Make calls with Google Voice

To make a call from the Google Voice page

1. Go to Google Voice.
2. On the top left of the page, click Call.
3. Type a contact’s name or phone number.
4. Choose the phone number you want to use for that call and click Connect. Google Voice will call you at that phone and connect you to the number you dialed.

How to use your own Google number to make a call

If you’d like to make a call from a different phone number but want to make your Google Voice number show up on the caller ID, you can use own Google number to place the call.

1. Call your own Google number.
2. Press 2.
3. Enter the number you want to call.
4. Press the pound # key.

You can also make calls from Google Contacts

1. Click Google Contacts on the left side of the Google Voice window. 
2. Click on any contact whose phone number you have saved in Google Contacts.
3. Hover over their phone number.
4. Click the phone icon next to their number. Remember, if your contact has an international phone number you need to add a "+" and the country code. For example: +33 123456789.

Related articles:

• How to make calls from the Google Voice iPhone app.
• How to make calls from the Google Voice Android app.

Make calls with Android

First, download the Google Voice Android app. Once downloaded, make sure Google Voice is set up correctly on your phone. During set up, select the option that enables you to dial directly from the phone.

Now you're ready to place a call:

1. Launch the Google Voice Android app.
2. Call a contact just as you would without Google Voice.
3. If you’ve configured Google Voice to ask whether you want to use it each time you place a call, click Call with Google Voice. If you’ve configured Google Voice to use it for all calls, this message doesn’t appear.

If you're placing a toll call, you'll hear a message from Google Voice that tells you what the cost per minute is for the call and how many minutes of talk time you have left in your Google Voice account based on this rate.

Make international phone calls

To place an international call through Google Voice, you first need to make sure your device is set up for it.

1. Launch Google Voice for Android.
2. Press the Menu button, then select Settings.
3. Under "Making Calls," choose to either Use Google Voice for all calls or Only use Google Voice for international calls.

To check the credit balance in your Google Voice account:

1. Go to Menu.
2. Select Balance.

International calls use standard cell phone plan minutes and are charged against your Google Voice credit, at Google Voice international rates.

For all international calls through Google Voice, you should hear a message notifying you of the call rate. If you don't hear the message, your call is not going through Google Voice and your call may be subject to your carrier's rates.

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Receiving text messages from unrecognized numbers

When you send a text message through Google Voice, the text message appears to be sent from your Google number. When someone sends a text message to your Google number, and it's forwarded to your mobile phone, it won't appear as from the sender's actual number (e.g., the SMS may appear from 1-406-xxx-xxxx or 1-972-xxx-xxxx). This is so that when you reply to the 1-406-xxx-xxxx number or 1-972-xxx-xxxx number from your phone, the text message you send appears to be sent from your Google number and will be saved in your Google Voice inbox.