What is Text to Landline?
Text to Landline* is a simple way to stay connected with friends and family. Cell phone users can send text messages converted to voice messages and delivered to home phone line destinations. Note: For North American carriers Text to Landline attempts to phone numbers outside of North America will not be delivered.
*A landline is a phone number that is serviced by a local telephone company and is a fixed connection that uses wires.
How do I send a Text to Landline message from my handset?
Sending a Text to Landline message is just as easy as sending a text to a mobile phone. As you would with a regular text message enter the recipient’s 10-digit landline phone number, type your message and press SEND. It’s that easy!
Do I need to sign up for Text to Landline?
No, texting to landlines is automatically available to customers of all supported cell phone providers. Check with your cell phone provider for additional information.
How does Text to Landline work?
After the recipient’s address is checked for delivery eligibility, your text message will be recorded* in a female voice. A standard call will be placed to the landline number after which the recipient’s phone will ring. If the phone is answered, a recorded message will ask whether the listener wishes to accept a message that has been sent from a wireless subscriber [sender’s phone number] at no charge. If the listener accepts, the recording of your text message will be played. If the call is received by an answering machine or voice mail, the recording will be delivered to the device or service as a voicemail and the message will be deemed as successfully delivered.
*Common abbreviations are recorded as full words; unintelligible abbreviations or words are spoken as is or are read letter by letter.
How can I send a Text to Landline message with a celebrity voice impersonator?
Sprint customers have the option of choosing among 6 different celebrity voice impersonators to use when delivering their Text to Landline message.
1. From your Sprint phone call 78… and follow the directions provided.
2. Choose your favorite celebrity voice:
1. Arnold Schwarzenegger
2. Barack Obama
3. Bill Cosby
4. Joan Rivers
5. Dr. Ruth
6. Rosie Perez
3. After selecting, you are ready to send your Text to Landline message with a celebrity voice.
Can the recipient reply to my Text to Landline message?
Recipients who receive the message live will be offered the opportunity to reply to the text message with a voice recording (this offer will not be made if the call is picked up via an answering machine). You will be able to retrieve the recipient’s voicemail at a number provided to you in a text message announcing that the recipient has replied to your Text to Landline. To listen to the recipient’s voicemail, all you need to do is CALL BACK the phone number on the text message. Your Calling Plan rates will apply for this call.
On your handset you will receive a text message stating “Landline number XXX-XXX-XXXX has sent a reply to your Text to Landline message.” Your Text Messaging price plan charges will apply to this notification.
This text message will contain the appropriate reply phone number (not the recipient’s number). A call to this reply phone number retrieves the voicemail and is charged according to your Calling Plan.
By pressing SEND or the call button while you are reading the text message on your handset or by placing a dialed call to the reply phone number, you can listen to the reply message without having to work your way through a menu of listening instructions. Just call the number and your reply will be played automatically. It is necessary to use the mobile phone that received the notification to retrieve the voicemail.
What is the cost to send a Text to Landline message?
Charges differ by cell phone provider. Some include text to landline messaging under standard text messaging rates. Others include a small premium charge per message. Please check with your cell phone provider for exact pricing information.
What charges, if any, apply to landline recipients of Text to Landline messages?
No charges apply to recipients of Text to Landline messages.
Can I use shortcuts and emoticons in Text to Landline messages?
