How to Demo Voyage Outside of the US
Updated over a week ago

Voyage SMS is currently unavailable outside of the USA. The following steps will guide you through obtaining a compatible phone number through Google Voice while outside of the USA. You can then use this number to demo Voyage SMS services.

Requirements for obtaining a google voice phone number to be used outside of the USA:

  • USA mobile phone number

  • US based proxy server or VPN to access Google Voice website

STEP 1: Obtain a US mobile number

  1. On your mobile device, obtain a US number through text+

    1. Sign up and select a US state and area code

STEP 2: Obtain a US based proxy

  1. on your computer, download and install Hotspot Shield

    1. Select the country from which you would like to access (United States)

  2. Go to this IP Address locator tool to confirm you are listed as US - if not, disconnect your session and reconnect to get a new IP Address

STEP 3: Obtain a Google Voice number

  1. On your mobile device, open the google app and create a new account, do not use a phone number to verify

  2. On your computer, open voice.google.com in your web browser and sign-in with your new Google account (If you get an error message saying – "Google Voice is not available in your country" – clear your browser cookies and try again.)

    1. During setup, use the number you were assigned through text+ above in step 3

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