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self-hosted alternative for google voice / manage multiple phone lines and forward to one device (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by neutron@thelemmy.club to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I currently carry a dual-sim phone to have two numbers, private and work each. I am not entirely happy with this setup however:

  • Dual sim phones aren't common and cost more when I have to upgrade.
  • I need call recording for business, but android phones aren't very clear when it comes to call recording support. I had to try and return several new devices.
  • I would love to have additional temporary phone numbers for privacy (e.g. retails).

And here's my situation:

  • Google Voice is not available in my country. Plus, it's Google.
  • Prepaid SIM cards are cheap and easy to acquire where I live.
  • I have a bunch of old spare android phones.

I was thinking, could I leave the SIM cards for private and work at home, inserted to phones/devices that are managed by a call-forwarding server, which transparently forward the calls to a third device I am actually carrying?

Self hosted Google Voice is what I would love to have.

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[–] socphoenix@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I looked at those a few years back but never could figure out how to have an actual phone number instead of just internal sip lines. Where would one get an actual phone # from on those?

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Any number of SIP Trunks DID (Direct inward dialing) providers.

https://www.voip-info.org/did-service-providers/

One of my favorite for north america has always been https://voip.ms/ small business that's been around for 15+ years they offer both fully hosted and self hosted options.

[–] SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org 3 points 2 years ago

I want to second voip.ms. I've had a number with them for years and I've been nothing but happy with the service and cost.

[–] peter@discuss.petersanchez.com 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks! I hadn't heard of voip.ms but just signed up. Looks perfect for my needs.

[–] neutron@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So I would have to contact one of those providers if I wanted to keep using my current phone numbers, then?

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, number portability extends to compatible VoIP providers.

[–] Cerothen@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

I have a FreePBX virtual machine hosted at home. I use VoIP.ms which covers most North American numbers and many numbers abroad. I use it to provide phone service to my parents house and cottage and my house and cottage. I put in about $40 a year to cover all these places with their own DID number.