Can I receive SMS on my laptop using a SIM card plugged in to a USB Adapter, and if so, with what software?

Question

I have recently travelled to another country, where I found out that my 2G mobile phone has no network coverage. I am supposed to receive an extremely important SMS today or tomorrow, and have no time to pick up an unlocked 3/4G phone from Ebay (stores don't sell them here).

I have asked around and been told that electronic stores carry this USB plug that has a SIM card slot, and that if I insert my SIM card into my PC and download the relevant software, my laptop will start using my SIM card to receive SMS via USB. I have two questions:

1) Is this true?

2) What software can I use for my purposes?

Thank you in advance

Answer 1

it is true here is some help http://support.microsoft.com/fixit/#tab0

Answer 2

in case you have been working a private laptop i might trust many of the different replies and say get a twin head card. yet because you needless to say state which you have a pc . . . you may get a USB port replicator which will connect a 2nd reveal screen. because of fact the utility has to emulate a reveal screen, compress the video and deliver it over the USB you will no longer get as reliable a picture as an on the spot connection. additionally i'm uncertain how nicely the emulated reveal screen is going to play with homestead windows for a protracted very own laptop twin reveal screen. i might % to discover an area organisation so i ought to take it back if it truly works poorly, or on no account. the different selection must be to get a dock. maximum laptops could be useful twin reveal - a million pc 2 exterior - some docks have twin outputs so as that the image that would have long gone on the pc liquid crystal reveal is going out to an exterior reveal screen. call your pc broking and ask if the dock can try this with your pc.

Answer 3

1 yes

2 with some mobiles (moto v6 is a good example) they can be plugged in and in the menu there is a thing saying sms. click it and that should work, but to my knowlage there is no software for other phones :(

hope i helped mate