new phone confusion

jollyanna

If a home phone is stated to make and receive sms text messages, does it mean that I can text a mobile from it?
I'm tied in knots trying to decide which cordless phone to buy and would also like to know if when you by a twin phone(base and extra handset) does the extra handset need access to a plug or does it run on battery? Thanks.

sicker

The extra handset will have a mains connected caddy to keep it charged.

mk-donald

jollyanna wrote: »

If a home phone is stated to make and receive sms text messages, does it mean that I can text a mobile from it?

If your home phone (ie almost certainly a cordless DECT handset) can handle SMS Text messages then it can both send and receive SMS messages to/from any number in the world but only with two things:

1. The provider of your landline has to offer an SMS service - which for instance BT do - and if you are on BT Together 2 you get to send up to 100 free SMS per month!
2. You need to configure the handset to use that SMS service.

More on the "BT Text" service at http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayProduct.do?productId=CON-3179

If you do plan to make some use of a landline SMS service you may want to check the SMS Interface for the (DECT) landline phone and see if it is similar/identical to your mobile phone as personally I get VERY confused having one interface on my Siemens DECT handset and a completely different one on my Motorola mobile handset.

jollyanna

It seems it could be far more complex than I thought it would. I am with bt so I'l do a bit of research before my new phone arrives. I've a feeling I'll be sending the new phone back within a week!