Google Voice is another tool to help businesses in the Google field. It allows free voice calls to anyone in the United States and Canada. After signing up for a Google Voice account, Google policy requires you to use your account frequently to keep it active. Once your business receives the Google Voice number, the clock will start timing. If you do not use your Google Voice number by making or receiving calls or sending or receiving text messages within nine months, Google will consider your number invalid. Once a number is inactive, Google may take it back, which means that if you want to use Google Voice again, you need to start from scratch.
Be an exception
Google did notice an exception to its number recycling policy. If your phone number is from another service provider"Transplant"Or transfer to the Google Voice platform, and Google will deactivate your Voice account after you are idle for 9 months, but will not confiscate the phone number. For example, as of the date of release, Sprint and Google have established a partnership that allows Sprint subscribers to port her Sprint number to their Google Voice account.
Guard against
Although Google Voice is part of the entire Google account (including Gmail, Drive and YouTube), using any of these other services is not eligible to use your Google Voice account. If you need to take measures to keep your Google Voice number active before it is deactivated, and no one can call for any reason, just call your personal mobile phone or home phone number.
Manage
Another way to keep your account active is to sign up for Google's Inactive Account Manager. With this, you can notify Google that you will be allowed to be inactive for a period of time - whether it is three months, six months, nine months or twelve months before Google automatically deactivates or deletes your Google account. Inactive account managers also cover Google Voice. If activated, when you choose a 12-month inactivity period, it can provide you with an additional 3 months of inactivity. To start this tool, please log in to your Gmail account, click the name next to your profile photo, and then click"Account". Click under the account management title"Learn more and go to Settings"To start using it.