Ofcoures You Can!
No. You can not open or send a text without using minutes, but you CAN receive them.
No, you can't text without minutes because your phone is not on but it depends on what kind of phone it is.
You have to upgrade to text plus silver in order to send and receive picture messages.
no, airplane mode cuts you off from service, and you need service to receive text messages.
no.
yes
I do not think it is good or bad to receive a lot of text messages from people, it really does not matter.
You can receive text messages on a landline phone, but you cannot send them.
You would have to load a custom ringtone and associate it with messages.
You should, when you turn your cell phone back on it should inform you that you missed a text, but I could be wrong.
You can receive SMS online without a mobile phone by using various websites and services that offer free virtual phone numbers. Websites like TextNow, Receive-SMS, and FreePhoneNum allow you to choose a temporary number to receive text messages. Simply visit one of these sites, select a number, and use it to receive SMS messages without needing a physical device. Keep in mind that these services may have limitations and may not be suitable for sensitive or important messages.
Yes it can and if you open it and read it you get charged for it unless it was set by your cell phone carrier. If you do not want to receive text messages on your phn then you can call your carrier and have them blocked so you can't receive or send messages...just remember to get it unblocked if you add texting later.