[Tagging] [Key:phone] - Suggesting wiki page changing

[Paul Allen]

On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 at 01:25, Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com> wrote:

In Australia most, if not all, landlines will not process SMS calls. They
> may not take video calls, etc.
>

By default, the same is true of landlines in the UK.  But BT (and possibly)
others offer text
services with landlines:
http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9043/~/set-up-and-use-bt-text

The BT landline  offering is free to receive SMS but it costs to send them.

Most mobile (cell) phones will process SMS, photos, documents and video
> information.
>

However, the mobile in question may wish not to receive SMSs.   See, for
example,
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Porters-cabin-228628847716482/about/

The ability to identify phones that have SMS, etc capabilities may be
> desired.
>

Given that in some countries it's not possible to tell mobile from landline
just by inspecting
the number; given that some landlines can receive SMS; given that some
mobile owner
do not wish to be sent SMS; given that the wiki for phone=* casually
mentions fax=*;
then I suggest we need sms=* or phone:sms=* for when the mapper knows that
SMS
usage is acceptable on that number.

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).
>

In the UK you can take your number AND area code with you.  Of course, it
costs money to do
so, but out-of-area numbering is fairly common.

-- 
Paul
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