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Re: texst to a landline

From Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: texst to a landline
Date 2025-04-03 09:49 +0000
Organization NOYB
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micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
> In comp.mobile.android, on 3 Jan 2025 18:23:22 GMT, Frank Slootweg
> <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
> 
> >micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
> >> In comp.mobile.android, on Fri, 3 Jan 2025 13:38:34 +0000, Andy Burns
> >> <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> >> 
> >> >micky wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> When someone unknowingly sends a text to a landline, does he get some
> >> >> indication back that the text did not reach the destination, because it
> >> >> can't receive texts?
> >> >
> >> >Here in the UK, text messages *can* be delivered to landlines, either to 
> >> >text-capable phones using an extension of the caller-ID delivery 
> >> >mechanism, or via a robot voice ... don't you have similar over there?
> >> 
> >> I don't know. I don't think so.  For several years I have beeen the
> >> contact person for the people who plow (plough?) our streets when it
> >> snows.  I saw the contract  yesterday and it has my landline first, and
> >> my cell number.  I'm still living in the 1950's and I envisioned them
> >> calling me on the phone, but now I see they send texts.  I got one on
> >> the cell a year ago and another yesterday.  I've never gotten any
> >> message from them on my landline, so I wonder if they tried and realized
> >> it wasn't accepting texts and they switched to the other number.
> >
> >  Sigh! As you have a landline, why don't *you* try/test it, instead of
> >asking here for an impossible to give answer (because it depends on your
> >and their telco and setups).
> 
> It never occurred to me that one could get texts on a landline until
> someone here, I think, suggested it.  And I couldn't find any
> information on how to do it. 

  Sigh! Use your mobile phone and (try to) send a 'text' (SMS message)
to  your own landline number.

  You have everything needed for such a test, so you can test it
yourself instead asking others:

<repeat>
> >  Sigh! As you have a landline, why don't *you* try/test it, instead of
> >asking here for an impossible to give answer (because it depends on your
> >and their telco and setups).
</repeat>

> >  If it works for you, it will also work for them, because in that test
> >your landline telco and their setup is the deciding factor.
> >
> >  If it does not work for you,
> 
> If what works for me? 
 
  Your 'text'/SMS test from your mobile phone to your landline.

> > it doesn't mean it doesn't work for them,
> >so it's undecided and the only things you can do is ask them to test it
> >or remove your landline number from their contact list. In most cases,
> >the 'customer', i.e. you, should be able to do that themselves, but that
> >depends on how customer-friendly their IT is.
> >
> >[...]

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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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