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Dual SIM / Multi SIM experiences?

Hi all,
In my previous phone (Nokia 6230) i placed a DualSIM card. Basically meaning that I could place 2 SIM cards in one phone. A menu option was created in the phone that allowed you to switch between the 2 sims without switching the phone on/off. Ideal since I have a business number and private number... I ordered this through mobile.brando.com.hk Attached you can find a description of this tool.
Now I have a Qtek 9100, (SIMlock removed thanks to a brilliant tool found on this forum) but can't get this DualSIM to work. Does anyone have experiences with a similar trick. I hate carrying 2 phones with me all the time, so i would really like to find a dualsim that also work with PDA's / Pocket PC etc. etc.
Any suggestions / remarks?
Many thanks!

I haven't looked at your attachment, but I've used a cut sim, basically the sim where you cut your full size sims into two small ones, and fit those into a "mother sim", and put that in your phone. It's worked fine on my Magician for months. Got it from ebay for about £5. I wrote my own line switcher for use with my Today plugin so I can see what operator I'm on.
Don't buy a sim cloner. If you're in Europe, you're likely to have a modern sim. They can't be cloned yet, as far as I know.
V

Hi V,
Strange because my dualsim is the same, I have cut the golden chips out, but it won't work on the wizard.... Wonder why?
Sounds cool that you can switch using the today screen, i think everybody that knows how to write programs is brilliant... Is this program posted somewhere?
Ciao!

Hello to all! The experience that I have carried out with Simclone to
have been OK! I have a super SIM with 5 numbers and can
change number/operator through the menu of STK.
Through the plugin "dktoday" I can visualize the active operator in that moment (Vodafone, TIM, etc)!
Ciao!

Maarten78: I've never tested my cut/dual sim in anything other then a wizard. But what messages are you getting? I had to carefully "thicken" the cut sim so the contacts all made good contact, but once I'd done that it worked perfectly for months.
My plugin, (VJAudioNotes, evolved into VJEphemeris) has not been released yet. It's written for my specific setup, so I couldn't release it right now for public use. But DKToday is great!
V

Thx guys,
After your comment about thickening the dualsim it seems to work... It only pushes the back cover out a little bit, but i'll find something to solve that i think...
All that i now need is a tool to display on the Today Screen which provider I'm on... Sure i'll find something, i've tried the DKToday but that crashes my phone when i start other programs like explorer or inbox... Strange!
Thx tho, Maarten

I'm wondering about something that is perhaps the opposite of what is being discussed here, which I wonder about by seeing the name "simclone".
If one has more than one GSM phone or device, yet only one GSM phone line, one has to switch the SIM card between devices, in order to switch which phone to use.
It would certainly be convenient to have a clone of the same card, to work on more than one phone. Of course, being the same phone line, both devices would not be used simultaneously. But it would be nice to be able to switch between devices, without swapping the card in and out.
I have heard that this is possible with some European carriers, to get an extra SIM card of the same line, to use in different devices. It isn't possible to do officially anywhere here in the USA however, AFAIK.
So---I'm wondering if it is possible to do this somehow unofficially. How does this simclone program work?
What is this about cutting a SIM card in two? Would this work with US T-Mobile SIM cards?

I've seen these dualsim on sale in a few places, but they stated that they don't work with 3G networks.
Would that include T-Mobile, O2 and Orange :?:

me said:
I'm wondering about something that is perhaps the opposite of what is being discussed here, which I wonder about by seeing the name "simclone".
If one has more than one GSM phone or device, yet only one GSM phone line, one has to switch the SIM card between devices, in order to switch which phone to use.
It would certainly be convenient to have a clone of the same card, to work on more than one phone. Of course, being the same phone line, both devices would not be used simultaneously. But it would be nice to be able to switch between devices, without swapping the card in and out.
I have heard that this is possible with some European carriers, to get an extra SIM card of the same line, to use in different devices. It isn't possible to do officially anywhere here in the USA however, AFAIK.
So---I'm wondering if it is possible to do this somehow unofficially. How does this simclone program work?
What is this about cutting a SIM card in two? Would this work with US T-Mobile SIM cards?
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Woah! Cutting a SIM in half? As far as my vast intellect spans, I would imagine you would end up.....with....erm.....2 useless halves of a SIM that used to work?!?! :wink:
T-Mobile in the UK offer a Multi-Sim option for business customers of 10 handsets or more - multiple SIMs for same number, voice calls routed to unit of your choice...not sure about SMS Texts though :?

