I Built an SMS Gateway with a $20 Android Phone – Jonno.nz
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April 03, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
jqpabc123
Unlimited texts. Nope. Sorry, it is unlimited texts for *personal* use --- as defined by the carrier. Send "too many" and your account can be suspended. Some carriers offer an email to SMS gateway so if you can send email, you can skip the $20 Android phone. https://20somethingfinance.com/how-to-send-text-messages-sms...
inhumantsar
definitely a great setup for development, tho probably a good idea to have the Twilio integration ready to go. legitimate messages or not, this will look like spam if you get a surprise burst of traffic. and providers will nuke your SIM, maybe blacklist your phone's IMEI, if they suspect you're using it for spam. also is it weird that "That's its whole life now." made feel a bit sorry for the phone? might be spending too much time in opencode...