They have 2 smartphones

[AndreStmaur]

@Woodchuck45

@GulliverFoyle

Mostly it’s because people want a reliable persistent number that they can, for whatever reason, give to people whom they don’t trust enough to give their primary cell phone number to.

Google Voice FTW

Google voice isn’t available outside the usa, AFAIK. Besides, I would not want google to have access to even more than they already have access to…