Bt Text Message Received On Landline From A Mobile Phone

[FreyaBee]

Yesterday I phoned a friend (he is housbound due to a stroke) on his mobile from my BT landline and I received the message "the call cannot be answered right now. Please leave a message after the tone"
I did not leave a message, but called his landline instead. After we ended our chat, I received a text on my BT landline (cordless phone) from my friend which read "I'll call you back
He said he did not send the text as he does not know how. It seems that his mobile can auto-send a template message if there is an app installed. So if the person cannot take a call, the text is auto-sent to the caller.
I have never experienced this before and hope the call was genuine.
I hardy ever use my mobile and have never sent a text ! Yes, I am ancient diinosaur I know :)

[barry1010]

You don't need an app to set it up
https://usechalkboard.com/text-auto-reply-android

[FreyaBee]

Well I never ! Thank you barry. I am learning every day

[barry1010]

I didn't know you could receive text messages on a BT landline :D

[FreyaBee]

Yes, I have received several texts via the BT sms service . This is on the newer phones, and not on the very old ones.

[FreyaBee]

https://www.bt.com/help/landline/all-about-bt-text-

[ZebuSanctuary]

Freyabee

Clearly you have a 'Text enabled Phone' and you have subscribed to BT's Called Display feature.

The message on your cordless phone was a result of your friend having 'auto-send template message' enabled. The proviso being for this to work, the appropriate App is installed.

Unwittingly it would appear, your friend has been party to setting up this facility on his mobile phone.

NB: Had you not subscribed to BT's Called Display the SMS text from your phone would have terminated as a voice mail. Subsequently a BOT would have read back the message.

[ZebuSanctuary]

>08:55

This does not address the query posed by OP!

[FreyaBee]

Thanks zebu. Yes, I have a text- enabled phone .I have spoken to my friend's son who appears to have enabled the template setting in his father's mobile. He will try and remove it now.

[ZebuSanctuary]

Freyabee;

Glad you have now resolved your problem :-)