Could this work? iOS8 SMS relay to a second computer from a remote location?

[UberTiger]

I've been using the new SMS relays feature quite a lot to reply to texts from a computer and it's working a treat being able to type replies using a keyboard instead of using the touchscreen.

Occasionally, during very busy periods it would help to have a second person to help read and respond to text messages.

Would there be a way to set it up so that person A is onsite at the business location with the primary contact iPhone and a laptop computer with SMS relay setup. But then person B can be at a remote location in another part of the country that has the Messages app installed on OSX and have access to read and reply to person A's text messages in real time?

SMS relay is part of Apple's new continuity

With iMessage, when you are messaging people using Apple devices they appear in blue bubbles. Those messages sync onto all of your Apple devices so that way you can text someone from your Mac, iPad or iPod Touch. Previously, the people you texted in green bubbles were not using iMessage because they were not on Apple devices. Those conversations were not syncing over to your Mac, iPad or iPod Touch, which forced you to respond back to them only on your iPhone. Now with SMS Relay, your non-Apple using friends’ messages will sync to your Mac, iPad or iPod Touch while all connected to the same Wi-Fi Network, so you can respond from whichever device you prefer.

The above paragraph says that the messages will only sync to apple devices on the same Wi-Fi network.

So I'm guessing it won't work automatically if user B just has a mac signed in under the Apple ID associated with user A's iPhone? If they're not on location they won't be on the same network.

Would it be possible to make it look like user B is on the same network to enable the relay of messages to both user A and B's macbooks simultaneously?

 

[Audigex]

Yes, direct your research toward VPN (Virtual Private Network) and SSH Tunnels, you can use them to make it seem like remote computers are on the same network.

 

[UberTiger]

Amazing, thanks for the input. Will do some searching on that