Re: texst to a landline

On 04.01.25 15:01, Andy Burns wrote:

Newyana2 wrote:
 

what Andy described does not exist in the US.
We have basic telephone lines, first installed by Al Bell.
And we now have cellphones

 
Until recently DECT phones plug into basic phone lines.

DECT has absolutely nothing to do with the backend of the telefon-system
in a house. It is simply a radio standard.

Since the introduction of VoIP, the DECT base may connect to an analogue
adapter, or the adapter may be built-in to the ISP router, or the base
may connect to your router via ethernet.

Exclusively internet routers are used.


DECT
Digital enhanced cordless telecommunications

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.[1] Since the DECT-2020 standard onwards, it also includes IoT
communication.

Beyond Europe, it has been adopted by Australia and most countries in
Asia and South America. North American adoption was delayed by United
States radio-frequency regulations. This forced development of a
variation of DECT called DECT 6.0, using a slightly different frequency
range, which makes these units incompatible with systems intended for
use in other areas, even from the same manufacturer. DECT has almost
completely replaced other standards in most countries where it is used,
with the exception of North America.

DECT was originally intended for fast roaming between networked base
stations, and the first DECT product was Net3 wireless LAN.


--
"Roma locuta, causa finita." (Augustinus)