UK Landlines to get text appeal - smileys and all

BT is hoping to launch the next big thing in texting - SMS between fixed and mobile phones - and is bringing out a range of handsets and signing up some big name operators to help, reports Silicon.com.

"Vodafone, T-Mobile, BT Mobile and 3's customers can all send texts to BT's specially adapted handsets and BT says more operators will join in soon. Texts from fixed lines will also be able to reach Orange and Virgin Mobile users and other fixed phones".

For those without the text-enabled fixed line phones, the message is converted into electronic speech and left as a voicemail. It can even translate smileys and emoticons into speech, apparently."

emily | 1:52 PM | Technology |
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