Thank you for using text to land line!

As readers of this blog know, I am facing certain issues with texting Sprint customers via Google Voice (and reading the help forums, I know I am not alone). When Sprint customers text your Google Voice number, it shows up as "text to land line".

Are you expecting an important text message? Well, then you better hang on tight to your phone because if you miss the call and Sprint reaches your voice mail instead, all you get to hear is, you guessed it, "Thank you for using text to land line!" 

I wish I had better news but all I can do is point you to the forums where you might be able to find further updates. 

Sprint Text to Landline

This is an emerging story. This blog post may change rapidly (or disappear altogether) as time progresses. Please remember that this account is NOT a full and final account of the story.

As far as I know, I own no stock in Google or Sprint.

OK, here's a preview of what you get when someone from Sprint sends a text message "OK" to a certain Google Voice number.

I have went back and requested the Sprint customer to write to another Google Voice account and the conversation went as intended, without Text to Landline. Then I tried again using the other, original GV number, and the problem persisted. I made the Sprint customer delete me as a contact on her phone and add me again. No avail. I even tried disabling Gizmo 5 and it had no effect. This has been happening since last evening. I wonder if Google or Sprint will answer my calls... on Twitter.

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