How to Send a Text to Google Voice From a Phone
- 1). Open a new text message on your phone.
- 2). Enter the 10-digit Google Voice number to which you want to send the text message in the "To" or "Recipient" field, depending on your phone. This procedure is the same as for a standard mobile phone number.
- 3). Enter the text message you want to send. Although you are sending the message to a computer via Google Voice, the message length is still limited to 160 characters. A larger message will be split into multiple messages.
- 4). Send the message as you would any other text message. You will incur your normal SMS message charge for sending the text. The recipient will be able to use Google Voice to respond to your message if your mobile number is from the United States or Canada.
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