Use Silence. It’s been working for me all these years and still does. https://silence.im/
Interestingly enough, it’s at least as private as Signal. Actually, probably more so because not all messages go through a single central provider based in the Heart of the Empire.
Fdroid link: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.smssecure.smssecure/
Back when I played Quake, this strategy “to attract foreign money” was called “Free For All”. My favourite gun was the rocket launcher, because I’d fire rockets and just watch them run and then fly into them.
It’s the fundament of capitalism: Have the wealthy oppress the poor and keep them on their knees, forever.
Don’t like being a wage slave? Well at least you can go to Portugal and have cheap rent! Those suckers have it real bad…
With capitalism, it’s always possible to find someone to shit on.