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So if I port my real cell number over to Google Voice and my cell plan gets canceled, then isn't Google Voice basically useless because I wouldn't have a cell to forward it to? It'd be nice if they could work with carriers to assign you a new number and transfer your existing to GV in one transaction.


The idea is that you then get new service, with a new number you can use as your primary number with the old one still forwarding. Basically the equivalent of a forwarding address.

However, this may be preparation for the other shoe to drop. The other shoe would be some kind of data-only plan for Android phones where your actual phone service is simply VoIP with your Google Voice number, over the data plan.


That seems likely in the future, particularly since Gingerbread (Android 2.3) supports SIP-based Internet calling out of the box now.




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