Dual Sim Adapter

Just wanted to know if anyone knows how android would handle a dual sim setup on the desire and if any adapters have been tested by anyone here?

FeaRThiS said:
Just wanted to know if anyone knows how android would handle a dual sim setup on the desire and if any adapters have been tested by anyone here?
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I can't believe they stopped allowing two numbers on one sim..... my orange nokia phone back in 1991 had the possibility for two numbers on one sim... was brilliant for one for work and one for personal all through the same phone....
Takes 20 years to bring it back - LOL!

Bandare said:
I can't believe they stopped allowing two numbers on one sim..... my orange nokia phone back in 1991 had the possibility for two numbers on one sim... was brilliant for one for work and one for personal all through the same phone....
Takes 20 years to bring it back - LOL!
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haha didnt even know they had mobile back in 91

how do dual sim cards work?
It is hard to get much info on dual sim cards from googling. Anyone know if you can use both cards where they switch automatically and you receive calls from either phone number. Can you use the data service from one card while being open to receiving calls on the other card. Or do you manually switch between the cards without having to physically change cards.
Tmobile android is great in most of PDX but useless in some of the outlying burbs. It would help to have prepaid att as a backup number

From prior experience you had to reboot the phone to change SIM card

There are some here but they list them as being untested with the Desire yet.
http://www.simore.ch/en/mobile_phone_accessory/HTC/Desire.html
They do have a video on there if you dig around showing it in use in a Hero and seems pretty good. No need to reboot phone.
Phil

Using these dual sim thingies can I receive a call on either line and pickup or will I only be able to pickup the active line?
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Sent from my HTC Desire

You cannot use two sim cards simultaneously on the Desire. It has to be only one and to switch by rebooting the phone, because Desire has only one active GSM radio. The phones that operate two sim cards simultaneously have two GSM radios which operate independently from each other.

[Q] Dual Sim Adapters?

Hi,
Just wondering if anyone knows of any dual sim adapters that work with the HTC Wildfire? Tried googling but the sites that come up only list adapters but do not seem to promise that these adapters work with this phone.
Have a personal number and a work number that are separate and it would be handy to just carry around one phone.
Thanks

Dual Sim for wildfire
You got me interested in this and my search came up with this company that says it does work with the wildfire
cant post the link because of forum restrictions, but if you google the company at simore.ch you will be able to find it from there. It says the platinum and platinum plus are compatible.
They seem really good and have videos showing how to do every step. The only thing that worries me is having to cut up the sim cards which I hear is normal for a dual sim adapters.

I just got a 26th gen cutting Magic Sim dual sim for my HTC Desire from a seller on ebay (he was the cheapest seller by a mile) i've also tried it in my girlfriends Wildfire and it worked a treat!
If you want info on the seller i got it off just PM me as i doubt i'd be allowed to post it on here.
Cheers
R

yeah, love to have one too

i advice you to do not do that becuas it use so much of the battery near 3x

when you have the duel sim in it.. can you be could by both numbers. or do you have to switch firts to be reached at one of the numbers..
Because i'm loocking for somthing that i can be reachable at two number at the same time..
sorry of my englisch.

Its extremely unlikely that both will be reachable at the same time by using those adapters, although I havent seen / used them personally.
If you want a dual standby phone, get a proper Dual SIM phone.

Dual Sim
Here in the philippines its normal to have dual sim phones, also we do have tripple sims because we have 3 different network provider....
But i dont suggest to have dual sim on HTC
1 it destroys the quality
2 it voids warranty
3 it suck to put dual sim on HTC phones. it lowers the value

jaythang said:
Here in the philippines its normal to have dual sim phones, also we do have tripple sims because we have 3 different network provider....
But i dont suggest to have dual sim on HTC
1 it destroys the quality
2 it voids warranty
3 it suck to put dual sim on HTC phones. it lowers the value
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jup that´s right

Good to know!
jaythang said:
Here in the philippines its normal to have dual sim phones, also we do have tripple sims because we have 3 different network provider....
But i dont suggest to have dual sim on HTC
1 it destroys the quality
2 it voids warranty
3 it suck to put dual sim on HTC phones. it lowers the value
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And You answered all my questions about that. :] Nice to know, thanks!

look on youtube with HTC wildfire - dual-sim adapter Magic-sim
It seems to work with a Desire
Allthough I find it a bit expencieve

[Q] Not recognising SIM card?

