Sim cards

[Paul T]

Does anyone know if its possible to hold 2 working sim cards for the same mobile no? And can they both be working at the same time?

[Podie]

Take a look at this www.fonefunshop.co.uk/dualsim/dualsimcovers.htm

If you want two lines that both work at the same time, I think you need Orange and their "Line 2" option...

[randlemarcus]

Paul, to answer the question as posed, no. You could get your original Sim cloned (iffy, but possible), but when it hooked up to the network, it would show up as already connected and ought to start ringing alarm bells at Head Office.

You might try and get a phone where the Sim comes out easily, in order to ease the pain in the neck.

[Ian_H]

I have been looking into this (I'm with orange by the way) as I have a data card and I have to keep taking the sim out of my phone to put into the data card (which is a pain ). Orange have said they are running a trial and that if your account is registered as a business account you can have another sim for £3.00 per month, supposedly they ae going to allow non business cutomers a copy sim from this summer.

[agent006]

Vodafone will supply you a second sim card for your number. They can't be active at the same time though, there's a short code number that you call to switch the inactive phone to active and vice versa. There's a monthly fee for it, but it's not much.

[meeja]

Paul T said:

Does anyone know if its possible to hold 2 working sim cards for the same mobile no? And can they both be working at the same time?

Depends.

Orange will do this, but only to business customers.

My father has two Sim Cards for the same number. They are classed as card 1 and card 2.

If card 1 is active (ie phone switched on) then it rings that phone, and not card 2. If Card 1 is inactive (phone switched off) then all calls are automatically routed to card 2.

Dad uses his card 1 in the installed phone system in his car (Volvo S80) so that whenever he is in the car and the ignition is on, then Card 1 is active. At all other times his mobile (card 2) recieves all the calls.

No need for bluetooth headsets as whenever he is driving, all calls are routed the the inbuilt phone in the car!

Hope that makes sense!

BTW, it works a treat. I was very impressed to see it in action.

Edited to add:

Just read Ian's post D'OH!! Beaten to it!

>> Edited by meeja on Tuesday 21st March 14:38

[Plotloss]

Orange and Vodafone do it, as has been said...

[chris.mapey]

Just to clafify, all the devices that are using Multi SIM, can be on at the same time on Vodafone. You can use whichever to dial out. You only enter the code on the device that you want to nominate as the incoming call device.

I have always got around the problem with the low budget solution of a PAYG SIM card & use divert on my mobile to the PAYG number when I get in the car....

chris

[bigdods]

chris.mapey said:

Just to clafify, all the devices that are using Multi SIM, can be on at the same time on Vodafone. You can use whichever to dial out. You only enter the code on the device that you want to nominate as the incoming call device. I have always got around the problem with the low budget solution of a PAYG SIM card & use divert on my mobile to the PAYG number when I get in the car.... chris

Depends on your tariff - on our Vodafone business tariff we arent allowed to have multi sim. So I have a 2nd sim for the built in car phone to which my normal phone diverts if I dont answer it.