Grab that spare Android from your drawer. Install textbee. You now have a REST API that sends and receives SMS through your own phone number - no Twilio, no carrier contracts, no per-message fees.
It's open source (2,400+ ★ on GitHub), used by 20,000+ users, and takes about 3 minutes to set up. Send via API or dashboard, receive via webhook. Bulk send, schedule messages, pick your SIM card - it's all there.
Free tier: 300 msgs/month. Pro ($9.99/mo): unlimited daily sends, 5 devices, message templates. Self-host it if you want full control.
Ship your OTPs, alerts, and notifications without asking finance for a Twilio budget.
