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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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[–] 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.