Has anyone else had a recurring issue where the One V won't recognise their SIM card until they restart it a few times? I'm not sure if it's a ROM problem or if I should get a replacement unit.
Any way to debug and pin it down to software or hardware?

Solved my problem. If anyone experiences this, your SIM is a bit old. I went to my provider and got a new 128k SIM. It looks very different to my old one and works every time with the One V.
Just seems the phone isn't as compatible with older SIMs.

Yeah this happened to me too.
Got an error message too that the sim was not recognized and the phone had to be rebooted.
Just started working on its own after a few days...

We have that issue with all our One V at my store. All we do is a reboot and it will read the sim.

Had that with my past 4 pieces of one V (all returned to shop) because of this issue. I've replaced my old (~3 years sim) with a new one from 2012 but apparently, Orange doesn't know what 128k sim is xD. So I was forced to drop my 5th model and get my money back. Oddly is that my first One V (that had factory problems - light leakage, sensor problems) had no problem with my old sim card.

Does the One X dislike Nano SIMs?

I bought a One X locked to the Orange network and purchased an unlock code for it. I put my T-Mobile SIM in and entered the code and it worked fine. A signal appeared. I tried to dial and the call failed, tried to send an SMS and it failed. Internet worked fine once the APN settings were entered.
My initial response was that the phone MUST be blocked; however I paid for a CheckMend report and the phone is NOT blocked.
I tried my girlfriend's SIM on the Three network and it worked fine - no problem making calls or sending texts.
The only difference is that hers is on a different network and is a micro SIM, whereas mine is a genuine T-Mobile nano SIM in an adaptor that I got from an O2 SIM pack. Truth be told, it isn't the best fit in the world but it has worked in every single other phone I've used over the past few months.
I also tried my T-Mobile data SIM (which is also NANO) and that also wouldn't let me make any calls or send a text.
Another strange thing is that it won't let me switch to T-Mobile-Orange in network settings. It says the SIM won't allow it, yet I'm able to do it with any other phone.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Thanks in advance.

leoni1980 said:
I bought a One X locked to the Orange network and purchased an unlock code for it. I put my T-Mobile SIM in and entered the code and it worked fine. A signal appeared. I tried to dial and the call failed, tried to send an SMS and it failed. Internet worked fine once the APN settings were entered.
My initial response was that the phone MUST be blocked; however I paid for a CheckMend report and the phone is NOT blocked.
I tried my girlfriend's SIM on the Three network and it worked fine - no problem making calls or sending texts.
The only difference is that hers is on a different network and is a micro SIM, whereas mine is a genuine T-Mobile nano SIM in an adaptor that I got from an O2 SIM pack. Truth be told, it isn't the best fit in the world but it has worked in every single other phone I've used over the past few months.
I also tried my T-Mobile data SIM (which is also NANO) and that also wouldn't let me make any calls or send a text.
Another strange thing is that it won't let me switch to T-Mobile-Orange in network settings. It says the SIM won't allow it, yet I'm able to do it with any other phone.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Thanks in advance.
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I'm currently using a Three nano sim (From iphone 5) in my one x. Been working fine for me for the last couple of months. Mine was also locked to Orange before purchasing an unlock code.

Also using a nano sim from iphone5 in my HOX now, working perfectly

Hmm I wonder what it could be then. Are either of you on T-Mobile? I wonder if perhaps the pins are a lot smaller onT-Mobile SIMs and something just doesn't quite line up right. As I said, it works fine with my girlfriend's micro SIM on Three.

Odp: Does the One X dislike Nano SIMs?
I'm on t-mobile, but using micro SIM, so just to make you sure, it's not a carrier issue.
Sent from my HTC One X.
POLSKAAAAAA BIAAAALOOOO CZEEEERWONIIIII!!!!!!!!!

Got my SIM swapped by T-Mobile for a micro SIM and it still didn't work so it must have been a faulty SIM slot. I've received a refund. Weird how it worked with a Three SIM though. Must be a broken or misaligned pin in the SIM slot that somehow wasn't affected with certain SIM cards.