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Nov 20, 2020 | 11:43 am

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Originally Posted by bocastephen

It looks like Google Hangouts, and the ability to make or receive wifi/data calls while abroad with Google Voice is going away. Because the Google Voice app uses a dial-back feature to connect a call, it's useless outside of the US/Canada for making long distance calls with your Google Voice number while on wifi-only, or with a foreign SIM card, and I don't believe the GV app can receive a call over wifi/data either.

Does anyone know of a Google or third party alternative dialer that will allow the use of a GV number while making or receiving calls over a wifi or data connection?

https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/3187125

I've been using it to call US numbers for months with zero issues on wifi. In fact, I usually call people back rather than them calling me as the call quality is better.

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