While this sucks, I know that my free Google accounts (including Voice) could go poof at any time and I don't really have recourse. For this reason, my Google Voice number is only used for likely spammers.
It's also part of my sales pitch or "branded email" to web clients: "You don't want to operate your business on a free email address".
Pretty sure you can pay for Google Voice: https://support.google.com/a/answer/9229433
While this sucks, I know that my free Google accounts (including Voice) could go poof at any time and I don't really have recourse. For this reason, my Google Voice number is only used for likely spammers.
It's also part of my sales pitch or "branded email" to web clients: "You don't want to operate your business on a free email address".