Although there's a pretty good chance you already have a phone number on your smartphone, your primary number assigned by your carrier isn't your only option for calling and texting. There are ...

The Google Voice service gives you a free phone number to use for phone calls, text messages, and voicemail on your mobile phone and your computer. Lance is an experienced writer who tries to unravel ...

Stop giving out your main mobile number to just anyone. This is the best way to stay safe, keep annoying calls from coming to your main number-- all for free.. I got a free second number years ago and ...

SMS text messages are a weak, dangerous way of providing two-factor authentication codes, as we discussed years ago in “Facebook Shows Why SMS Isn’t Ideal for Two-Factor Authentication” (19 February ...