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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/zer00eyz on 2025-06-11 22:41:18+00:00.
I feel like I have lost the plot on this idea so before I spend the money I would love a sanity check.
For texting with local control via: https://github.com/capcom6/android-sms-gateway
- It's a real cell phone on a real plan so 2FA accounts that block Twilio/ sms gateways will see it as "person".
- I can use the same app to forward 2FA messages to be shared (as sms)
- Its fixed cost
- It works when the internet is down. HA can text me via local API over wifi and out over cell sms gateways would be down.
- It means my house has its own accounts for things that require a phone number to use (WhatsApp/signal/telegram), rather than use an existing account.
Im still looking at ways to "Remote Desktop"(and there are plenty) into the phone itself for 2FA applications, allowing these to be shared as well.
Ultimately being able to answer calls on it would be grand as well but I am not likely to give the houses number out to any one I care about. I would assume everything coming in is just spam so why pick it up? (I conceded that this might change).
Is this a dumb idea? Am I missing something on the market I should be using? If I go this way are there other/features benefits I haven't thought of that might make it worth while?