Google Voice now will work with existing phone numbers. You can now can get Google Voice with a Google number OR with your existing
mobile phone number. If you choose to use Google Voice with your
existing number, you won't get some features (like call screening and
recording), but you'll still get many others -- including Google
voicemail).
Google Voice with your existing number, you'll get:
- Online, searchable voicemail.
- Free automated voicemail transcription.
- Custom voicemail greetings for different callers.
- Email and SMS notifications.
- Low-priced international calling.
If you decide to also get a new Google number, you'll get all of the above PLUS:
- One number that reaches you on all your phones.
- SMS via email.
- Call screening.
- Listen In
- Call recording.
- Conference calling.
- Call blocking.
If you already have a Google number, this new feature should also
help with the transition to your new number, as you can now forward
unanswered calls to your mobile phone to your Google Voice account.
This way, people who still call your old number will reach the same
voicemail as people who call your Google Voice number.
If you already use Google Voice, you can add Google voicemail to any mobile phone you've linked to your account. If you're not using Google Voice yet, you can request an invitation
or ask someone with a Google Voice account to invite you. When you
receive the invitation to sign-up, you decide whether you'd like to use
Google Voice with your existing number or get a Google number.