Robot voices bridge the SMS-land line gap

Cellphone users in the UK on Vodafone, T-Mobile, BT Mobile, 3 and O2 networks can now send text messages to people who don't have cellphones (you mean there are people who don't have cellphones?).  The service utilizes text to speech synthesis to read the sender's text message to receiver on a standard land-line, like robo-Jeeves reading the days messages. Apparently it makes no bones about SMS
colloquialisms and swear words, so instead of saying "F U" it will read out the full expletive version.  Something about a British female synthesized voice telling you off over the phone is just, well, it's good stuff. Trust us, we've had it happen before. Unfortunately, the robo-lady also reads off the number of the person who sent the message, so cyber stalking will be a bit difficult with this technology. Not that we were thinking about it, or anything.