The reasons for having a Dual Sim mobile are many.
- You may have a great talk rate with one provider but need another provider for a good data rate. If you have a Dual Sim phone you can simply pop in the two sim cards and tell the phone which one is for voice and which one is for data.
- You travel to and from the UK to another country often. So you can have a UK sim card and another for the country you are in. So there is no need to carry another phone.
- You have one sim card for business and another for personal use. This is how I use a Dual Sim phone.
- Another option is that often you get no coverage on one provider but you do with another. Like today I have no coverage where I am on sim 2 but sim1 has coverage. I have different providers for each sim card.
So basically a Dual Sim Mobile negates the need for carrying two phones around with you. You only need to have one, so only one phone to remember to take with you, only one phone to worry about charging.
I can only think of one disadvantage and that is if your phone is lost or stolen you have lost two sim cards, not one.
So why aren't the major manufacturers making Dual Sim phones, well actually they are. Samsung, LG and HTC all make Dual Sim phones, and many smaller manufacturers do too. The reason they are not available in your average mobile phone shop is to do with money. Most mobile providers want to tie you in to their network only. A Dual Sim phone means you are not tied to just one provider. In countries like India both HTC and Samsung have released Dual Sim phones.
So where can I buy one well I would recommend using a site like Chinavasion they have a vast choice from basic Dual Sim phones to Android powered Dual Sim phones.
My next blog will deal with what to look for when buying a Dual Sim mobile.
I can only think of one disadvantage and that is if your phone is lost or stolen you have lost two sim cards, not one.
So why aren't the major manufacturers making Dual Sim phones, well actually they are. Samsung, LG and HTC all make Dual Sim phones, and many smaller manufacturers do too. The reason they are not available in your average mobile phone shop is to do with money. Most mobile providers want to tie you in to their network only. A Dual Sim phone means you are not tied to just one provider. In countries like India both HTC and Samsung have released Dual Sim phones.
So where can I buy one well I would recommend using a site like Chinavasion they have a vast choice from basic Dual Sim phones to Android powered Dual Sim phones.
My next blog will deal with what to look for when buying a Dual Sim mobile.
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