Voce was a luxury mobile virtual network operator based in Beverly Hills, California, launched in 2006. It charged a $500 sign-up fee and $200 a month, with concierge access and a new phone every year. It closed abruptly around February 1, 2008, without warning its subscribers.
Voce is gone
Voce closed in the week before February 6, 2008. FierceWireless reported that the luxury service “abruptly closed up shop without giving any warning to its subscribers.” Wikipedia’s carrier list puts the end date at February 1, 2008. Subscribers also reported being charged double their usual monthly fee, per a Los Angeles Times report cited by Fierce. Voce had already cut its price to $118 a month before it closed.
If you had a Voce line
No carrier took over Voce subscribers. The sources name no successor. Voce gave no warning, so customers had to find new service on their own in early 2008. A number not moved at the time is almost certainly gone. Any active carrier will work today.
How Voce ended
- 2006: Voce launches in Beverly Hills with a $500 sign-up fee, $200 a month unlimited minutes, concierge access and a new phone each year.
- February 1, 2008: Voce shuts down without warning subscribers (date per Wikipedia’s carrier list).
- February 6, 2008: FierceWireless reports the closure and subscriber complaints of double charges.
Why Voce ended
The sources do not give an official reason. They do show a struggling business. Voce started as a premium product: $500 to join, $200 a month, a new high-end phone every year and a personal visit to explain it. It later dropped the sign-up fee, cut the price to $118 a month and made customers supply their own phones. Then it closed with no notice.
How to find who holds an old number now
- Check an old bill or payment record. It names the company that billed you last.
- Run the number through a carrier lookup tool. It shows the carrier that holds the number today.
- Call that carrier and ask for the account number and transfer PIN.
- Start the port from the new carrier. Never cancel the old line first.
Your right to keep a number
Number portability is federal law, not a carrier policy. The rule is the FCC’s: Portability: Keeping Your Phone Number When Changing Service Providers.
How we verified Voce
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Tracked and active are different counts on this site. Voce counts in our tracked total, not in our active total, so it does not appear in tools built for live carriers.
Questions about Voce
Is Voce still available?
No. Voce closed abruptly around February 1, 2008, without warning its subscribers. There is no Voce service to buy or reactivate. Former customers needed to find a new carrier on their own.
Which network did Voce use?
Wikipedia’s list of US mobile virtual network operators lists AT&T as Voce’s host network, using GSM and UMTS technology. The February 2008 Fierce report on the closure does not name the network.
What happened to Voce customers?
They lost service with no warning when Voce closed in early 2008. No carrier took them over. Subscribers also reported being billed double their usual monthly fee shortly before the shutdown.
How much did Voce cost?
At launch in 2006, Voce charged a $500 sign-up fee and $200 a month for unlimited minutes, a new high-end phone each year and concierge access. It later dropped the fee and charged $118 a month for 2,000 minutes and 5 MB of data.
Sources
Checked October 13, 2026.
- Fierce Network: Luxury MVNO Voce closes down: 2006 launch, pricing, abrupt closure without warning ‘late last week’, double charges (February 6, 2008).
- Wikipedia: List of mobile virtual network operators in the United States: Lists Voce as defunct, AT&T host network, GSM and UMTS, end date February 1, 2008.
Best Cellular. “Voce: What Happened,” BestCellular.com. https://bestcellular.com/voce/
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Live carriers to look at instead
No carrier took over Voce’s customers. These carriers publish their network and run today.