Google Voice - stuck...

hummerwar921 · **Posted:** May 24th, 2010, 8:35 pm

I recently got a Voice invite, and when it asked me what option I wanted, I chose cell phone. Halfway through that setup, I decided I didn't want to use a non-Google number, and exited out of the tab.

Now every time I go to Voice, it has the setup box:

I'm guessing that "Back to selection" is supposed to bring me back to the 2 choices, but each time I click it, it brings me to google.com/voice, and it still has that setup box.

I've cleared my Google cookies, cleared my cache, cleared active logins, used different browsers, used different computers, nothing will work.

If anyone has had this problem, and got it resolved, can you tell me how you did it? Thanks.

Adbot · **Posted:** May 24th, 2010, 8:35 pm

Pfkninenines · Global Moderator 12/4/08

You have to link it with another phone. It's not a voip service (yet), it must use a cell or landline phone in tandem.

You can, however (as far as I'm aware), link it with a phone, then remove the phone after linking. You wouldn't be able to make calls, but you could (probably) use the sms feature via web interface.

hummerwar921 · **Posted:** May 25th, 2010, 4:41 pm

OK thanks, I understand now.