Wow! Thanks. I am sure that should work as I will only be receiving. The last time I used a similar one, Textme, to send outgoing messages from India, they banned me for life. I guess one-way text is accepted. I will try that solution.
you can't. however, a workaround is to download VoIP app TextNow. Then before your trip, forward it to the VoIP app phone number. When you are in India, you can use the app on Wifi or local data
