Re: texst to a landline

On 2025-01-04 02:06, Newyana2 wrote:

On 1/3/2025 3:52 PM, Andy Burns wrote:

Newyana2 wrote:
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micky wrote:
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Trying to find how to allow texts to a Verizion FIOS line has been
suprisingly unsuccessful.

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There's no such thing. Think it through. Where could the text display
even if it did come through?

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Aren't DECT phone common over there?  Many of them have SMS capability when on a PSTN/POTS line.
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    I don't know what DECT or POTS mean.

Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) is a cordless telephony standard maintained by ETSI. It originated in Europe, where it is the common standard, replacing earlier standards, such as CT1 and CT2. Since the DECT-2020 standard onwards, it also includes IoT communication.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DECT
Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), or Plain Ordinary Telephone System[1], is a retronym for voice-grade telephone service that employs analog signal transmission over copper loops. The term POTS originally stood for Post Office Telephone Service, as early telephone lines in many regions were operated directly by local Post Offices. For instance, in New Zealand, the telephone system remained under Post Office control until the 1980s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_old_telephone_service
The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the aggregate of the world's telephone networks that are operated by national, regional, or local telephony operators. It provides infrastructure and services for public telephony. The PSTN consists of telephone lines, fiber-optic cables, microwave transmission links, cellular networks, communications satellites, and undersea telephone cables interconnected by switching centers, such as central offices, network tandems, and international gateways, which allow telephone users to communicate with each other.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_switched_telephone_network
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Cheers, Carlos.