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		kenneth on Feb 2, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iOS holding my phone number hostage = the worst bu... A fairly simple solution would be to get a Google Voice number, that would forward to your real number - and have people text you via Google Voice. However, if anybody calls (or sends an old-style SMS to) your old number, it would still come through.

10feet on Feb 2, 2014 | [–]

This is not a solution if you live outside of the USA.

usaar333 on Feb 2, 2014 | | [–]

Google Voice has its own issues. He can't group message (with MMS) with Google Voice. Worse.. it fails silently.

psychometry on Feb 2, 2014 | [–]

How does that solve the author's problem of other people texting him via iMessage?

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