Ask HN: I want to use two phones with one SIM

9 points garyfirestorm | 9 comments | 19 Oct 24 15:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.778s | source | bottom

I understand the limitations of how SIM cards work. However i was wondering if there was a workaround for this. I would really like to daily an iPhone and an android phone. Ideal to carry one or another device when I need to without worrying about missing calls
1. pasttense01 ◴[19 Oct 24 15:37 UTC] No.41888409[source]▶
Set up Google Voice so all calls are forwarded to both phones.

https://voice.google.com/about

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2. toomuchtodo ◴[19 Oct 24 15:38 UTC] No.41888418[source]▶
Data plan for both, voip app on both for the number you want to be called on. Enables you to also have a soft phone on the desktop if you’d like. I am partial to OpenPhone (no affiliation), but any voip service and app of some quality will do.
3. solardev ◴[19 Oct 24 16:16 UTC] No.41888683[source]▶
The call quality is gonna sound like shit and be super laggy.
4. runjake ◴[19 Oct 24 23:09 UTC] No.41891513[source]▶
Carriers have the option to have a single phone number for multiple cells phones. In the US on Verizon, this feature is called “Number Share”. Most carriers have this under some other name.
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5. garyfirestorm ◴[20 Oct 24 15:49 UTC] No.41896138[source]▶
Thank you for this!
6. stefanos82 ◴[20 Oct 24 18:10 UTC] No.41897285[source]▶
I remember a couple of years ago, I went with a colleague to a Telecom shop to clone his existing SIM card to use it in a different device, without cancelling the original one.

I guess it's an option you could try? /me-thinks

7. sathishpr ◴[23 Oct 24 06:27 UTC] No.41922372[source]▶
try limephone.io or google voice
8. mobilio ◴[23 Oct 24 18:56 UTC] No.41928214[source]▶
My provider have feature called "Extra SIM". On single number you can have up to 2 extra SIM including main one.

How this works - all cards connect to cell network as single number. They share same plan as main card. If you call to that number all cards rings, once you pickup on some then calls are stopped to rings.