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No Internet? No problem: Use Bash, Node-RED, or Python to send and receive SMS text messages and turn your Raspberry Pi into an SMS-based server.

There are many remote locations, such as cottages and trailers, that have cell coverage, but only limited or expensive Internet access. For situations like this, a Raspberry Pi can be configured to monitor and control your remote devices using Short Message Service (SMS) text messages (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Use a Rasp Pi SMS server to monitor and control remote devices where you lack a permanent Internet connection.

For an SMS server project, I found that a Raspberry Pi offered me the best options for device connectivity and programming choices. However, a Linux laptop or an Arduino module could also be used.

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