From Newsgroup: misc.phone.mobile.iphone

On 1/12/26 12:05 AM, J||rg Lorenz wrote:

On 12.01.26 08:57, Pluted Pup wrote:

On 1/8/26 6:18 AM, badgolferman wrote:

Pluted Pup wrote:

So I send text messages to a landline phone that
doesn't receive text messages and the iphone
does not acknowledge the failed messages, it
makes it appear that the messages exist.

Formerly, explicit warnings were given when
trying to text to a landline.

So this is a regression. The iphone shows
messages as being sent that weren't.

I have never had this happen for me. But if it used to work for you
maybe the landline number you sent it to was on the same network (ATT,
VZ) as your phone and your cellular service recognized it thus sending
you a failed notification.

Landlines and cell phones always have different
networks, which is why a landline worked when
the cell phone, internet, cable and power failed.
It is AT@T, the sole landline provider here. I have
heard of the cable providers fraudulently claiming that
they provide "landlines" which are actually internet
phones, but not the case here.

The only difference I see is that I used to get
warnings that texts cannot be sent to a particular
phone number, but now there's no warnings and the
iphone pretends to have sent texts when it didn't.

I don't know the date when this changed, but I
noticed it recently, not knowing if the recipient
numbers I texted recently were cell or landline.
I also have a landline to test it with. The texting
to landline fails silently

Talk to your phone company. We try to tell you that is has nothing to do
with the iPhone.

It could be that or the iphone, but talking to the
phone company is like talking to a brick wall, but
worse, with a brick wall there's a chance that there
could be some graffiti that addresses the problem.


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From Newsgroup: misc.phone.mobile.iphone

On 16.01.26 04:27, Pluted Pup wrote:

On 1/12/26 12:05 AM, J||rg Lorenz wrote:

On 12.01.26 08:57, Pluted Pup wrote:

On 1/8/26 6:18 AM, badgolferman wrote:

Pluted Pup wrote:

So I send text messages to a landline phone that
doesn't receive text messages and the iphone
does not acknowledge the failed messages, it
makes it appear that the messages exist.

Formerly, explicit warnings were given when
trying to text to a landline.

So this is a regression. The iphone shows
messages as being sent that weren't.

I have never had this happen for me. But if it used to work for you
maybe the landline number you sent it to was on the same network (ATT, >>>> VZ) as your phone and your cellular service recognized it thus sending >>>> you a failed notification.

Landlines and cell phones always have different
networks, which is why a landline worked when
the cell phone, internet, cable and power failed.
It is AT@T, the sole landline provider here. I have
heard of the cable providers fraudulently claiming that
they provide "landlines" which are actually internet
phones, but not the case here.

In the age of IP-based communication this is from a very distant past.
SMS can easily travel the borders of networks if the network operator
allows this.
--
"Roma locuta, causa finita" (Augustinus)
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From Newsgroup: misc.phone.mobile.iphone

On 1/15/26 10:02 PM, J||rg Lorenz wrote:

On 16.01.26 04:27, Pluted Pup wrote:

On 1/12/26 12:05 AM, J||rg Lorenz wrote:

On 12.01.26 08:57, Pluted Pup wrote:

On 1/8/26 6:18 AM, badgolferman wrote:

Pluted Pup wrote:

So I send text messages to a landline phone that
doesn't receive text messages and the iphone
does not acknowledge the failed messages, it
makes it appear that the messages exist.

Formerly, explicit warnings were given when
trying to text to a landline.

So this is a regression. The iphone shows
messages as being sent that weren't.

I have never had this happen for me. But if it used to work for you >>>>> maybe the landline number you sent it to was on the same network (ATT, >>>>> VZ) as your phone and your cellular service recognized it thus sending >>>>> you a failed notification.

Landlines and cell phones always have different
networks, which is why a landline worked when
the cell phone, internet, cable and power failed.
It is AT@T, the sole landline provider here. I have
heard of the cable providers fraudulently claiming that
they provide "landlines" which are actually internet
phones, but not the case here.

In the age of IP-based communication this is from a very distant past.
SMS can easily travel the borders of networks if the network operator
allows this.

No, this is *current* technology, I have both,
two different phone numbers. The landline worked
during a natural emergency while the cell network
failed, proving it's value.




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