How to receive SMS on home cell number while using local SIM abroad?

When traveling abroad and using a local SIM card, is there a way to get my SMS texts to my home cell number without swiching to home carrier? Unfortunately, they charge $10/day if I switch back even for a minute. This will be a great app if it can?


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Posted on Feb 26, 2024 8:33 PM

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Feb 26, 2024 9:39 PM in response to sivadasan145

sivadasan145 Said:

"SMS text forwarding: When traveling abroad and using a local SIM card, is there a way to get my SMS texts to my home cell number without swiching to home carrier? Unfortunately, they charge $10/day if I switch back even for a minute. This will be a great app if it can?"

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Free SMS Text Forwarding:


Use a Third-Party App:

You can't do so with a Carrier, but there are some third-party apps that allow this, according to the following link. Personally, I would only trust the app if it is in the App Store, and has lots of 4 and 5 start reviews: How to Automatically Forward Text Messages To Another Phone? [SOLVED] - FamilyOrbit


It's the first link that pops up, when I search for it on DuckDuckGo on Safari on my Mac: free sms text forwarding

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