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Calling and SMS via Data (Google Voice Alternative?) (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by cabhan@discuss.tchncs.de to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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Hi all! I'm looking for a service where I can port my phone number, and then make and receive phone calls and SMS, all over data, not cell service. My particular use case is that I live in Germany, but I still have a US phone number, and occasionally need to receive SMSes or phone calls on that number.

I am aware that Google Voice offers this service, but as you can probably guess given that I'm here, I am unwilling to use it :). I saw JMP here: https://lemmy.world/post/1033514, but TBH, I don't think that it will give me the experience that I'm looking for, given that it seems to translate everything back to generic Jabber.

Edit: Thank you all for the suggestions! I have decided to go with VoIP.ms: I tested it today, and am working on transferring my number to them now.

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[-] TurtleTourParty@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

If you use the Cheogram app for JMP.chat it works like a normal call and messaging service. You can make phone calls through the dialer app or cheogram and send and receive messages through cheogram. The app takes you through setting everything up on the first run. The only issue I've had is that group messages only show the phone number and not the contact.

That being said, if you're only using it occasionally, Mysudo has a $0.99 plan while JMP.chat is $4.99.

[-] Disaster@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago

I use Cheogram with Twilio, but that is also expensive.

I would like an app to forward incomming SMS to a message in the Signal app.

But unfortunately I don't have the skill or time to make it. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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