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.
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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.
My Rhodium/ At&t tilt 2 comes in tomorrow (yay!)
I ordered it using another upgrade on our family plan. I have AT&T but the phone is coming shipped with a new sim card. If I use the sim card I have now on it will that affect anything with the phone?
No it shouldn't unless your sim card that you want to put in is not on a contract .
Have fun with your new device.
Oh okay. Thank you.
Someone had told me that the newer sim cards where needed to access faster data connections or something.
False information I guess?
Nah, not false. Newer SIM cards come in different categories, and offer faster speeds. But, there's no guarantee that the SIM card AT&T is sending you will be one of those SIM cards. If it has less space, like 2 GB (which I'm assuming it will have), and you have another SIM card with 4 GB, I'd just keep your current one.
The speed enhancement (if there is any with the card AT&T is sending) will be miniscule at best.
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Nah, not false. Newer SIM cards come in different categories, and offer faster speeds. But, there's no guarantee that the SIM card AT&T is sending you will be one of those SIM cards. If it has less space, like 2 GB (which I'm assuming it will have), and you have another SIM card with 4 GB, I'd just keep your current one.
The speed enhancement (if there is any with the card AT&T is sending) will be miniscule at best.
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I have no idea what this guy is talking about, since SIMs only hold 128kb.
http://www.wireless.att.com/answer-center/main.jsp?solutionId=KB64891&t=solutionTab
If your ATT SIM is marked "3G", then you should be fine, and most any SIM issued in the past couple years should be the 3G ones.
I've seen a very small number of posts (maybe only one, can't remember if it was on this forum or the ATT forum) that claim that switching from an older 3G SIM to a newer one yielded slightly faster data speed. But I'm thinking this is just placebo affect. Its so hard to get a stable 'average' data value anyway, you can almost read from the test results whatever you want unless you are extremely systematic and scientific about it.
I used the SIM back from my old Tilt (so back from 2007) on my the Tilt 2 for a while. Then I activated the new SIM that came with the Tilt 2. No noticeable speed difference.
I'm guessing he's thinking about MicroSD cards...
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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So I decided to buy a G4.
I know about the boot loop issue, but LG fixes it if it happens, so that's okay.
My Samsung devices all had issues (multiple), so yeah.
Anyway, I have a couple of simple questions regarding the dual sim edition.
They cost the same in the country, so I figured I might buy the dual sim one...but...
- Does it have the same, latest (MM) firmware?
- Do you get any annoying notification if you just use ONE sim card in it?
- Does it still have a microSD card slot besides the dual SIM slot?
The thing is, MNOs are becoming popular in my country.
So you can finally get cheap mobile internet, but on a separate sim card, of course.
This way I could just toss in a second SIM once I get a good deal, and hook my mobile data on that.
Thank you guys!
h8Aramex said:
So I decided to buy a G4.
I know about the boot loop issue, but LG fixes it if it happens, so that's okay.
My Samsung devices all had issues (multiple), so yeah.
Anyway, I have a couple of simple questions regarding the dual sim edition.
They cost the same in the country, so I figured I might buy the dual sim one...but...
- Does it have the same, latest (MM) firmware?
- Do you get any annoying notification if you just use ONE sim card in it?
- Does it still have a microSD card slot besides the dual SIM slot?
The thing is, MNOs are becoming popular in my country.
So you can finally get cheap mobile internet, but on a separate sim card, of course.
This way I could just toss in a second SIM once I get a good deal, and hook my mobile data on that.
Thank you guys!
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1. Yes it has lastest marshamallow.same as single sim variant.
2. 2nd sim will show message as "service disabled" if you disable 2nd sim
3. yes it has micro sd card.but it doesn't support wireless charging.
For a little comtext: My wife. And purchased an LG Nexus 5, each, via Google ProjectFi about 9 months ago. We have been happy with the service and aside from little issues (like no audio hardware buttons after recent upgrade in December 2016 on the Android Beta Program; we have been happy.
My wife, today at work, messages me (via WiFi) that her phone said "No SIM cars detected". When she got he we took out her SIM card and re-inserted. Then restarted to no avail. So then I opened the phone app and ended "*#*$4636*#" to enter Testing. Her settings where the same as mine (my Mobile network was working).
So, I took out my SIM card and inserted her's into mine.. And it worked! So it wasn't a bad SIM card.
My next step was to use my SIM card holder and use it with her SIM card in her phone (and use her holder with my SIM on my phone). Well then! It works both of us and now I have no one that works. All I can think of is that the slot where you insert the SIM card on her phone us warped and nine is in perfect condition condition.
If anyone has any theories, please let me know. Aside from that, I hope that helps someone.
(I'm sure there are duplicate threads- this thread is a tad different as I explained briefly the problem with my quick resolution/solution).-bj