Step by step instructions for setting up cheap call forwarding to most international destination using Google Voice and Localphone.
What you need
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- Google Voice account
- A local phone account. This is a hassle free calling service, which provides a local US number for each one of your international contacts. Their international call rates are the lowest in the industry.
- Once you are ready for call forwarding log into local phone account and add the international number that you want your call to be forwarded to as a new contact. The local phone service will in turn give you a local US number as “unique local access number”. Say that is 222-444-5555
- Make sure your “Google Voice” number is set up as one of the calling numbers in local phone. This is besides your mobile phone or home phone or any other phone that you use for accessing local phone.
- Now log into your “Google Voice” account and navigate to settings setup Google voice to display your Google Voice number for all incoming calls . Refer to the screen shot below
- Set-up Google Voice to ring your international access number. In this case “222-444-5555” for all incoming calls.
That’s it. You are all set for low cost international call forwarding.
