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Hi,
I just got a good offer from my broadband provider to get an extra sim where I can make landline calls for free, but calls to mobiles are then very expensive, so I want to use my old contract for mobile calls.
Anybody out there got any experience using a dual sim (I read it involves cutting ).
I also heard that you can get some kind of "super SIM" where you can copy 2 sims onto one? Does this really work?
Cheers
Cybercontroller
I have a dual SIM adapter. I use my 1&1 SIM card for free landline calls and have free minutes for my mobile calls from T-Mobile. I use an analog adapter from hot-wire-telekom.de - digital adapters can change between the SIM cards a little faster but consume more power, heard that it can be more than 30% in some cases. I didn't want to risk that, there are nice tools out there to assign that function to a hardware key, that way you are actually faster than digital dual SIM cards.
If you have a digital dual sim adapter you have to go to your sim toolkit menu to change between the cards, with the analog adapter you simply switch the gsm unit off and on again, it takes about 20 seconds until you have your signal again.
I did cut my card, actually broke my first card because I didn't pay enough attention. Hot wire telekom offers to cut your cards if you send them to their shop, I think that was for free or costs only a few Euros. I'd recommend that since cutting it was a little difficult. The card of a friend didn't work that well, sometimes it switched from on to the other by itself.
I'm very happy with my card and use Smaato Cost to tell me how much I spent. It's a program that tells you how much money you spent making phone calls, very nice program! Send me a PM if you need some information in German.
Copying two sim cards on one is only possible when you have a version 1 sim card (as far as I know) and you don't get one of these, they are veeeery old. I think if you have two sim cards that are older than 5 years you might be able to copy them on one card.
Hi Registerme,
thanx for sharing that info.
Sounds like the analogue dual card is the way to go - the cutting service sounds quite a good option.
Would however much prefer not to!
Forgot to mention - at work I have a TMobile "Twinbill SIM" - by entering 2 different pins the call costs are switched between Busuniess and Private (switchover working via SIM Tool Kit in the cell phone menu).
I was wondering how TMobile manages this.
Anybody out there any ideas?
Rgs
Cybercontroler
This is actually a dual sim card with two phone numbers, see here: http://www.t-mobile.de/business/twinbill/0,10205,14411-_,00.html
They used to have analog cards but use digital cards now.
Hi all. I just sold my used Cingular branded SX66 and all of its accessories on ebay. I did not include a SIM card. The buyer received it today and says the phone won't work and would I please send him the original SIM card. Does anybody do that...send their SIM card along in a sale? Even if I am not using that old SIM card anymore, doesn't it have my phone # info on it. And won't that be useless to him anyhow? I directed him to get a SIM card at a ATT retail store with his account info on it and he would be able to start making calls. Am I confused here about SIM cards?
Thanks
well, of course the "phone" won't work without a sim card.
Don't send your sim card along, either he's trying to fool you or he is stupid!!!
the device itself should work just fine without a sim, but calls, sms, mms and other network services can't work, because the sim is your connection to your provider, it gives your phone a tel number and let's your provider charge you.
as i am not quite sure, whether you or the buyer were aware of that, i hope you carefully deleted all your personal data from the device, as there is the possibility that your customer wants to steal personal data from you along with your sim card, or fool you financially, because WITH YOUR SIM HE MAKES CALLS AND YOU ARE BILLED!!!
Hmpph, Was this your listing?
http://cgi.ebay.com/AT-T-Cingular-S...286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:13|39:1|240:1318
Anyway, if you didn't specify that you would include an SIM, you don't have to.
Data on newer tmobile micro sim cards in US will not work with international htc one x this is a fact now its impossible to manuelly or automaticly set up apn, phone refuses to recognize new micro sim and even when you fill all fields in apn settings and save phone itself just reset everything and delete new apn and message is there is no sim card,however calls and sms works but data no,i tryed even various apps from market like apn global and others its the same its just not possible,i found out only that older tmobile sim cards they call them non gba sim card will work, those are one withouth pictures of people painted so just plain white with pink tmobile letters and they needs to have number 50.01.im using different carrier then tmobile i have data normaly but im trying to sell this phone and i get 2 deals cancelled because of this is there any different solution then chasing old tmobile cards and they are pretty rare now.
There probably won't be a fix coming anytime soon. I'm one of the unfortunate ones without a old micro sim card. However, you could first talk to customer service online, and let them know this issue you're having. (Make sure they put a note on file based on the chat stating that the micro sim card you're looking for is a 50.01 not a 50.05 or any newer.) Then call customer service and tell them that you spoke to a customer rep online and please check the note on file regard sending out a correct replacement micro sim card. I believe they think that a 50.05 micro sim card is also a non gba sim card. I'm hoping the replacement micro sim card arriving next week would be the correct one. If not, cut your old sim card into micro sim size and use it on your One X.
