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There seems to be an interest in making, and perhaps owning secondary mobile devices. The problem, IMO is that most people have one SIM for their phone. If phon
by netcan 12y ago
There seems to be an interest in making, and perhaps owning secondary mobile devices. The problem, IMO is that most people have one SIM for their phone. If phone companies would give you a 2nd SIM for the same number, I think a new little market could emerge for them.
- lmm 12y agoI was thinking this just yesterday. Samsung have a nice new smartwatch with "full" phone capability (i.e. its own 3g connectivity, can make calls on it), but the salesman told me you simply can't get it on contract in this country yet.
- fit2rule 12y agoIts quite easy to get a second SIM, and multiple SIM-slots are one of the reasons for Androids' popularity in various non-US markets, namely: Asia. Its very common to have two SIM's per phone - one for private, one for work, or one for calls and one for Internet.
- icebraining 12y agoYes, but the point wouldn't be to have two numbers on the same phone, but two phones with the same number, so you'd need two SIMs with the same number.
- soapdog 12y agoI don`t know over there but here in Brazil you can get multi sim contract with carriers which will give you extra sims on the same account. I think the extra sims have only data access so they are good for tablets and modems but I don`t know if they have a callable number.
- fit2rule 12y agoWell its probably different for your market, but I have no problems calling my telco and asking for a second SIM for my account - same #, same plan, etc.
- dagw 12y agoAn actual phone SIM? How does that work? Do both phones ring? Does the one phone stop ringing when you answer the other? What happens when you're talking on one phone, does the other phone ring? I mean lots of places offer secondary data SIMs for your phone plan, but never one that gives you the same phone number.
- fit2rule 12y agoOne is set as the 'parent' SIM and incoming calls will only ring on that phone. If you're using the master and another call comes in, it can be configured to either go straight to voicemail, or ring on the second phone. Quite convenient. This is available all over Asia - as usual, the Western countries seem to either be being held back by some regulation, or simply behind the times.
- zurn 12y agoMany operators do give you multiple SIM cards associated with one number/subscriber. From quick glance these include Orange, Etisalat, Maxis, TeliaSonera...
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- adrusi 12y agoT-Mobile will send you as many SIM cards as you want for the cost of shipping. You can usually just tell your carrier you lost the SIM card if they don't formally offer duplicate SIMs.
- scintill76 12y agoThis is surprising. I thought the whole point of SIM cards was to prevent duplicates on the network. I guess it's still better if they retain control over who is duplicating them. But I would expect them to revoke the "lost" one to avoid fraudulent access by anyone who finds it.