Re: texst to a landline

From	Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: texst to a landline
Date	2025-01-05 23:34 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2025-01-05 01:14, Chris wrote:
>> Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
>>> Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> In the UK receiving txt messages via landline is (was? I've not had one for
>>>> ages) commonplace: texts are delivered as an automated voice message.
>>>> 
>>> Yes, still true, it depends on the way the SMS gets sent to you
>>> though. We have DECT phones on a landline which isn't yet VOIP.
>>> The DECT handsets can receive and display SMS but, as I said,
>>> depending on the sender and intermediate systems, we sometimes get an
>>> actual text and other times a computer generated voice reading the
>>> message.
>> 
>> Thanks for confirming. I suspect with the move to VOIP receiving texts will
>> be transparent in what used to be landlines.
> 
> Depends. In Spain the change to VoIP is hidden. The telco pretends it is 
> still POTS, and charges for all the POTS services. For example, callid 
> has a price per month. The price structure is that of POTS. And they 
> keep a secret how to configure a true VoIP phone (connected with 
> ethernet or wifi, not copper pair), and do not offer the new services 
> that VoIP allow.

That's unfortunate. Fortunately here in the UK, with a bit of planning, we
can port our landline number away from our usual provider to another VOIP
provider. Most people won't, however. 

My current broadband contract is up this year and the POTS will be
discontinued so will have to get this done.

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texst to a landline micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-01-03 08:21 -0500
  Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-03 13:38 +0000
    Re: texst to a landline micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-01-03 09:31 -0500
      Re: texst to a landline Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-03 18:23 +0000
        Re: texst to a landline micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-02 18:24 -0400
          Re: texst to a landline Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-04-03 09:49 +0000
      Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-03 15:48 -0500
        Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-03 20:52 +0000
          Re: texst to a landline Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-01-03 22:24 +0100
            Re: texst to a landline Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2025-01-04 10:21 +0000
            Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-04 12:55 +0000
              Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-04 15:06 +0100
              Re: texst to a landline Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-01-04 17:33 +0100
                Re: texst to a landline Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-05 00:48 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-01-05 22:56 +0000
              Re: texst to a landline Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-04 19:41 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-04 20:01 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-04 20:43 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-04 22:56 +0100
                Re: texst to a landline Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-05 11:00 +0000
          Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-03 20:06 -0500
            Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-04 02:47 +0100
            Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-04 09:42 +0000
              Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-04 08:20 -0500
                Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-04 13:39 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-04 15:12 +0100
                Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-04 11:24 -0500
                Re: texst to a landline Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-01-04 15:22 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-04 11:32 -0500
                Re: texst to a landline Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-01-05 17:08 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-05 18:54 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2025-01-05 12:25 -0800
                Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-05 15:32 -0500
                Re: texst to a landline The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2025-01-05 13:42 -0800
                Re: texst to a landline Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-01-05 22:35 +0000
        Re: texst to a landline Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-01-03 22:17 +0100
        Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-03 22:37 +0100
          Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-04 09:31 +0000
            Re: texst to a landline Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-01-04 12:19 +0100
              Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-04 12:46 +0000
        Re: texst to a landline Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-03 22:34 +0000
          Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-03 20:07 -0500
            Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-04 02:48 +0100
              Re: texst to a landline Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-01-04 09:08 +0100
              Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-04 08:37 -0500
                Re: texst to a landline Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-01-04 17:36 +0100
            Re: texst to a landline Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-01-04 09:07 +0100
              Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-04 12:47 +0100
                Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-04 08:52 -0500
                Re: texst to a landline Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-04 20:19 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-05 00:39 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-05 03:50 +0100
                Re: texst to a landline Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-05 13:00 +0000
            Re: texst to a landline Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-04 08:35 +0000
              Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-04 08:25 -0500
                Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-04 14:01 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-04 11:38 -0500
                Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-04 23:02 +0100
                Re: texst to a landline Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-01-04 17:42 +0100
                Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-04 17:40 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-01-05 10:28 +0100
                Re: texst to a landline Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-04 20:24 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2025-01-04 09:40 -0700
                Re: texst to a landline Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-04 18:32 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-04 15:47 -0500
                Re: texst to a landline Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-05 00:19 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2025-01-05 09:12 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-01-05 10:31 +0100
          Re: texst to a landline Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2025-01-04 10:25 +0000
            Re: texst to a landline Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-05 00:14 +0000
              Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-05 03:54 +0100
                Re: texst to a landline Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-05 23:34 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-06 08:23 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-06 14:35 +0100
                Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-06 13:43 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-06 15:10 +0100
                Re: texst to a landline Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-06 16:22 +0000
                Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-06 10:55 -0500
          Re: texst to a landline Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-04 20:11 +0000
    Re: texst to a landline Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-03 19:02 +0000
      Re: texst to a landline Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-03 19:17 +0000
  Re: texst to a landline Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-01-03 15:26 +0100
    Re: texst to a landline The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2025-01-05 12:05 -0800
  Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-03 15:38 -0500
    Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-03 22:41 +0100
      Re: texst to a landline Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-03 22:37 +0000
        Re: texst to a landline Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-01-04 09:10 +0100
      Re: texst to a landline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-03 20:11 -0500
        Re: texst to a landline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-04 02:51 +0100

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