| Just FYI you don't need a mobile phone to have a mobile number: * Numbers are generally designated when they're created by regulatory agencies as "landline", "mobile", "VOIP", etc. * You can provision yourself a mobile number in a provider like Twilio or a competitor if you don't like them, and it will have all the capabilities you want * Thanks to technological advancements, you can do things like overlay mobile capabilities on non-mobile numbers, but only if you're running all of the traffic through a company that has that tech * "VOIP" numbers are a vanishingly small corner case for these companies and are a pain in the ass to support. They are a tiny portion of the numbering space and lots of smaller Telco companies just won't complete calls or texts to/from VOIP numbers. Companies like Twilio rely on those smaller companies for last-mile completion or origination of calls. TL;DR Provision yourself a "mobile" number using an API-enabled SaaS telco platform, which you can use exactly how you want, no actual mobile phone needed, with all the capabilities you want. The "VOIP" number will only continue to cause you more and more issues over time. |