Got a text from a VOIP(?)

[KayLR]

How would this happen?

Last night I was sitting at the table and got a text message on my cell phone from a number I did not recognize (out of TX). It said, "Hey Kay??" And that was it.

I responded by texting, "yes? who is this?" but got no answer.

My daughter lives in TX, but also did not know who it was. My # is only known to family....weird.

Anyway...I don't get (understand) VOIP.

[Alan]

VOIP stands for Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol). VOIP carriers operate outside normal telephone systems or POTS (Plain Old Telephone System or alternately Post Office Telephone Service). I use Google Voice VOIP service alongside my regular cell phone. This effectively gives me the ability to have two different numbers on my phone, each with voice and texting ability.

[ToomuchStuff]

I received what I thought was a text message from work one day. On my cell service, you can send a message to someone, which it sends as a text. Between that, and using the VOIP, you probably replied to a machine, and not to the person who sent it.