Okay, here's the phone number issue I'm trying to solve. I have:
1) A land line because the cell signal in my house sucks.
2) A cell phone with a number assigned by T-Mobile.
3) A Google Voice number.
When I give someone my number, I give out the GV number. If they text me, they get the reply from my T-Mo number. Not a huge deal, right? But then when I reply from my keyboard, it's coming from my GV number. Okay, not the end of the world, but still confusing to the recipient.
Now, add to this issue that I often return calls from my land line because of my cell signal issue. Now they've got THREE numbers to track with me. No one knows where to call or text me and it's irritating for all concerned.
I'm not willing to give up my GV # because, even though it would be easier on the people I talk to, 1) I need to be able to quickly text from my keyboard, not poke around on my iPhone all day, 2) I can answer via email and, 3) GV organizes and archives my texts which is awesome beyond compare.
Is there some easier solution I'm overlooking? I can't be the only person trying to deal with this. I text a lot. I mean, a LOT, so my main concern is streamlining the numbers that the people on the other end have to deal with. Whoever solves this for me gets a cookie!
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