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by JD557 1058 days ago
I had completely forgot about sending MMS via mail! (Not Verizon, but my provider had a similar thing)

If I recall, some times the message would be delayed by quite a while, so it was not a reliable replacement for SMS, but still fun (and would allow me to send data from my PC to my phone).

Thanks for the memories
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housemusicfan 1058 days ago
I used it until recently but carrier spam filtering has become so aggressive out of necessity, that message delivery is intermittent to unusable. As usual, spammers have ruined everything and this is why we can't have nice things.
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skinner927 1058 days ago
I don’t find this to be true. I send automated “log your hours worked” messages via email->sms relay to 8+ coworkers and myself without issues M-F.
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pests 1058 days ago
Did you ever get a text on a landline? Startled me the first time - some 90s era robotic voice reading it out.
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kotaKat 1058 days ago
Tom Baker used to be the voice used on British Telecom for a time.

Imagine accidentally sending a text to the wrong number and getting a dirty phone call from Dr. Who at 2 in the morning...

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dools 1058 days ago
The only time this happened to anyone I know was around 2005. I sent a txt to my brother and accidentally used his landline number and he picked up the phone and a robot voice said “I left your jacket at the Grampians” and then disconnected. Such a useless piece of tech!
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jesprenj 1058 days ago
In Slovenia I remember having had a "smart" landline phone in ~2009 that could send and receive SMS. ISDN?
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toastal 1058 days ago
I did it out of necessity to save money. The delay was real, & I’m surprised dates tolerated it from me.

Later, I only had a minimal data plan (cheaper than with voice+SMS) + Google Voice & some forwarding app. I remember rushing from a Taco Bell $2 meal deal to a friend’s to take a job interview call after an email so I had enough data to actually finish out the interview.

Frugal times.

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prmoustache 1058 days ago
> The delay was real, & I’m surprised dates tolerated it from me.

Communications in general were much more asynchronous back in the days and people would just call if immediate attention was needed.

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