Re: texst to a landline

On 1/3/2025 9:31 AM, micky wrote:

Trying to find how to allow texts to a Verizion FIOS line has been
suprisingly unsuccessful.
 

  There's no such thing. Think it through. Where could the text display
even if it did come through? If the sender converts it to voice then
that's a recorded audio message, not a text. You can't convert it
to voice on your end because you can't receive it in the first place.
   I've occasionally come across websites that offer an audio
recording for 2FA. The robot voice calls and recites a code. But
even with that, as I recall, they refused to provide the service
once I had an account set up, so I could no longer use my
account! Apparently they thought I was just kidding about not
having a cellphone.
  Most people live on their cellphones, so it's highly unlikely that
anyone is going to take the trouble to set up a text-to-speech
conversion just for you. I've found this repeatedly. I fill out a form
giving my home phone, but somehow they record it as my cellphone...
It's got to a point where many people refuse to even understand
the concept of a landline.