Flashback: some crazy phones had three or even four SIM card slots

29 May 2022
How many is too many? Dual-SIM phones have their uses and the first arrived in 2000. But things got out of control for a period after that.

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SpiritWolf, 29 May 2022Smartphones existed way before Google and Spydroid. LOL Spydroid!!!!!😂😂😂

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    • Anonymous
    • tDQ
    • 30 May 2022

    For me, it's better to carry 2 or more phone if I had more than 1 simcard, just for backing up while the battery running low on 1 phone

      In India, earlier there were many new small operators who provided cheaper plans but lacked coverage when compared to incumbent operators. So people had multiple sims and needed multi-sim devices. But, now the operators have shrinked from 12 to just 4 in a decade and nowadays, most carriers have implemented mandatory recharging for receiving incoming calls even the trend of dual sim has started to fade away in India.

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        • Anonymous
        • KiP
        • 30 May 2022

        Yeah, that was peak times. Even my phone has a TV as feature

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          • QdP
          • 30 May 2022

          Well initially when cell phones where newer most people that had cell phones where business men/ women that traveled for work or worked in a trade like plumbing or construction so it was useful to have multiple card slots for multiple regions or countries.

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            • Anonymous
            • 6wN
            • 29 May 2022

            Olympus Oms, 29 May 2022A world with the fruit only? No thanks. But imagine how muc... moreAndroid is prefect compared with iOS.

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              • Snow
              • X5u
              • 29 May 2022

              The good old days
              One for calls the other for internet, that's how I roll now

                SpiritWolf, 29 May 2022World would be a lot better place if Google never existed. ... moreA world with the fruit only? No thanks. But imagine how much everyone could evolve, if it wasn't because of the greedy fruit. Google is far from as bad as the fruit.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • at3
                  • 29 May 2022

                  I had both, still using 3sim.

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                    • Noor
                    • CxD
                    • 29 May 2022

                    I have used a quad sim phone LG A395...
                    And I am ready to pay 300$ or more to get an Android based phone with 5000mah battery with a screen size lower than 6inches, triple or quad Sim.

                    It will rock the South Asian market.
                    Every 3rd or 5th guy uses a quad Sim phone here to reach out customers & enjoy the network to network privileges in terms of $$$.
                    I still don't get it why no one thinks about this.

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                      • v{u
                      • 29 May 2022

                      I had a Chinese phone that featured dual sim and dual micro sd slots

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 6wN
                        • 29 May 2022

                        SpiritWolf, 29 May 2022Smartphones existed way before Google and Spydroid. Forget about several dead mobile OS. In reality only Android and iOS are the real ones available and developing rapidly. No 3rd mobile OS needed. If you think about Windows then no. Windows is only great for computers/laptops.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • KAm
                          • 29 May 2022

                          vrvly, 29 May 2022And some brands only one lol, high priced and so incapable.... moreFruit companies these days. They're even about to remove the card slot very soon. And then the phone itself from the box. And then the phone from the phone

                            I had a 3 SIM phone 🙂

                              And some brands only one lol, high priced and so incapable. I actually use 2 and it's perfect one for calls one for internet.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • XUv
                                • 29 May 2022

                                Rodolf, 29 May 2022Here's a use case, I separate voice and data lines in ... moreI did this too now.
                                1 number is my real number to call
                                The other number is whatever data that good
                                With this strategy i don't change phone number
                                But change carrier for internet

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • XUv
                                  • 29 May 2022

                                  Anonymous, 29 May 2022Stephen Elop has to be by far the worst ever CEO in the ent... moreElop was a trojan horse
                                  Nobody can fight the mighty eagle agent

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                                    • 7kk
                                    • 29 May 2022

                                    SpiritWolf, 29 May 2022World would be a lot better place if Google never existed. ... morekinda agree but also disagree!
                                    anyways, irrelevant comment, pls go on some other article and complain!

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • KAm
                                      • 29 May 2022

                                      Rodolf, 29 May 2022Agreed. Symbian in my opinion was REAL mobile OS The pow... moreStephen Elop has to be by far the worst ever CEO in the entire history of Nokia. He destroyed Nokia. It is an undeniable fact that he ruined Nokia with his horrible management decisions. No Nokia fan should ever forgive that evil man

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                                        • GBh
                                        • 29 May 2022

                                        Physical SIM will be always better than e-SIM

                                        e-SIM is probably one step away from being a unique ID for following your device around.

                                        As for how much, I think Dual SIM is good enough. One SIM for calls and another one for mobile data.