If you're one of the rare (i think) people like me that couldn't get google voice to work, I accidentally stumbled on a work around, may or may not work for everyone...
I noticed the # to dial to activate didn't match my Google Number... Didn't know why, but thought for a while it was just an activation number for some reason. I found in the google voice web page under settings, you can choose to use a different phone number. Phone number was changed, then it worked.
I know this is pretty simplified, but hopefully it helps someone. I spend a month or 2 searching for answers... And I have no clue how the numbers ended up not matching, but... this worked for me.
I noticed the # to dial to activate didn't match my Google Number... Didn't know why, but thought for a while it was just an activation number for some reason. I found in the google voice web page under settings, you can choose to use a different phone number. Phone number was changed, then it worked.
I know this is pretty simplified, but hopefully it helps someone. I spend a month or 2 searching for answers... And I have no clue how the numbers ended up not matching, but... this worked for me.