As part of the signup you pick the phone number you want. Then you put what all phones you wan't tied to it. <div><br></div><div>For incoming, it acts like a virtual phone and just routes based on the schedule you want. You can SMS and do US calling for free.<div>
<br></div><div>For outgoing - You initiate a call by using the web or a client for a cell phone. It calls your number and then when you pick up, it dials the other party. That way the call is free from long distance (local incoming) and appears on the caller ID as your proper GV number.<div>
<br></div><div><br></div><div>Brian</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Zachary Uram <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:netrek@gmail.com">netrek@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Where exactly does one apply for a Google Voice number? I thought it<br>
was just a VOIP client. Will a GV number be recognized by services<br>
that check to see if a number is a valid cell phone number? If so I'd<br>
like to do that. Also can people send SMS texts to your GV number?<br>
<br>
Zach<br>
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