Cloning a SIM card?

[richb]

Anyone know how to get a clone SIM card for my car? My new V70 has a built in phone and it seems a shame not to use it but I don't want to keep swapping my SIM in and out of my mobile. Cheers Rich...

[Plotloss]

If you're on Orange you can have two sims with the same number.

Unless you are on Orange two sims on the same number isnt possible so cloning a sim is right out, so to speak...

[richb]

Oh shit, I'm on Vodaphone. Time to "churn" ???

[agent006]

Vodafone do it, or certainly used to.

[Plotloss]

richb said:

Oh shit, I'm on Vodaphone. Time to "churn" ???

Ahh, dont do anything rash.

Vodaphone also do this, just remembered, cant remember what its called though.

Get onto customer services pronto...

[maxed]

Have 2 sim cards on same number in separate fones with vodafone but don't know if they still do this as mine were supplied eons ago.

[pdV6]

As a matter of morbid interest, what happens when you have both phones switched on, a call comes in and you answer it on one of them? Does the other phone stop ringing?

[Plotloss]

pdV6 said:

As a matter of morbid interest, what happens when you have both phones switched on, a call comes in and you answer it on one of them? Does the other phone stop ringing?

You set a handset as a priority handset.

So lets say you have a flash little phone for calls and a big PDA thing for data.

You can set the phone to ring and the pda to not ring.

[pdV6]

OK - what if you have 2 "normal" phones or (as in the OP's example) a mobile and an in-car set?
If the handheld is the priority one and you leave it on in the car, will that stop you from using the car's one?

Again, just morbid curiosity...

[Plotloss]

Honestly, I cant remember.

All the info is on the Orange website but I'm not on Orange anymore...

[richb]

I used to work for a sotware subsidiary of Gemplus who make loads of SIM cards and stuff. The Gemplus sales guys all have cloned SIMs and I seem to remember it was a case of whichever SIm was switched on remains the one conected to the receiver. So it shoul djust be a case of turning off my mobile and the car SIM should pick up from there. Rich...

[pdV6]

Ah, so if you had 2 phones on cloned SIMs, the 2nd wouldn't register on the network until you switch the 1st off?

[khushy]

its called "single number" on Orange - I have it for my phone.

Have a SIM in the car kit and my normal phone in my pocket.

When the car is ON - the phone in the car rings
When the car if OFF - my "pocket" rings!!!!
All texts go to my "pocket" phone
All calls - outgoing - on either handset are from one number only

Works a treat - no worries and an extra £3 per month - a no brainer!!!

Khush

[pdV6]

Sounds like they've actually thought that one through!

[tycho]

Be careful with the sim holder in the V70, they are very fragile. The integrated phone is a great idea and works realy well though.

[richb]

Thanks guys, Vodafone are sending me an additonal SIM they call it "Multi-SIM" and there is a *131# command that switches between the two to nominate which SIM is active for receiving calls. Rich...

[khushy]

do you have to enter that code every time you change your location - with Orange all you have to do is turn the car on!

[ARH]

set the car to prority and then when you turn the car off the other phone will take the calls, I guess????

Edited by ARH on Wednesday 14th June 17:31

[richb]

khushy said:

do you have to enter that code every time you change your location - with Orange all you have to do is turn the car on!

NOt sure, I'll report back once I have the SIm and have experimented with it a bit...

[richb]

Right, I've got my "Multi-SIM" from Vodafone and it's OK in that it works but it's a bit of a pain having to enter the various codes necessary to nominate SIM 1 i.e. my mobile or SIM 2 the car. Does anyone else here use Multi SIM and have found a short cut round this problem? Currently if my mobile is the nominated SIM and I go off in my car without my mobile with me I can't nominate the SIM in the car because this has to be done from the active SIM which is of course the mobile... All a bit fiddly IMO. Rich...