Can't register Calling anmd Messaging for alexa with landline.

[mtroxell]

I'm trying to register my Mom's Alexa for messaging and calling. She is elderly and has had several strokes and I wanted to make sure she could have Alexa contact me in case she fell or couldn't make it to the phone. I can set her Alexa up so it can contact me thru my phone or any of my 5 Echos but I cannot register her Echo/phone so i can contact her thru the Echo because she only has a landline and when the registration process gets to the point where it sends the 6 digit verification code it tries to send to her landline which of course does not work. There should be an alternate registration method such as sending to a secondary phone number or email address. Any ideas on how to solve this?

[renegade600]

dont know if it will work  but try set call forwarding on the landline to a phone that takes text messages.   if you get the verification message, then you can disable the call forwarding. 

[nhbeachguy]

Did you ever get this resolved? Also, how did you set up your Mom's Echo to call you if you does not have a smart phone? I'm in a similar boat with my older sister... She has an Echo Dot and I'd like to set hers up so she can call me - but she does not have a smart phone (she has a cell phone but no messaging -- just calls).
Thanks,
\Dave