Yes, Text to Landline will translate many shortcuts and standard emoticons into words so that the recipient can understand them. Here is a list of shortcuts and their translations:
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AFAIK>As far as I know |
MSG>Message |
:-)8>Smiling with bow tie |
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Alwz>Always |
MYOB>Mind your own business |
;-)>Winking, I’m kidding |
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ASAP>As soon as possible |
M8>Mate |
‘-)>Winking, I’m kidding |
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B4>Before |
NRN>No reply necessary |
;->>Sly wink |
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B4N>Bye for now |
NA>No available |
:*)>Clowning |
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BAM>By all means |
NAP>Not a problem |
:-T>Keeping a straight face |
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BAU>Business as usual |
NBC>New billing cycle |
:^D>Great. Me like. |
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BCNU>Be seeing you |
NC>No comment |
8-]>Wowza, man |
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BBS>Be back soon |
NE>Any |
:-o>Wow! or oh! |
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BD>Brain dead |
NE1>Anyone |
^5>High five |
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BF>Boyfriend |
NITING>Anything |
:]>Wants to befriend you |
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BFN>Bye for now |
No1>No one |
:-(>Frowning |
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BFz4evr>Best friends forever |
NP>No problem |
:(>Sad |
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BHL8>Be home late |
nufN>Nothing |
:-<>Really sad |
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BN>Been |
NR>Not received |
:-c>Really unhappy |
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BOL>Best of luck |
NRN>No reply necessary |
&-|>Tearful |
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BRB>Be right back |
NWO>No way out |
:’>Crying |
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BRBGP>Be right back gotta pee |
OBTW>Oh, by the way |
:’-(>Crying and really sad |
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BRT>Be right there |
OIC>Oh, I see |
:-|>Grim |
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BTDT>Been there, done that |
OMG>Oh, my God |
:[>Really down |
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BTW>By the way |
OOL>Out of luck |
:-[>Pouting |
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CDIH>Cold day in hell |
OTOH>On the other hand |
\_/>my glass is empty |
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CID>Consider it done |
O4U>Only for you |
>:-<>Angry |
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CLD>Calling long distance |
PCM>Please call me |
:-||>Angry |
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CU>See you |
PCME>Please call me |
:-@>Yelling |
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CUBL8R>Call you back later |
pl&>Planned |
:-V>Bellowing, shouting |
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CU@>See you at |
PLS>Please |
:-r>Sticking out tongue |
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CUL>See you later |
PLZ4GVME>Please forgive me |
:-P>Sticking out tongue |
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CUL8R>See you later |
po$bl>Possible |
:->>Bitingly sarcastic |
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CYA>See you around |
PRT>Party |
:-S>Incoherent |
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CMi>Call me |
PUKS>Pick Up Kids |
:-\>Undecided |
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CMON>Come On |
PW>Password |
:- I>Hmmm |
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CUL8R>See you later |
QT>Cutie |
:-,>Hmmm |
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CYRBOS>Call Your Boss |
RGDS>Regards |
:-#>Lips are sealed |
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CYRBRO>Call your brother |
RINGL8>Running Late |
:-X>Lips are sealed |
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CYRH>Call your husband |
ROFL>Rolling on the floor laughing |
:-Y>Aquiet aside |
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CYRMA>Call your mother |
ROFLOL>Rolling on the floor laughing out loud |
:-">Pursing lips |
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CYROFIS>Call your office |
ROTFLMAO>Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off |
:-W>Speaking with forked tongue |
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CYRPA>Call your father |
RTFM>Read the flaming manual |
:()>Can't stop talking |
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CYRSIS>Call your sister |
ROFL>Rolling on floor laughing |
:~/>Mixed up |
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CYRWF>Call your wife |
RU>Are you |
%-)>Braindead |
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Dk>Don't know |
RU?>Are you? |
(:I>Egghead |
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DLT>Disregard last transmission |
RUCMNG>Are You coming |
<:-I>Dunce |
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DNR>Dinner |
RUF2T>Are you free to talk? |
=:-)>Hosehead |
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doN>Doing |
RUOK>Are You OK? |
:-]>Smiling blockhead |
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Dur>Do you remember |
SETE>Smiling ear to ear |
|-O>tired |
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E2eg>Ear to ear grin |
SHLM>Shalom |
|-I>Sleeping |
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EMYL>Email you later |
shopN>Shopping |
:-6>Exhausted |
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EOD>End of discussion |
SK8>Skate |
:@>What? |
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EOL>End of lecture |
SOL>Sooner or later |
:Q>What? |
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EVRY1>Everyone |
SME1>Someone |
:-o>Surprised |
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EZY>Easy |
SPK>Speak |
;-)>Sardonic incredulity |
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EZ>Easy |
SPK2UL8R>Speak to you later |
:O>Shocked |
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FAQ>Frequently asked questions |
SRY>Sorry |
8-|>Eyes wide with surprise |
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F2F>Face to face |
SWALK>Sent with a loving kiss |
:-/>Skeptical |
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F2T>Free to talk |
SWATK>Sent with a tender kiss |
8-O>Oh-my-god |
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FBTW>From bad to worse |
SWG>Scientific wild guess |
