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If I replace my Sprint phone number with my Google Voice number, what happens to my Google Voice number if I ever leave Sprint?

  • I'm interested in the Sprint and Google Voice integration, and I want to replace my existing Sprint phone number with my Google Voice number. I consider my GV number as my primary phone number. I'm concerned that if choose this option I might lose the GV number if I ever cancelled my Sprint account.

  • Answer:

    Ok, it looks like you can disable the integration at anytime: http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1207078. And you don't actually lose your existing Sprint number. I just enabled option 2 in my Google Voice account (use GV number instead of Sprint #) and my Sprint number is still listed for that phone. However, any calls or texts made from this phone will use my GV # instead.

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Yes the "replace" may be a bit confusing here. Your Sprint number doesn't go anywhere, what changes is that your GV number is now used as outbound caller id when you make calls from your Sprint phone (even if you don't use the GV app). Likewise with texting. So it's only "replaced" in the context of caller id. If you cancel your Sprint account you can disable the integration and remove your Sprint number. Your GV number will not be lost.

Ilya Frank

Perhaps another way of putting it that addresses both inbound and outbound activities under various scenarios... Your Sprint phone takes on your GV identity for outbound activities (calls and sms). Inbound activites to your Sprint number will remain as they always were. Inbound activities to your GV number route to your Sprint phone. Is that accurate

John Fabrega

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