Be sure you keep using it. I only used mine for voicemail, and they finally decided they wanted the number back. I started to send a text every few weeks, but doesn’t seem to have been enough for voice to just receive them.
To be fair, I did have the opportunity to claim the number again.
I regret moving my phone number to Google Voice because at this point I fully expect Google to someday kill the service.
Be sure you keep using it. I only used mine for voicemail, and they finally decided they wanted the number back. I started to send a text every few weeks, but doesn’t seem to have been enough for voice to just receive them.
To be fair, I did have the opportunity to claim the number again.