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Dual Sim handsets

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  • 14-12-2011 7:23pm
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    ifconfig
    Registered Users Posts: 880 ✭✭✭


    My neighbour recently acquired a dual-sim unlocked Nokia handset.
    I am not 100% sure which model it is.

    He is thinking about putting 2 prepaid SIMs into it as he has some plan to spread his call costs over two mobile networks.

    A couple of questions.
    1. For most of these dual-sim handsets can they be switched to the second SIM without having to reboot/power cycle ?
    2. I assume the handset has just one radio and will work off one network provider at a time.

    -ifc


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    Copper_pipe
    Registered Users Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭Copper_pipe


    By any chance is that a chinese replica


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    ifconfig
    Registered Users Posts: 880 ✭✭✭ifconfig


    No idea.
    He showed it to me briefly on Friday.
    It looked like a pretty standard Nokia phone (not smartphone) with a SIM2 slot on the side.

    -ifc


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    Davy
    Registered Users Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Nokia have a few dual sim phones now, with a few on the way.

    C1-00
    C2-00
    C2-03
    X1-01
    X2-02

    You can get the C1 for about €50 iirc


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    ifconfig
    Registered Users Posts: 880 ✭✭✭ifconfig


    From a bit of googling around it looks like,
    the C1 models are dual sim and you can switch between active SIM by a few keystrokes.
    The C2 models have simultaneous SIM feature (2 transceivers?) as well as the ability to hot swap the 2nd SIM without rebooting.
    The X models seem to be same as C models without the hotswap feature.

    I need to find out which model my neighbour has.


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    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    You can have a UK/NI sim and an Irish sim in the same phone. Things like that.

    Or maybe you have an old number on a plan you don't want to change, but take advantage of a price plan on another number or network. Then having two sims can be handy.

    Or a work sim and a personal one.


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