# Why can't I text from my landline?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-text-from-my-landline/629010>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 22, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-text-from-my-landline/629010 "2012-07-22T01:11:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-text-from-my-landline/629010/21 "2012-07-22T15:17:02Z")

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> [@elbows](#):
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> Thanks again, for clearing up, what must surely seem, a very silly question!

Not at all. But you have been mostly spared from our silly answers.

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**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-text-from-my-landline/629010/22 "2012-07-22T17:21:58Z")

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> [@elbows](#):
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> Thanks again, for clearing up, what must surely seem, a very silly question!

there have been small email only devices that get connected as a phone. does nothing but text email so it might be less confusing for some. i don’t think they sold well and are priced extremely high.

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