People are so accustomed to cell phones and texting...

I give people at work my business card, for them to email me documents and things.

I can't tell you how many times I never receive it. When I ask them about it they say

"I texted you that yesterday/last week"

You cannot text a landline work phone...🤦

Do they think I'm giving them my cell phone number or what??
I don't get it

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Northwest · M

Not too many people use business cards. In the US, it is possible to text a landline from a cell phone, but it's not going to be a text. Your cell company will check the line prior to sending a message, if it's a landline, then it will convert the text to a voice message, and will call the number. If someone picks up, it will ask if the person wants to listen to the message, if no one picks up, it goes to voice mail.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@Northwest well I have a job that gave me business cards. I have not received anyone's texts to my landline phone...

Northwest · M

@iamnikki Not all landline phones are capable of accepting these types of voice messages. Yes, business cards are standard issue, but things are changing.