Just because you don’t have an Android phone or BlackBerry (or even, unofficially, an iPhone ) doesn’t mean you can’t text from your cellphone using your Google Voice number. In fact, you can use Google Voice SMS capabilities on any phone . Even if you do have an Android phone, BlackBerry, or iPhone, you can still use this method to use the native SMS app on it. It’s an inconvenient kluge, but it works. First, log into Google Voice and configure it to forward text messages to your cell phone.