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That's What I Had.
by EscapePod - 1/31/09 7:36 AM In reply to: One cell phone 2 numbers? by CAPPNMI had a Nextel Motorola cellphone a few years back, and as you said, it worked great with two numbers and two bills (one for my company, one personal). Unfortunately, the company I work for switched to AT&T, and I had to give that phone up.
MetroPCS + Kyocera Rave Phone
by owilde - 1/29/09 2:22 PM In reply to: One cell phone - 2 numbers? by shadowlab06I never knew too much about it, but when I first got MetroPCS a few years ago (this is a CDMA based cell service like Sprint/Verizon etc) I got the Kyocera Rave phone to use, and it had a setting for a second phone number/line in it.
I think you had to switch back and forth in the settings to use the 2 different numbers to call out, and I am guessing that if you got a call coming in on the "line" that you were not currently selected on, that it would go to voicemail?
I don't know if MetroPCS would have supported the 2 lines on their service, though as it was a MetroPCD phone (and their specific GUI installed on it by Kyocera), I can say that it would have had to be another MetroPCS line used (whether they supported the dual lines themselves or not).
Now that it has been a few years and they have the family plans and such, you would be more likely to find that they *might* support this, but the phone is *also* several years old now as well and probably much more difficult to find.
The phone itself was cool though, and came with a handy flashlight on it and user replaceable faceplates, but no Camera on it etc.
2 -3 sim cellphone is old news
by pauldennisaquino - 1/29/09 4:18 PM In reply to: One cell phone - 2 numbers? by shadowlab06I've seen and used 2 sim cellphones. The Samsung D880 uses both sims simultaneously. Before, there were Chinese branded phones that can accommodate 2 sims but only operate 1 at a time which was rather inconvenient for receiving calls but good for making them. The Samsung operate both sims at the same time. The phone uses GSM technology.
There was a Chinese toll manufacturer I met that makes 3 sim cell phone. Odd thing was the cellphone had a Nokia S40 type interface, a decent GUI, GSM capable, 2 active 1 standby sim, candybar style phone that looked like an earlier Nokia model all for less than USD125 (unlocked). the same manuf. also made hybrid landline / cellphones which was even more convenient since landline usage in our country is not metered.
One cell phone - 2 numbers?
by tookool47 - 1/29/09 11:36 PM In reply to: One cell phone - 2 numbers? by shadowlab06I may be residing in Africa, Nigeria to be specific but I have been using a DUAL SIM PHONE for well over 2 years now.
Companies like J~Max, TECHNO and many others have designed DUAL SIM PHONES for years now.
Presently, I intend to other a DUAL SIM WRIST WATCH phone.
Based the test product I borrowed from a friend below are the list of features the phone has.
2MPx Camera
USB, INFRARED, Bluetooth
GPRS - EDGE,and DialUP Connection
Ebook Reader
256K coloured Touch Screen
It is believed that Asian product are not good but I have seen, used and tested many devices that may never feature in European market in more than 5 years from now.
So you can predict the future?
by ChuckT - 1/30/09 3:13 AM In reply to: One cell phone - 2 numbers? by tookool47Where you said: "used and tested many devices that may never feature in European market in more than 5 years from now"
I think you mean (and please correct me if I am not understanding you correctly) that the devices you have already used and tested will not show up in Europe for 5 years...
Really? you really believe that? 5 years in use and a very advanced device will not be seen elsewhere. 5 years!? In 5 years a whole flotilla of devices will come and go, whole new ideas as to what's hot and what's not, while flash by. Right now I am chomping at the bit for the Palm Pre, a device that was not known about, or even rumored about, just 5 months ago.
It's common knowledge....
by Pepe7 - 1/30/09 10:17 AM In reply to: So you can predict the future? by ChuckT...that many devices that show up in Asia never make it anywhere else- especially with wireless phones. The spirit of what he's implying holds true. A friend of mine does some field testing of engineering prototypes. He regularly uses test phones that never make it to Europe let alone the U.S. With innovations coming so quickly the *exact same models* might very well not get to a particular market. YMMV.
-Pedro
re: common knowledge, & the spirit of what he's implying
by ChuckT - 1/30/09 3:38 PM In reply to: It's common knowledge.... by Pepe7His "spirit" said that he has tested devices that will not feature in Europe in more than 5 years from now.
Not in the immediate future, or the near future, or just over the horizon, (as I might say if it were me) but 5 years from now?
That is all that I was commenting on. How can anybody said that? I'll bet that the people involved in developing these 'future things' can't accurately predict what is going to be on the market just 2 or 3 years from now. 5 years is just too far out there.
Sure, I have worked on devices that are not available for the public. I worked at Xerox since the late 60's and I can tell you about a lot of things that I worked on in all those years (the personal computer, Ethernet, the mouse, the bitmapped display, the iconic GUI, laser printers, etc.) and none of those projects were 5 years before introduction, and all of those products came to fruition. Also every one of those products are so much better now, so much more improved now, than what we were working on then. None of our engineers could have predicted where their idea were going to take them. Oh sure, you (or they) could say "oh, I worked on that years before anyone outside knew about it," but I can promise you that once the real product hit the streets it was so much more advanced and better than what we had way back then. What transpires in 5 years is at least one lifetime, maybe two, of any technology product.
