VoIP.ms VS Google Voice

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VoIP.ms mentions (861)

• Ask HN: Best Google Voice alternative to receive SMS? (My country not allowed)

  If you are willing to "loosen" your requirements slightly, VOIP.ms (https://voip.ms/) VOIP phone numbers support SMS send/receive (including a web interface in your account to do send/receive) and using one to send/receive SMS codes would be relatively inexpensive (if you pick their "pay for usage" version). This page shows their pricing in various countries... - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Fast busy after dialing - Grandstream HT801

  It appears that the ATA is not sending any traffic out when I dial. The packet capture only saw packets to/from voip.ms when I made an inbound call. Outbound, nothing happened. Source: 5 months ago

• Fast busy after dialing - Grandstream HT801

  It's connected to voip.ms. The CDR in the ATA just shows that the outbound call failed. VoIP.ms CDR aren't registering that I've attempted to make an outbound call. Source: 5 months ago

• Can no longer play vmail attachments from Voip.ms

  Hello, I hope this is not too off-topic, but I suspect there must be many people here who have run into this. I use voip.ms, and have always received voicemails as email attachments with no problem. Since switching to Windows 11 from Windows 10, I can no longer play the files, but have to download them. Windows 11, Chrome, gmail. Error message: 'there was a problem playing this audio file'. Has anyone found a... Source: 5 months ago

• Alternative with SMS forwarding?

  This is usually very limited. For instance, I used voip.ms, and they limit it to 100 per day and costs me abotu a penny a message (separate charges for inbound and outbound, so 2 cents to receive a message and then forward it along) This is done because SMS forwarding looks spammy and the receiving carrier will block the sending carrier entirely (this is why Google had to end it). Source: 5 months ago

Google Voice mentions (20)

• Need help with phone bill

  If you can post this you can use https://voice.google.com/about . Call them and tell them , you need to wait to the next pay day to pay your phone bill and be able to accept text messages. Source: 9 months ago

• I’m frustrated with GV, calling issues

  Have you tried connecting via the Google Voice website on a PC to see if you're having the same issues? Source: 12 months ago

• What do I do if a cute stranger asks for my number?

  Get yourself a Google voice phone number! Then you can give out that number and have it forward calls to your real number and preserve some anonymity. Source: about 1 year ago

• Kik is the absolute worst - here's what's better

  You can be completely anonymous by using a google voice number to sign up: https://voice.google.com/about. Source: over 1 year ago

• Fake mobile numbers?

  This one but idk if it works for OP's problem. Source: over 1 year ago