Modem Manager on Linux handles ppp and texting (even MMS if you're willing to build mmsd which isn't easy) with just a USB modem. You don't need a phone at all.

All phones have these days is "the app ecosystem" which is designed and optimized just to rent you out to corporations. Exposing yourself to it is almost always a loss.

▲

mbac32768 a day ago | parent [-]

Do you actually carry around a Linux laptop with a USB modem instead of a smartphone? Can you blog about it?

	▲	mathiaspoint 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes I do. I don't really maintain a blog but I've been thinking about writing some articles on my personal site about how I have everything set up.