So you can predict the future?
by tookool47 - 1/30/09 2:30 PM In reply to: So you can predict the future? by ChuckTI did not say I can predict predict the future.
The problem with Europe is that there is too many restriction.
Organizations like e.g the FCC in the US for example has to much of power over whatever the citizens use. The same applies to European countries.
Note: I am not sayng it is wrong.
If a product is not approved by those guys it is difficult for you guys to lay your hands on them. Except it is designed by the holder or someone close.
Two Numers on Cell Phone
by cuzzeyx - 1/31/09 10:49 AM In reply to: One cell phone - 2 numbers? by shadowlab06Easy peasy, your existing number pluss a free phone number directed straight to your cell phone, mine cost £150 + free monthly calls of twelve and a half mins per month for life, email me if you want particulars.
That's no bargain! Try this instead
by porsche10x - 2/1/09 9:16 AM In reply to: Two Numers on Cell Phone by cuzzeyx£150 and only 12 minutes a month??? Forget that. Just get a second phone number and set it to forward to your cell phone. Give it a distinctive ring, and you'll know when it's the 2nd line. The 2nd line can be another cell phone (one you already have, if you have two, like a home and a business line), or can be a land line, or can be a cheap IP phone, or can even be Skype or something. You can't get much cheaper than that. Of course, this works for incoming calls only, not outgoing.
Not in the USA? Hogwash!
by porsche10x - 2/1/09 9:37 AM In reply to: One cell phone - 2 numbers? by shadowlab06I've never tried them, but there were a lot of comments about dual simcard phones available "only" in Europe or Asia, etc. It's a very small world and you can buy anything from anywhere online or even on Ebay. Find one of these phones. Do a little research to be sure, but if it works there it should work the same here (US) as well. Make sure it's a quad-band GSM phone with the same frequencies as the US. Then buy it. ATT and T-Mobile use GSM. I've used my USA GSM phone in Europe with a European sim card installed and it worked just fine. There's no reason why you can't go the other way round, as long as you make sure the phone uses the right frequencies. You'll get exactly what you want, here and now.
Also, a cheap and dirty way to accomplish what you want is to just get a 2nd phone number and have it forwarded to your cellphone. No new phone needed or anything. No extra cost at all except for the 2nd number which you'd have to get anyway. It doesn't even have to be a cell #. It can be a land line, a cheap IP phone, even ultra cheap Skype, etc. I posted more on this elsewhere in this thread.
If you specifically want your home and work cellphones to be sync'ed up, then set both of them to forward to the other if not answered within a certain number of rings. Then you can carry your work phone at work and your home phone at home and not miss any calls. If you don't want to be bothered at home with work calls then just set your home phone to forward. If you want to go through the trouble, you can turn this off when you're home. If a call slips through before you can answer it, you can even check your work voice mail remotely from your home cell, so there's really no down side. And, like I said, you can do this right now, for free, with the phones you already have.
Incorrect
by Pepe7 - 2/1/09 8:26 PM In reply to: Not in the USA? Hogwash! by porsche10xVery few of the Chinese dual SIM card handsets include the 850 band. And some, depending on model & programming, will not support some of the features of ATT and/or T-Mobile networks in North America. So you are incorrect that they are necessarily going to be plausible for use in the U.S. Let's not even start worrying about whether or not these handsets work on 3G networks here, eh? 
You suggestion again regarding forwarding a second number is a good one though. Thanks for bringing that one up as it's a good option.
-Pedro
ok, but...
by porsche10x - 9/21/09 12:17 PM In reply to: Not in the USA? Hogwash! by porsche10xI didn't say that anything would "necessarily" work. I also did say that I never tried it. Further, I suggested researching the provided bands to ensure compatibility. I see that you did research this further and found that some phones are available with the 850MHz band. If some phones do not support all features, then I suppose some do? If not, what features would be missing? I guess what I'm trying to say is that your post ultimately agrees with mine. So, does that mean that by "incorrect" what you meant to say was, um, "correct"?
One Phone - 2 SIM cards
by nrebelo - 2/2/09 4:56 AM In reply to: One cell phone - 2 numbers? by shadowlab06Actually there are phones which support 2 SIM cards, and I own one myself. Both SIM cards (two different numbers) are always active, in fact they belong to two different operators. One can receive calls by whichever number (either SIM) is dialled from your correspondent, and you can choose, when making a phone call, from which SIM you want to make it, depending on rates or any other criteria. I'm in Europe, and these type of phones are relatively common.
which models specifically?
by Pepe7 - 2/2/09 7:51 AM In reply to: One Phone - 2 SIM cards by nrebeloI'm curious to learn which of the current european (not Asian) models will do this.
cheers,
Pedro
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