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The first phone to include dual SIM functionality was the Benefon Twin, released by Benefon in 2000. [7] More dual SIM phones were introduced in about 2007, most of them coming from small Chinese firms producing phones using Mediatek systems-on-a-chip. They started to attract mainstream attention. [8] [9]
A dual-mode phone is a telephone which uses more than one technique for sending and receiving voice and data. This could be for wireless mobile phones or for wired phones. There are three types of dual-mode phones.
A typical SIM card (mini-SIM with micro-SIM cutout) A SIM card or SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is an integrated circuit (IC) intended to securely store an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number and its related key, which are used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephone devices (such as mobile phones and laptops).
If SIM 2 is in use, a caller to SIM 2 will be redirected by the carrier network as though the phone were off or out of range. E.g., to voicemail. This is the default behaviour, and it is what happens if “Dual SIM Always On” is set to "Offline". Setting “Dual SIM Always On” allows a call on one SIM to interrupt a call on the other SIM.
The phone has issues with AT&T's LTE network when users do not first insert a SIM card before going through the phone's setup procedure, [26] [27] Cortana can cause echoes during voice calls, [28] and the phone has been reported to have Wi-Fi issues. [29] Australian carrier Telstra has claimed the Lumia 950 has connectivity issues on their ...
Key pad of a Nokia 3720. Besides the number keypad and buttons for accepting and declining calls (typically from left to right and coloured green and red respectively), button mobile phones commonly feature two option keys, one to the left and one to the right, and a four-directional D-pad which may feature a center button which acts in resemblance to an "Enter" and "OK" button.
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A physical SIM can be transferred from a broken to a working phone. [34] The eSIM, which allows communications to be made and charged to the account-holder, cannot be removed if having the phone repaired, or lending it to someone. eSIM accounts must be deleted or transferred from a phone when it is sold or disposed.