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Old Sep 24, 2023 | 6:29 am
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Originally Posted by bukzin
A related question…. Can I forward my incoming voice calls to my Google Fi (on a Pixel 6) to my WhatsApp account?

Would my phone ring in Vietnam with my WhatsApp service?

Want to use an esim and turn off Google Fi data.
No. Whatsapp only supports WhatsApp->WhatsApp calls, they don't have way to receive/forward calls from a standard phone provider.

However you can do what you want. The Pixel 6 supports "Backup Calling", which allows one of your SIMs to make what is basically a Wifi Call over the other SIM. So get an eSIM for the country you're in, turn off roaming on the Google Fi SIM, and then turn on Backup Calling for that SIM. Any calls to/from the Google Fi number will route over the data connection for the eSIM, and basically be treated as a Wifi call by Fi (ie, no roaming charges).
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