[GPSCC-chat] Google Voice for 408-22-EARTH?

[Gerry Gras]

What would stop the phone company from reassigning
that number to someone else after some time?
(Probably 6 months or a year.)

Gerry


Spencer B Graves wrote:
>    Thursday evening we voted to terminate the $40 per month we’ve been
> paying for 408-22-EARTH (408-223-2784).
>
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>    Fortunately, with Google Voice (and perhaps other similar services),
> we can retain that phone number for free.  The following outlines the
> process I’m told works:
>
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>      1.  Create a gmail account for the Green Party of Santa Clara
> County, CA.
>
>
> *** DO WE ALREADY HAVE ONE?  IF YES, WHO CURRENTLY MANAGES IT?  ASSUMING
> WE DON’T WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST WE CALL IT?  Something like
> santaClaraGreens at gmail.com <mailto:santaClaraGreens at gmail.com>?  [I
> haven’t tried this, but I might unless I hear a better idea.]
>
>
>      2.  Log into our Greens gmail account, then in the same browser, go
> to "google.com/voice <http://google.com/voice>”.
>
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>      3.  Click “Get a voice number”.  This will open a window with
> buttons for “I want a new number”, and “I want to use my mobile number”.
>
>
> *** THIS MAY NOT WORK FOR 408-22-EARTH, but I think it’s worth a try.
>
>
>    If this doesn’t work, we might find something different that will
> work — at something substantially less than $40 per month if not for
> free.  Google Voice wants to charge for this, but I think we can get it
> for free.
>
>
>    Might anyone care to help make this transition?
>
>
>    Thanks,
>    Spencer
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