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I have a Gigaset N510IP with a S700H PRO Handset registered with a VoIP provider.

If somebody sends me a text message, the handset rings and a synthetic
voice reads the message.

Where is this synthetic voice generated, please? Is it within the VoIP provider, or within the Openreach system which delivered the text
message to the VoIP provider?

Can my number be configured so that the text message is rejected, and
the sender advised that "this number does not receive texts"? If so,
should my VoIP provider be able to do this?

Any ideas, please?
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Graham J
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On 2026-08-03 09:29, Graham J wrote:

I have a Gigaset N510IP with a S700H PRO Handset registered with a VoIP provider.

If somebody sends me a text message, the handset rings and a synthetic
voice reads the message.

Where is this synthetic voice generated, please?-a Is it within the VoIP provider, or within the Openreach system which delivered the text
message to the VoIP provider?

Can my number be configured so that the text message is rejected, and
the sender advised that "this number does not receive texts"?-a If so, should my VoIP provider be able to do this?

Any ideas, please?

I think all this is done at the server.
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Cheers,
Carlos E.R.
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Carlos E. R. wrote:
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Can my number be configured so that the text message is rejected, and
the sender advised that "this number does not receive texts"?-a If so,
should my VoIP provider be able to do this?

Any ideas, please?

I think all this is done at the server.

My VoIP provider says this is done in the system where the text message originates. But something must determine whether the text is sent as
text, or a synthetic voice; and this must depend to some extend on the receiving system (mobile versus "landline").
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Graham J
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Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:

I have a Gigaset N510IP with a S700H PRO Handset registered with a VoIP provider.

If somebody sends me a text message, the handset rings and a synthetic
voice reads the message.

Where is this synthetic voice generated, please? Is it within the VoIP provider, or within the Openreach system which delivered the text
message to the VoIP provider?

If it's VOIP then it won't be OR

Can my number be configured so that the text message is rejected, and
the sender advised that "this number does not receive texts"? If so,
should my VoIP provider be able to do this?

That'll definitely a question for your VOIP provider. No idea if it's
possible in principle.

Any ideas, please?

Suggest you post in the appropriate ngs like uk.telecom.broadband and uk.telecom.mobile



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On 2026/8/4 7:35:16, Chris wrote:

Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:

I have a Gigaset N510IP with a S700H PRO Handset registered with a VoIP
provider.

If somebody sends me a text message, the handset rings and a synthetic
voice reads the message.

Where is this synthetic voice generated, please? Is it within the VoIP
provider, or within the Openreach system which delivered the text
message to the VoIP provider?

If it's VOIP then it won't be OR

Can my number be configured so that the text message is rejected, and
the sender advised that "this number does not receive texts"? If so,
should my VoIP provider be able to do this?

That'll definitely a question for your VOIP provider. No idea if it's possible in principle.

Any ideas, please?

Suggest you post in the appropriate ngs like uk.telecom.broadband and uk.telecom.mobile

Or even uk.telecom.voip :-) [which I've added]
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

Quantum particles: the dreams that stuff is made of - David Moser
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On Tue 04/08/2026 12:35, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

On 2026/8/4 7:35:16, Chris wrote:

Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:

I have a Gigaset N510IP with a S700H PRO Handset registered with a VoIP
provider.

If somebody sends me a text message, the handset rings and a synthetic
voice reads the message.

Where is this synthetic voice generated, please? Is it within the VoIP
provider, or within the Openreach system which delivered the text
message to the VoIP provider?

If it's VOIP then it won't be OR

Can my number be configured so that the text message is rejected, and
the sender advised that "this number does not receive texts"? If so,
should my VoIP provider be able to do this?

That'll definitely a question for your VOIP provider. No idea if it's
possible in principle.

Any ideas, please?

Suggest you post in the appropriate ngs like uk.telecom.broadband and
uk.telecom.mobile

Or even uk.telecom.voip :-) [which I've added]

I put a call for help on u.t.voip a few weeks ago and didn't get one
response.
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Woody wrote:

I put a call for help on u.t.voip a few weeks ago and didn't get one response.

I used to use sipgate, but not for many years ...

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On 04/08/2026 12:35, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:

I have a Gigaset N510IP with a S700H PRO Handset registered with a VoIP provider.

If somebody sends me a text message, the handset rings and a synthetic
voice reads the message.

Where is this synthetic voice generated, please? Is it within the VoIP provider, or within the Openreach system which delivered the text
message to the VoIP provider?

If it's VOIP then it won't be OR

Or perhaps it will?

I've just sent text messages from my Lebara mobile both to my Plusnet
landline (yes, I still have copper!) and to my AAISP VoIP line.

They both behave in exactly to same way: The phone rings, displaying the
same incoming number in both cases (0800 028 2321). When I answer it, a synthetic (but realistic) voice says "This is the SMS service from BT"
(and spells out the calling number), and then says "To listen to the
message press 1" On pressing 1, the message is read out in an
intelligent way which could almost be human.

Can anyone explain this? It looks like the text to audio step occurs
earlier in the chain than some people thought, perhaps after evaluating whether the final recipient number can accept SMS messages.
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Cheers,
Roger
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On 04/08/2026 21:07, Roger Mills wrote:

On 04/08/2026 12:35, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:

I have a Gigaset N510IP with a S700H PRO Handset registered with a VoIP provider.

If somebody sends me a text message, the handset rings and a synthetic
voice reads the message.

Where is this synthetic voice generated, please?-a Is it within the VoIP provider, or within the Openreach system which delivered the text
message to the VoIP provider?

If it's VOIP then it won't be OR

Or perhaps it will?

I've just sent text messages from my Lebara mobile both to my Plusnet landline (yes, I still have copper!) and to my AAISP VoIP line.

They both behave in exactly to same way: The phone rings, displaying the same incoming number in both cases (0800 028 2321). When I answer it, a synthetic (but realistic) voice says "This is the SMS service from BT"
(and spells out the calling number), and then says "To listen to the
message press 1" On pressing 1, the message is read out in an
intelligent way which could almost be human.

Can anyone explain this? It looks like the text to audio step occurs
earlier in the chain than some people thought, perhaps after evaluating whether the final recipient number can accept SMS messages.

I had the same on my voipfone.co.uk number which was ported from BT. I
have a Panasonic DECT handset which used to receive SMS messages as SMS messages when it was connected to a BT landline.

When I moved to voipfone and connected this to the analogue port on the Fitz!box 7530AX this stopped and the voice calls started.

I stopped them by dialing the BT/Openreach configuration number. I don't remember the exact details but I pretty sure it was via 0800 587 5252.

So I assume that the SMS conversion system does not respect number
ports, and reverts to reading them out...

Dave


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