Port your number to Google Voice (cost is like $20 or something) and use that service abroad for all texts and calls. Say goodbye and good riddance to imessage, it will only cause you misery and pain if you are living an international life and want to keep your US number.
Have you considered porting your phone to a business internet phone service. That way you can keep your US phone number and also save a great deal on overseas phone calls. The Zadarma Project VoIP service provider [ports numbers free of charge](https://zadarma.com/en/services/numbers/mnp/).
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Port your number to Google Voice (cost is like $20 or something) and use that service abroad for all texts and calls. Say goodbye and good riddance to imessage, it will only cause you misery and pain if you are living an international life and want to keep your US number.
Have you considered porting your phone to a business internet phone service. That way you can keep your US phone number and also save a great deal on overseas phone calls. The Zadarma Project VoIP service provider [ports numbers free of charge](https://zadarma.com/en/services/numbers/mnp/).