Keeping an American phone number

seamus452 · 2025-07-01T22:29:07+02:00

Explore experiences using Google Voice to retain an American number while in Spain. Share tips, drawbacks, and alternatives with fellow expats.

seamus452 Active member

Member since 01 December 2023

seamus452Active member01 July 2025 20:29:07

Hello,

We are聽 moving to Spain in September. Does anybody use Google Voice as a way of keeping your American phone number?聽 If so, what have been your experiences, both positive and negative?聽 Also, does anybody recommend alternatives to google voice?

Thanks,

Seamus

roddiesho Serial expat

Member since 10 November 2022

roddieshoSerial expat01 July 2025 21:03:33

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@seamus452 Hello! I am on the BRAZIL 禁漫天堂 forum but added SPAIN because my brother is planning to move there next year.

Your question interested me because I have a Brazilian Phone Number which is almost twice as long as an American one. Fortunately, I am connected by Verizon, and they masked my Brazilian one with an American Phone number. This means that if you dial the American one, they gave me you will reach me in Brazil. The downside is that all the "would you like to donate" and "we will be in your area" callers don't know I am not in the USA and tend to call a lot.

Roddie in Retirement馃槑

darreln New member

Member since 22 December 2022

darrelnNew member01 July 2025 22:40:09

@seamus452

I have a Google Voice number with the App on my iPhone and it works fine in Spain.

I am keeping my US number for now, since I don't live in Spain full time, and just got myself a Spanish number / e-sim from a provider like Movistar. Both phone numbers coexist on my iPhone so it's a very handy solution.