October 30, 2003
Vodafone customers can send SMS to family and friends via the fixed telephony network
All telephone users with a regular fixed line can - as of yesterday - receive text messages from Vodafone Sweden's mobile customers. Messages are automatically delivered as a voicemail, according to Primezone.
How does it work?
"Vodafone is the first company in Sweden to offer this slightly different and entertaining communication service. To send an SMS message to the fixed network, customers follow exactly the same procedure as with mobile SMS, except you enter a fixed network number (including area code) instead of a mobile number prior to sending.
When customers receive an SMS via the fixed line, their telephones will ring in the same way as with a regular incoming call. When the customer answers the phone, a computerised voice automatically reads the message and specifies the sender's telephone number.
Text Messaging has been offered on landline phones in various countries (France, Switzerland, India)- but not I don't think - with a voice mail feature. Messages are read off the landline phone screen. cf previous posts - Texting from Landline Phones and SMS on landlines in India - and in Germany, MMS is offered on fixed-line phones, cf MMS comes to landline phones.
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