Hi guys,
I've never had a dual sim phone and I'm thinking to buy the S4 Mini Duos but I've got soem questions, hope you have time to reply...
- How does the 2 sims works and wich phone options (hide/send N. for a call, ) are available separately for the sims?
- Can I enable the data connection only for one sim of it will enable for both the sims?
- How the phone mange the incomming calls, sms, phonebook ecc.... ?
- How does WahtsApp works with 2 sims?
- Is the I9192 safe rootable at the moment?
- can I enable the sims with the profiles manger? ie: setting "Office" both the sims are enable, "Normal" only the main sim is enable ecc....
Thanks!
1) you choos your sim card to make calls by default, like swiping over a contact, or choose from wich sim make a call/messege
2) you can only use one sim for data, you choose wich one.
3) call on sim1 sim 2 is turned off, you cant recive calls or are redirected to sim1 you choose the behavior you like.
4) whatsapp does not suport that feature, but some time ago y read about a mod to use 2 profiles for whatsapp think you have to choose wich one to use.
5) for me rooting has been easy, flashed and rooted many times over diferent stock firmwares from diferent regions
6) profile manager like cyanogenmod? by now there is no cm for dualsim phones, but you can disable one/other/both sim from sim card manager in settings.
fburgos said:
1) you choos your sim card to make calls by default, like swiping over a contact, or choose from wich sim make a call/messege
2) you can only use one sim for data, you choose wich one.
3) call on sim1 sim 2 is turned off, you cant recive calls or are redirected to sim1 you choose the behavior you like.
4) whatsapp does not suport that feature, but some time ago y read about a mod to use 2 profiles for whatsapp think you have to choose wich one to use.
5) for me rooting has been easy, flashed and rooted many times over diferent stock firmwares from diferent regions
6) profile manager like cyanogenmod? by now there is no cm for dualsim phones, but you can disable one/other/both sim from sim card manager in settings.
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Thanks! That really help me!
So... the cyanogenmod will be never installed on i9192 isn't it? Or you can install the cyanogenmod for i9195 and use it as a single sim?
Is it possible to have two different contact book so I can use a primary contacts for the primary sim and the office contact only when the second sim is actived?
On one hand I'd like to buy the Duos so I can have both the personal and office sim on one device but on the other hand I'd like to buy the i9195 so that I'll get the full cyanogenmod support, cooked ROM ecc..... I can't decide!
You cannot install the CyanogenMod for the 9195 on to the 9192. Different radio hardware.
Support for dual sim in general for any custom rom is very rare and therefore having one for the 9192 may not be in the near future. There hasn't been any developers who have taken up the job and made any visible progress with it.
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Ok - some mobiles had option I believe(unconfirmed) that with 2 sim cards installed, a piece of software on the phone allowed switching between sim cards - saves turning them on/off - any idea if the xda has this option?
Reason being - I have a personal sim card, and now I have a work one BUT would prfer just one phne and do prefer the xda
Scott
yep
I use "wivit" sim switcher, works just fine on my xda2s, xda2 and xda2i
http://www.wivit.com/products/SSS.shtml
wivit
Wivit doesnt works on WM05
I know this is a longshot - but anyone know with this type of software if the software will tell you that a call is coming in on say on 1 sim card, so that you can then switch to that sim card???
Cheers
Scott
Very long shot - It doesn't work. Only one SIM at a time is connected. What I do is set up a divert from one to the other, so that I can always received all my calls whichever SIM is active & then simply switch to the appropriate SIM when making calls
The dual-sim version of S4 mini takes 2 SIM cards. I get that. But how does this work?
Do I need to turn off/turn on the phone to switch from one sim to another, or does it provide full (or limited) functionality of both SIMs and the same time?
they work on dual sim standby I think that's the correct name,
you can use only one sim for data plan (3g) you get to choose which one to use
wen you are on a call the other sim is turned off or you can configure call redirection to the active sim but your telephone company have to be compatible
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Dears,
Am in the process of researching/buying an HTC M8 dual SIM phone, can someone please advise if it is feasible to STOP Mobile DATA on a certain line (Ex: Line1) and ENABLE Mobile Data on the other line (Ex: Line2).
Thanks for all your help.
Regards,
H
Bad dual sim management
Better late than never, right?
You find "dual sim management" in the phone's settings.
This is where you can activate and deactivate each sim and where you set the preferred sim for mobile data.
So, yes, you can easily switch the sim that's being used for mobile data.. However, the BIG restriction is, that the sim 2 radio only supports 2G (up to EDGE). So, in order to use high speed internet from the provider whose sim is located in slot 2 you actually have to swap the sim cards. Also, there's no way to automatically switch to the other network's mobile data in case you lose mobile data coverage on the preset network . You really have to tell the phone manually which network to use.
Another big issue for me is that I can't preset the network I use for calls. So, my sim 1 is for data only. sim 2 is for voice calls and texts. Remember: it has to be this way because only sim 1 supports 3G/4G. Now, when I initiate a call via voice or via my car's bluetooth unit the phone automatically tries to use sim 1 as the default for calls. I can't set it up to use sim 2 as the default call handler and there's no dialogue asking me which sim to use like when I dial manually. That's really bad, all other companies that offer dual sim phones have better management options in their software's settings.
I tried using alternative phone apps which give you the option of choosing a default sim for calls but this only works for voice-dialing; bluetooth still overrides the alternative dialer and always goes with the stock one.
I hope this helps - so actually I'd advice agaist the M8 dual sim despite it being beautiful and having really good hardware.
digitalhug said:
Dears,
Am in the process of researching/buying an HTC M8 dual SIM phone, can someone please advise if it is feasible to STOP Mobile DATA on a certain line (Ex: Line1) and ENABLE Mobile Data on the other line (Ex: Line2).
Thanks for all your help.
Regards,
H
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I have tried many CM11 based roms like mokee etc but my dialer always shows one call button i.e sim 1 . Cannot call from sim 2 . but can see two sim network in notification bars.
vicky21392 said:
I have tried many CM11 based roms like mokee etc but my dialer always shows one call button i.e sim 1 . Cannot call from sim 2 . but can see two sim network in notification bars.
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Bro.u just have to do one setting for that..go to setting there u will find multi sim option..and select whatever u want to select sim 1 .sim 2 or prompt.
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farooque7508 said:
Bro.u just have to do one setting for that..go to setting there u will find multi sim option..and select whatever u want to select sim 1 .sim 2 or prompt.
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Thanks a lot for clarifying , I get it now. I got confused as was comparing MIUI dialer interface with dialer app found on custom roms.
Thinking of getting a 5T (or maybe 6 depending on timing) and have never had a dual-SIM phone. I would have one SIM card for my U.S. Cricket account and use the other slot for a pay-as-you-go "travel SIM" for use in Europe.
So are there settings or a built-in app provided so that I can activate one card at a time? I know it's possible to have both in "standby," but that's not practical in this case since I wouldn't want one of the cards causing the phone to be searching for a tower constantly -- a real battery-killer. I also would want to be able to assign one or the other for data, etc. (The particular travel SIM I have in mind will actually work in the U.S., but then I'd be paying per call, text, and data chunk).
You can enable or disable each card independently. You can choose a default SIM for calling, messaging, and data. The built in messaging app also lets you choose what card to send from with a convenient button in the text entry field. I have attached some screenshots that show the SIM options in the settings menu. I've been using dual SIM for a few days now and find it very easy to manage. Hopefully this answered all your questions.
Perfect answer. Thanks!