Can I use my texting number for AI calling? Do I need a second number?

Yes. Current makes and answers calls on the same workspace number you already use for texting. You do not need a second number, and nothing about your existing texting changes.

This is deliberate. One number is what your customers already recognize, so your reminder call shows up as the same number they have saved from your texts and previous calls. That familiarity means more answered calls, and it keeps your caller-ID reputation consolidated on one line instead of split across a "real" number and a "robot" number. It also avoids the classic small-business mess of customers texting one number and calling another.

How it works in practice:

• Inbound: when someone calls your workspace number, Current answers with your business name, identifies itself as an AI assistant, and notes the call may be recorded. It can look up the caller, take a message, create a lead, book an appointment, or transfer to the teammate you designate. Anyone who asks for a human gets one.
• Outbound: appointment reminders, post-job follow-ups, and invoice reminders go out from the same number. Per-contact opt-outs are checked before every call.
• Texting: completely unaffected. Inbound texts still land in Messages, outbound texts still send from the same number, and your registered messaging setup carries over unchanged.

You turn the feature on from the Marketplace and manage it from the Voice Agents page under Marketing, where you choose the human transfer target and review transcripts (raw audio recording is a separate opt-in).

If you are weighing this against hiring front-desk help, how to avoid missing calls without hiring a receptionist covers the trade-offs, and what is an AI voice agent explains the technology in plain terms.