If you have a dual SIM card phone

[Onitsuka]

I was looking at XiaoMi Redmi Note II and it actually a dual SIM card function.

Now I can understand if you fly around the world like Froggy and you might keep a SGP SIM and a THA SIM in the same phone.

In case you don't, but you may still have 2 SIM cards and carrying 2 phones at the moment.

What if you insert 2 SIM cards from 2 different service providers in the same phone ? When you're surfing the NET how do you know or how does the phone know which service provider to charge ?

 

[tun_dr_m]

I was looking at XiaoMi Redmi Note II and it actually a dual SIM card function.

Now I can understand if you fly around the world like Froggy and you might keep a SGP SIM and a THA SIM in the same phone.

In case you don't, but you may still have 2 SIM cards and carrying 2 phones at the moment.

What if you insert 2 SIM cards from 2 different service providers in the same phone ? When you're surfing the NET how do you know or how does the phone know which service provider to charge ?

Older dual SIM only use SIM1 for mobile data. Newest have settings to select on of the 2 SIMs.

 

[HTOLAS]

Disable roaming for SIM1 (Sg SIM), so that you can only surf using the local SIM.

 

[Onitsuka]

Disable roaming for SIM1 (Sg SIM), so that you can only surf using the local SIM.

I really mean having 2 local SIM cards. But after reading the replies, I think I know how it works now.

 

[Rogue Trader]

I really mean having 2 local SIM cards. But after reading the replies, I think I know how it works now.

In the phone settings you can configure how to use SIM1 and 2. This can vary from brand to brand. For example if you have 2 phone SIMs a Samsung dual SIM phone will ask you to select which one to call from when you dial out. For Sony's you already default the number.

 

[johnny333]

On Nokia phones you have an app named SIM manager which allows you to select which SIM to use when calling out.

I actually have a separate phone for my two Spore numbers. The other phone is for my foreign SIM cards. I prefer to have a single SIM card but as long as Spore telcos insist on charging $$$, it's cheaper to use foreign SIM cards.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

I was looking at XiaoMi Redmi Note II and it actually a dual SIM card function.

Now I can understand if you fly around the world like Froggy and you might keep a SGP SIM and a THA SIM in the same phone.

In case you don't, but you may still have 2 SIM cards and carrying 2 phones at the moment.

What if you insert 2 SIM cards from 2 different service providers in the same phone ? When you're surfing the NET how do you know or how does the phone know which service provider to charge ?

Alamak you can select which sim you want to activate for internet what. Even though i don't own the redmi i have a mi4i and your phone number shows so even if you have 2 sims from the same service provider you know which one to activate.

 

[cocobobo]

just disable roaming.

wherever you are local sim card gets picked by default, no need to fiddle with phone.

 

[Froggy]

I was looking at XiaoMi Redmi Note II and it actually a dual SIM card function.

Now I can understand if you fly around the world like Froggy and you might keep a SGP SIM and a THA SIM in the same phone.

Good morning. As many had already answered you, yes it's selectable and each SIM card can be independent.

Redmi Note II is a very good choice. My first Xiaomi is actually a Redmi Note and whenever a new model is launched I'll upgrade. My second Xiaomi is the Mi 4i and just a couple of month after that launch they launched their higher end Mi Note which I promptly changed. Still keeping the old Redmi Note and Mi 4i given to my maid in Bangkok.

I was very impressed with the Xiaomi for its simplicity and reliability and pricing obviously that I bought a Mi Pad and another Mi 4i for my pinoy maid recently for her birthday.

Anyway just wanna let you know from my experience Xiaomi is a very good choice.