:-C>Unbelieving |
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FIM>Foot in mouth |
T+>Think positive |
|-{>Good Grief! |
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FITB>Fill in the blank |
T2Go>Time to go |
:-*>Kisses |
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FO>Far out! |
T2ul>Talk to you later |
:-X>A big wet kiss! |
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FOMCL>Fell out of my chair laughing |
TDTU>Totally devoted to you |
:-{}>Blowing a kiss |
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FTBOMH>From the bottom of my heart |
Thx>Thanks |
:-I>Indifferent |
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FWFN>Farewell for now |
TIA>Thanks in advance |
\-o>Bored |
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FWIW>For what it’s worth |
TIC>Tongue in Cheek |
:-P>Tongue hanging out in anticipation |
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FYEO>For your eyes only |
THNQ>Thank you |
O:-)>Angelic |
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FYA>For your amusement |
Tks>Thanks |
:-?>Smoking a pipe |
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FYI>For your information |
TLA>Three letter acronym |
:)>Smile |
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GAL>Get a life |
TMIY>Take me I’m yours |
;)>Winking Smile |
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GF>Girlfriend |
TNX>Thanks |
Plz>Please |
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GMeSumLuvin>Give me some loving |
TOY>Thinking of you |
RUOK?>Are you OK? |
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GMAB>Give me a break! |
TTFN>Ta ta for now. |
:-D>Laughing |
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GMTA>Great minds think alike |
TTYL>Talk to you later |
:-)>Happy |
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GR8>Great! |
UR>You are |
:-()>Smiling with mouth open |
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GTSY>Glad to see you |
uvbnsmuchd>You’ve been smooched |
8-)>Smiling with glasses |
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GUDLUK>Good luck |
uvbnsmuchd>You’ve been smooched |
[:-)>Smiling with walkman |
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G9>Genius |
URT1>You are the one |
:-)8>Smiling with bow tie |
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h2cus>Hope to see you soon |
UR4Me>You are for me |
{:-)>Smiling with hair |
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H8>Hate |
U4E>Yours forever |
d:-)>Smiling with cap |
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HAGN>Have a good night |
VRI>Very |
C|:-)>Smiling with top hat |
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HAND>Have a nice day |
W8N>waiting |
(:-)>Smiling with helmet |
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HAY>How are you? |
WAN2>Want to |
:-)=>Smiling with a beard |
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HldMeCls>Hold me close |
Wan2CamoV>Want to see a movie |
&:-)>Smiling with curls |
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HRU>How are you |
WAN2:-*>Want to kiss? |
#:-)>Smiling with a fur hat |
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Ht4U>Hot for you |
WHFO>When hell freezes over |
1DAY>One day |
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HTH>Hope that helps |
WLUMRy>Me will you marry me? |
1ON1>One on one |
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H&K>Hugs and kisses |
WOT>What |
1NC>Once |
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IAD8>It’s a date |
WRT>With respect to |
2DAY>Today |
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IC>I See |
WRU>Where are you? |
2bctnd>To be continued |
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ICQ>I seek you |
WTF>What the heck? |
2d4>To die for |
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IGotUBabe>I’ve got you babe |
WTG>Way to go! |
2g4u>To good for you |
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ILBL8>I’ll be late |
WUWH>Wish you were here |
2Ht2Hndl>Too hot to handle |
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ILU>I love you |
W4u>Waiting for you |
2l8>Too late |
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ILU2>I love you too |
W8>Wait |
2MORO>Tomorrow |
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ILUA>I love you alot |
W84M>Wait for me |
2NITE>Tonight |
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ILuvUAlwz&4evr>I love you always and forever |
XO>Kiss and a hug |
2WIMC>To whom it may concern |
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IMO>In my opinion |
XclusvlyUrs>Exclusively yours |
3sum>Three some |
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IMHO>In my humble opinion |
XLNT>Excellent |
3some>Three some |
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IMBLuv>It must be love |
YBS>You’ll be Sorry |
4e>Forever |
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IMI>I mean it |
YHTBT>You had to be there |
4gv>Forgive |
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IMO>In my opinion |
YR>Your |
4gvn>Forgiven |
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IMTNG>I am in a meeting |
ZP>Zero perspiration |
4yeo>For your eyes only |
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IM4U>I am for you |
ZZZZZZZZZ>Sleeping |
7K>Sick |
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Im:)2hvMtU>I’m happy to have met you |
L8>Late |
8ball>Eightball |
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IOU>I owe you |
L8r>Later |
M$ULkeCrZ>Miss you like crazy! |
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IOW>In other words |
L&N>Landing |
Mob>Mobile |
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IRL>In real life |
LCD>Lowest common denominator |
MU>Miss you |
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ItsF8>It’s fate |
LMAO>Laugh my ass off |
MUSM>Miss you so much |
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IUSS>If you say so |
LMK>Let me know |
MTE>My thoughts exactly |
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IYKWIM>If you know what I mean |
LMOOI>Leave me out of it |
KIT>Keep in touch |
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J4F>Just for fun |
LOL>Laughing out loud |
KOTC>Kiss on the cheek |
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JstCllMe>Just call me |
LTNS>Long time no see |
KOTL>Kiss on the lips |
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LtsGt2gthr>Lets get together |
LTNC>Long time no see |
KUTGW>Keep up the good work |
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lyN>Lying |
LUV>Love |
KWIM>Know what I mean? |
