Full FeedGoogle may soon allow you to port your existing number into Google Voice
For anyone that missed the earlier news, Google has recently announced the rebranding of GrandCentral which is now Google Voice. Unfortunately, the service is still in a closed beta with no sight of invites, but that is not stopping the talk of potential new features.
Currently Google Voice will allow the user to take their number with them should they decide to leave the service, however Google is now also considering allowing users to port their existing number in. Sadly, as of now, this is a feature that may or may not end up making the cut. The details of the plans are coming courtesy of a Google Voice help page titled “Porting your number” which simply reads:
“Although you can’t currently port your existing number to Google Voice, we hope to offer this option in the near future. Please tell us if this is a feature you’d like to see in Google Voice. “
Personally, I am not sure I would want to port my existing number into Google Voice, but that said, I can imagine that plenty of people would love to use the service and not have to get a new phone number. If you happen to be one of them, you may want to let Google know, after all they are asking our opinion when it comes to this feature.
Read [Google Voice] Via [Lifehacker]
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on April 9, 2009 at 10:59 PM - LINKI think that would be a great feature. I’ve been asking for the ability to port my number to GrandCentral (now Google Voice) for quite some time. For now, I’m using NumberGarage for parking and forwarding my number to Google Voice. Works very well.
on May 9, 2009 at 02:41 PM - LINK