Calls

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Recording Google Voice calls can be a useful feature but you need to check with your state and federal laws before using this feature. Some states require both parties consent to any recording while other states require only one party consent.

Before you can use the call recording feature, you need to enable it. See the screenshot below on how to enable this feature.  Click on the screenshot for a larger view.

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Google Voice Sprint Integration

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There are two ways to enable Google Voice with Sprint:

Option 1: Use your Sprint number with Google Voice.

If you are new to Google Voice:

  • In step 1 of account creation, click “I want to use my mobile number.”
  • Enter your Sprint mobile phone number and click the “Check for available options” button.
  • Click on “Enable Google Voice on your Sprint phone” and complete the remaining steps of account setup.

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How to Disable Call Screening in Google Voice

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Call screening lets you know who’s calling your Google number before you accept the call. It also allows you options on how to handle your calls so that you can choose to accept it, send the caller to voicemail and ListenInTM, or record the call.

There are two ways we screen your callers:

  • We’ll show you their Caller ID on your Caller ID display.
  • As soon as you pick up your phone, we’ll announce your callers to you. We’ve added this second level of screening (‘audio’ Caller ID), because Caller ID isn’t particularly useful for blocked and unknown names and numbers. Once we announce your caller (for example, ‘Call from Jack Johnson’), we give you four ways to handle the call:
    1. Accept it (press 1)
    2. Send it to voicemail (press 2)
    3. ListenInTM on the voicemail (press 2 and stay on the line)
    4. Accept and record the call (press 1 then 4)

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How to add your numbers to Google Voice

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So, you have registered for a Google Voice number. Now what. You can set up to six phones to ring when someone calls your Google Voice number. For instance, with Google Voice, you can ring your landline, work phone, and mobile phone, when someone calls your Google Voice number. See the video below on how to add your numbers to Google Voice.

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Replace Your Landline with Google Voice and OBi100

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Obi100 – The world’s first ATA device with support for Google Voice. If you don’t like to be tied to your PC while making phone calls or want to ditch your landline, get yourself an OBi100 Voice Services Bridge or OBi endpoint. Setup is fairly simple. You’ll be making free domestic calls within 30 minutes. Twenty minutes if you know what you are doing and less than 10 minutes if you already have Google Voice. 🙂

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