Im not having problems im simple mobile user,i was selling one x and that the reason im asking because data wont work,but i sold the phone anyway that issue with tmobile its because 4G data
My newer micro sim did not allow me to save the Tmobile apn . Switched it to my wife's older sim that I cut down to a micro for her iphone. Entered the T-Mobile APN hit the save button and of course it worked. I was then surprised when I switched my sim back in and it still worked. Had a few 50.01 SIMS ready but did not have to cut any down and call T-Mobile to switch them.
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Hello there,
has anyone got a note ii with vodafone micro sim card running fine?
I have inserted several micro sim cards from vodafone, including at two vodafone stores, sadly non of them get recognised. Could my note ii be faulty?
I need to know this so that I can return it to Handtec UK.
Thanks for the heads up.
YOSEFE said:
Hello there,
has anyone got a note ii with vodafone micro sim card running fine?
I have inserted several micro sim cards from vodafone, including at two vodafone stores, sadly non of them get recognised. Could my note ii be faulty?
I need to know this so that I can return it to Handtec UK.
Thanks for the heads up.
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Have you tried other sim cards? if you experience the same problem with other sim cards then it could be your unit...
YOSEFE said:
Hello there,
has anyone got a note ii with vodafone micro sim card running fine?
I have inserted several micro sim cards from vodafone, including at two vodafone stores, sadly non of them get recognised. Could my note ii be faulty?
I need to know this so that I can return it to Handtec UK.
Thanks for the heads up.
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I have no problem with mine.Bought from CPW and took the vodafone micro sim from my SG3.A self cut down vodafone PAYG sim card worked as well.
Seems like your N2 is faulty.
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Have you tried other sim cards? if you experience the same problem with other sim cards then it could be your unit...
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ttav said:
I have no problem with mine.Bought from CPW and took the vodafone micro sim from my SG3.A self cut down vodafone PAYG sim card worked as well.
Seems like your N2 is faulty.
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It is very strange because I have a pay as you go vodafone micro sim card that works just fine, as does a t-mobile micro sim from my s 3.
The trouble is with the contract micro sent to me, as well as the ones I tried today.
Also, when you look at the chips on the micro sims, the t-mobile as well as the vodafone pay as you go micro sims are longer than the chips on the others. When voda sent the micro to me, it read iPhone/iPad. The assistants in the voda stores claim the micro sim is said to be for iPad/iPhone, but should work in any phone designed to take micro sim cards.
I got mine from Vodafone as upgrade. It comes with a micro sim. It has been working fine for me for the last 2 weeks.
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YOSEFE said:
It is very strange because I have a pay as you go vodafone micro sim card that works just fine, as does a t-mobile micro sim from my s 3.
The trouble is with the contract micro sent to me, as well as the ones I tried today.
Also, when you look at the chips on the micro sims, the t-mobile as well as the vodafone pay as you go micro sims are longer than the chips on the others. When voda sent the micro to me, it read iPhone/iPad. The assistants in the voda stores claim the micro sim is said to be for iPad/iPhone, but should work in any phone designed to take micro sim cards.
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I have tried O2, tmobile, gifgaff, and an Asian roaming sim card with mine and they all work. Are you saying the sim card from voda is not the same size as the one that works? Maybe they are NANO sim cards and the contacts dont line up with your Note 2. So they don't work. Or if they are for iphone, then they are for iphone, which is trying hard to monopolise the industry, but will NEVER happen! Phuck apple devices !!!!
Probably vodafone are giving me non cards, because as I said, their pay as you go has a longer chip. The trouble is that the guys in the stores can see this, but insist the "nano" should work?
YOSEFE said:
Probably vodafone are giving me non cards, because as I said, their pay as you go has a longer chip. The trouble is that the guys in the stores can see this, but insist the "nano" should work?
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They're giving you nano-sims?
Unless you're inserting them with an adapter I doubt they'll work as the note 2 is designed to take micro sims, not nano sims. Nano sims are a bit smaller.
D3_ said:
They're giving you nano-sims?
Unless you're inserting them with an adapter I doubt they'll work as the note 2 is designed to take micro sims, not nano sims. Nano sims are a bit smaller.
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I just don't know what is up with these sim cards. I was on chat with a voda customer rep. He will be sending out another sim card. I hope it works. I advised him to look at the lengths of the chip itself, and get to me one that equals the length of their PAYG micro sim cards.
