monty1412 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Home is BKK and have DTAC happy SIm card which I top up in normal ways. However constantly travelling throughout SE Asia mainly Singapore/PI/Malaysia and Indonesia. getting sick of swapping in and out country sim cards and then having to swap back to get sms's from friend/ gf on DTAC sim. Has anyone travelled with dual SIM phone.. comments/ suggestions welcomed Thanks In advance Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakeopete Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I use a dual sim phone for the same reasons. Sure beats carrying 2 phones or swapping sims. Only negative is the lack of top spec phones offering two sims. I have a Samsung GT-B7722 and am quite happy with it 3G wifi bluetooth etc. If we were not transferring to the USA next year I was going to try a dual sim smartphone as I really like the Android operating system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boksida Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I had an Acer DX900, it was a hopeless piece of rubbish with two active SIMs and Windows Mobile operating system. I eventually threw it away and went back to hauling multiple phones around. One of the biggest drawbacks is that because the phone has to power two radios, battery life is very limited. Hope somebody can bring out a good one soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentnine Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 you could try one of the multi sim cloner/copiers off ebay .. they claim to store upto 16 sim cards on one 1 card. so theoreticly you can put all you falang and thai and whereever cards all on the one card.. i've ordered one today and will update if it works .. i have 2 AIS, 1 Dtac, and one voda UK to put on it.. not sure if they are legal in thailadn though as not seen them in tutkom and many of the vendors exclude thailand.. no idea on the the reason though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty1412 Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 you could try one of the multi sim cloner/copiers off ebay .. they claim to store upto 16 sim cards on one 1 card. so theoreticly you can put all you falang and thai and whereever cards all on the one card.. i've ordered one today and will update if it works .. i have 2 AIS, 1 Dtac, and one voda UK to put on it.. not sure if they are legal in thailadn though as not seen them in tutkom and many of the vendors exclude thailand.. no idea on the the reason though Thanks ssshhh 9...... just googled this... allot of mention about new higher encryption sim cards being unclonable so intersted to see your results Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJo Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 New Nokia ones are good for battery life, although they are not high end ones as market mainly is in developing countries. But good option if your aim is to make call and sms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nignoy Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 We were in asia and europe for 3 months this year, bought a twin sim a phone clone off ebay specifically for the trip, it was brilliant, not a problem anywhere, even darkest east germany, the phone itself cost 55$australian ,free delivery car and usb chargeable, even came with 2 batteries, it isa great phone 2.2 android from a company called Light in A Box, use it daily here in aus, just ordered a twinsim fliptop for the wife, we think they are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daewoo Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Just make sure you read the spec of the specific phone you are buying. Some only have one radio, so only one SIM is active at any time... Many only have GSM, which means when you go to a true 3G country you won't have access to all the network (a UMTS phone will work on GSM, but not the other way around). Some have UMTS on one radio, but not the other. Many don't cover all the frequencies so again, you won't access all the network where a base station might only have one frequency, rather than 2 or 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khonlanna Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I would use a "Double Sim Cable" or a "Triple Sim Cable" with which you could insert two or three sim cards respectively. However, only one SIM works at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awk Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 New Nokia ones are good for battery life, although they are not high end ones as market mainly is in developing countries. But good option if your aim is to make call and sms. The i-mobile phones have worked ok for me, if what you want is a very basic phone to call/sms. Prices start around 1000B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajahnlau Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 New Nokia ones are good for battery life, although they are not high end ones as market mainly is in developing countries. But good option if your aim is to make call and sms. The i-mobile phones have worked ok for me, if what you want is a very basic phone to call/sms. Prices start around 1000B. I have a cheapy Gnet 1,500 that holds 4 sims. Can answer a call from any sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivas Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 New Nokia ones are good for battery life, although they are not high end ones as market mainly is in developing countries. But good option if your aim is to make call and sms. The i-mobile phones have worked ok for me, if what you want is a very basic phone to call/sms. Prices start around 1000B. I have a cheapy Gnet 1,500 that holds 4 sims. Can answer a call from any sim. Can I ask what model that is and where you bought it ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguini Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 LG GX500 is quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 New Nokia ones are good for battery life, although they are not high end ones as market mainly is in developing countries. But good option if your aim is to make call and sms. The i-mobile phones have worked ok for me, if what you want is a very basic phone to call/sms. Prices start around 1000B. I have a cheapy Gnet 1,500 that holds 4 sims. Can answer a call from any sim. Is that a big/heavy phone or a reasonably small and lightweight phone? Like an ordinary Nokia or Sony for example? Price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiLife Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I was looking for an Android dual SIM phone , and my friend sent me this information on the new G-NET A series mobile phones These 5 models ( out of 9 new models ) were the ones my friend was personally interested in A8 A5 A3 A1 A6 Another approximate price list More Details at the G-NET Web Site G-NET Web Site or here LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhuh Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 If you use SIM cards of 2 different countries in a single dual SIM phone. sooner or later what happens is: you will accidentally activate the wrong SIM card and incur international roaming charges of several hundred USD. Speaking from experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivas Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 If you use SIM cards of 2 different countries in a single dual SIM phone. sooner or later what happens is: you will accidentally activate the wrong SIM card and incur international roaming charges of several hundred USD. Speaking from experience. On a standard pay as you go sim ?? Who uses contract sims overseas ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantuzi Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Very good mobile with 2 sim(GSM+GSM) is NokiaX1,which has also very good,simple mp3 player,long batery life,splash proof and is very cheap=60US$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajahnlau Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 New Nokia ones are good for battery life, although they are not high end ones as market mainly is in developing countries. But good option if your aim is to make call and sms. The i-mobile phones have worked ok for me, if what you want is a very basic phone to call/sms. Prices start around 1000B. I have a cheapy Gnet 1,500 that holds 4 sims. Can answer a call from any sim. Can I ask what model that is and where you bought it ?? G235 model bought at local phone shop. Very small and light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhuh Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 On a standard pay as you go sim ?? yes many prepaid SIM cards in many countries allow international roaming Who uses contract sims overseas ?? many people who live or work in more than one country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt60 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Samsung duos D800 has been ok for me for some time. Both sims active, uk sim in one and DTAC in other. simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 On a standard pay as you go sim ?? yes many prepaid SIM cards in many countries allow international roaming Who uses contract sims overseas ?? many people who live or work in more than one country Then why not turn off Int Roaming or kind of defeats purpose of dual SIM idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsumhelp Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 You could also look into getting a google voice number in a country where its offered then use the thai sim but still have your phone connected through data to a google voice number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsumhelp Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) You could also look into getting a google voice number in a country where its offered then use the thai sim but still have your phone connected through data to a google voice number. Also skype has features such as this but requires a smart phone capable of running it in the background, personally for the price and connivence I would create a virtual skype number so you can have your thai friends text and call that number to reach you while abroad. Edited November 23, 2011 by justsumhelp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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