![]() Do not count on using Google Voice for this purpose. VoIP numbers are at higher risk of international financial fraud, so it's up to each institution to decide whether or not to allow sending verification codes to those numbers. This is because Google Voice numbers are not true mobile numbers with native SMS capability they're VoIP numbers. Many US financial industry institutions block the use of Google Voice numbers for two-factor authentication (2FA). This may prevent you from using the service. Security or functional changes to the service sometimes require a mandatory app update to continue working. You may not be able to download or update the app outside the USA. The mobile Google Voice apps for Android and iOS are only available to download, install and update in the ~12 countries where the business (paid) version of Google Voice for Workspace is available. You must have working telephone service on this number, so you can receive a SMS verification text message. ![]() To do that, you must submit a personal US phone number (it can be the same number you wish to port) as your “claim ticket” to obtain the freebie phone number. You can port your 48-state US phone number to Google Voice, but you must do this before you leave the US, and you must first successfully claim one of Google Voice’s freebie phone numbers. Google Voice numbers cannot make emergency (E911) calls. For example, using a VPN does not change the fact that you are physically located in a non-US country. Google doesn’t condone attempting to violate or circumvent those countries' laws or regulations. ![]() A few countries ban and/or attempt to block VoIP telephone service providers. Technically, its use may violate foreign countries’ telecom and/or tax rules that’s on you. Google Voice is not a free telephone company for expats. I am moving/have moved to blah blah blahįirst, the disclaimers and technicalities: Consumer Google Voice is a USA-only service, meaning that you must be physically located within the 48 contiguous US states to get one of Google Voice’s free phone numbers and/or to port in a mobile number.
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