<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 at 01:25, Warin <<a href="mailto:61sundowner@gmail.com">61sundowner@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tt>In Australia most, if not all, landlines will not process SMS
calls. They may not take video calls, etc. </tt><tt><br></tt></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>By default, the same is true of landlines in the UK. But BT (and possibly) others offer text</div><div>services with landlines: </div><div><a href="http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9043/~/set-up-and-use-bt-text">http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9043/~/set-up-and-use-bt-text</a></div><div><br></div><div>The BT landline offering is free to receive SMS but it costs to send them.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tt>
</tt><tt>Most mobile (cell) phones will process SMS, photos,
documents and video information. </tt><tt><br></tt></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>However, the mobile in question may wish not to receive SMSs. See, for example,</div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/Porters-cabin-228628847716482/about/">https://www.facebook.com/pg/Porters-cabin-228628847716482/about/</a></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tt>
The ability to identify phones that have SMS, etc capabilities may
be desired. <br></tt></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Given that in some countries it's not possible to tell mobile from landline just by inspecting</div><div>the number; given that some landlines can receive SMS; given that some mobile owner</div><div>do not wish to be sent SMS; given that the wiki for phone=* casually mentions fax=*;</div><div>then I suggest we need sms=* or phone:sms=* for when the mapper knows that SMS</div><div>usage is acceptable on that number.</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tt>
Landline numbers used to be fixed to some address. These days the
number can be taken by the subscriber to another address (if they
stay within the same area code, outside that the number may
already be in use). </tt></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>In the UK you can take your number AND area code with you. Of course, it costs money to do</div><div>so, but out-of-area numbering is fairly common.</div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></div>