I will let you know how I get on in three to five working days, which is when the sim might be with me.
I cut mine with scissors... I couldn't wait long enough to drive 5 miles to the nearest store haha
D3_ said:
They're giving you nano-sims?
Unless you're inserting them with an adapter I doubt they'll work as the note 2 is designed to take micro sims, not nano sims. Nano sims are a bit smaller.
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Actually it's funny because I've tried to insert nano simcard by a mistake and it actually works (DON'T THINK ABOUT DOING THIS). I hope it won't move while being inside or I'm screwed. It was already too late when I realized that nano sim card is different from micro sim. Guess I was too excited to try this phone out.
The screenshots were taken with SG Note 1 and I kept the resolution unchanged.
Don't ask me how did I do it, because I don't know it myself.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5681/20121020054431.jpg
I also made calls with it and it's working just fine.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9034/20121020054626.jpg
Niuseek said:
Actually it's funny because I've tried to insert nano simcard by a mistake and it actually works (DON'T THINK ABOUT DOING THIS). I hope it won't move while being inside or I'm screwed. It was already too late when I realized that nano sim card is different from micro sim. Guess I was too excited to try this phone out.
The screenshots were taken with SG Note 1 and I kept the resolution unchanged.
Don't ask me how did I do it, because I don't know it myself.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5681/20121020054431.jpg
I also made calls with it and it's working just fine.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9034/20121020054626.jpg
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be careful as if the sim moves, it might short something... then I don't know what happens next....
nm8 said:
be careful as if the sim moves, it might short something... then I don't know what happens next....
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Yeah I'll have to buy an micro sim adapter for the peace of mind.
You can purchase micro sim cutters; or use one as a template. I've had no issues with my normal sim cut with scissors. Hell, I wonder why they decided to go the micro-sim root anyway. Complicates things.
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I am currently using my micro sim from my iphone 4 on the note 2 and had no problems. I have been using the same sim on the day of the launch of note 2 and it's been fine.
Could the moderators please close this thread?
My issue has been resolved. The micro sim card tray was faulty.
I posted my phone back to Handtec on Wednesday. They received it yesterday, and I have received a new replacement today.
They are excellent for delivering quality in time. One day between the original order and delivery, one day between return/warranty and replacement.
If they could do it in one day, they would.
Hi all,
I recently purchased a Galaxy S22 (SM-S901U1 - S901U1UEU2AVF7) from Google Fi with the intention of using 2 physical SIM cards and 1 eSIM on it.
On Samsung's website (https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-s22/specs/) it says some models have "two Nano SIMs and one eSIM".
Upon receiving my S22, I took out the tray and noticed it could only fit one physical SIM card, however, looking at the sim card slot through a stereo microscope it looks like there are SIM card contacts on either side of the slot (meaning the physical connection is there).
Also, doing a `*#06#` shows IMEI1, IMEI2, and EID; which to me signifies the phone itself could support the "two Nano SIMs and one eSIM" option.
I went ahead and bought an S22 replacement SIM card tray with support for 2 SIM cards, and put another SIM card on it but can only see "SIM 1" and "eSIMs" under "SIM card manager".
It honestly looks like Samsung disables the second SIM card in software for the US market.
Can anyone here confirm my suspicion and if so, do you know if there is a way to change that software restriction? Thanks
The second IMEI is specifically for the eSIM, the EID is what one would consider the ICCID if it was a physical SIM.
Only models outside the US have the option of a dual physical SIM.
GenesisDH said:
The second IMEI is specifically for the eSIM, the EID is what one would consider the ICCID if it was a physical SIM.
Only models outside the US have the option of a dual physical SIM.
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Thank you for your response.
Do you know if that is a limitation imposed by hardware differences (i.e.: the US version is missing a radio or SIM card slot) or is it imposed by software?
(I have purchased a dual SIM tray to put into my S22)
If it is the latter, would flashing a ROM from a region with support for dual sim cards (and the same processor) enable dual sim cards for the S901U1?
Cheers
I wouldn't know if the hardware doesn't support it.
If I had a guess, it would probably be locked at the baseband with software, similar to the OnePlus 9 Pro. The latter was later confirmed by users; even though the hardware was the exact same across all devices of that model, changing to a different ROM changed nothing as the baseband retained its state.
Also, most if not all non-US models use the in-house Exnyos SOC, so finding a stock ROM to determine this would prove difficult.
Someone might take a poke using QPST and other diag tools. I can't currently do so myself.
Hello TS! Do you have an update here?