One suggestion, and I&#x27;m not how hard it is to setup a new account with a real phone number, or moving the number.  But setup Google Voice, and use hangouts to manage your text messages.  You&#x27;ll be able to run hangouts on your desktop, and type your text messages, not to mention copy&#x2F;paste wherever they are needed.<p>I find that it&#x27;s really nice to be able to handle texts while I&#x27;m working directly on my computer, or wherever I am.  Does phone calls as well, if you&#x27;re using a headset with a mic.  Hangouts also does video calls and screen sharing, but nobody else seems to use it much.  I actually like it a lot, even though the video quality leaves a lot to be desired.<p>Edit: been a happy user since it was Grand Central, before the Google buyout.