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Not sure if this is still the case... but Google Voice cannot forward calls to any Fi numbers. So if (for example) your business uses Google Voice to route calls for customer service, you will not be able to receive them. This was an unpleasant little "feature" when we made the switch to Fi.


Uber Eats thinks that my former Voice number (now Fi number) is not a real cell number, so it does not let me order. After repeated support tickets, they still assert that it's a virtual number and will not let me order.


Voice & Fi numbers are considered "call forwarders." Call forwarders are not allowed (legally?) to forward numbers to other call forwarders. Hence the issues between Voice & Fi. This might be the same issue with Uber Eats.


Makes me wonder whether they launched Fi to get their pool of phone numbers un-blacklisted because now some people have only that number and no others.




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