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

8 points garyfirestorm | 7 comments | 19 Oct 24 15:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.618s | 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