Alltel debuts Text-to-Landline messaging

Messaging services provider Messaging International announced its TeleMessage subsidiary inked a deal with Alltel Wireless to launch its Text-to-Landline application across the operator's network. Text-to-Landline enables Alltel subscribers to send text messages from their wireless handset to any landline phone--each SMS is converted to voice for landline recipients, and their voice response is converted back to text for wireless users. A status text message will also be sent to notify the wireless customer whether the message was delivered to a live recipient or a voicemail system. Text-to-Landline is available for the cost of a standard text message.

"The Text-to-Landline application complements our existing Axcess Voice2TXT application, which quickly converts incoming voicemails to text messages in the customer's inbox and also allows customers to store and forward converted voicemails as regular text messages," said Alltel director of messaging and voice services Craig Kirkland in a prepared statement. "Now voicemail messages left by landline customers can be answered by replying to the text message, enabling two-way data communication between landline and wireless phone users."

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