Originally Posted by phases:
“I just discovered that it's possible to send a text message to a landline number and would like to find out if the landline number gets charged for receiving the message? Has this service been around for a long time?”
YEARS, send one saying "i know where you live", i guarantee the receiver will kak themselves, and be straight on to the police.

I know as i accidentally sent that exact message to the mother in laws landline instead of my wifes mobile, when i got to the house they were about to call the police and her mother was being fawned over by all the family as she was shaken up by the apparent threatening phone call that everyone was convinced was their other daughters ex boyfriend.
Never made that mistake again, and it was an excellent ice breaker meeting the new in laws

just call me focker.