For seamless texting (aka SMS) capability on multiple platforms at no cost, one could set up Google Voice with Google Hangouts. The main benefit of doing that is to allow one to text from any platform including from a non-cellular tablet or Chromebook using Google Hangouts. Clear instructions could be found on Google's website.
Ever wondered what kind of CPU model you are using in Linux? This command will pull it up: gcc -march=native -Q --help=target|grep march