@Dust0741 Check out jmp.chat (i can provide a referral code if you'd like a free trial). Your number would be ported there, and then SMS would go over XMPP/jabber to any device with a client running. Your phone can stay home, and you'd get SMS messages on your laptop or whatever device you've taken with you.
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You can use MacroDroid for this. Or just continue to use your Pixel with LineageOS
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I had a similar setup to this awhile back. You have to port the number to your VoIP provider of choice and then decide on what client you are going to run (no need for SIM card). I was wanting voice service and only needed limited SMS, so I went with linphone (and played around with zoiper too). If you are needing good SMS support, then JMP is probably the best. It supports both SMS and MMS. You won't get E911 access I believe, but as data only its a good solution.
Free wifi is all over the place and if you wire up a mobile hotspot in your car (yes it somewhat defeats the purpose), you can get some pretty decent coverage.
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It might be possible with the Modular Android XMPP Service. I have never used it, so cannot help much. Nevertheless, it seems to have modules to notify of received SMS over XMPP. It may even be possible to send instructions to write a SMS.
can you use kde connect for this? or if you didn't want to do that, then pushbullet?
@Dust0741 transfer it to a VoIP number and have a VoIP app on your data-only SIM. Unless your data-only SIM provider does some blocking
I had a similar setup before and ended up routing the messages through my sip trunking provider, which gave me more control over incoming and outgoing SMS. It let me handle forwarding rules a lot easier through their dashboard, and I could also script some actions using their API. Worked way better than the workaround I was doing before.
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