Comments on: One Phone to Rule Them All http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Noah http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/comment-page-1/#comment-12040 Noah Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:03:31 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/#comment-12040 If you don't have the patience for Skype call setup handshaking, just forward your home sim to your roaming sim and run your roaming sim in your (unlocked) phone. It's still much cheaper than incoming roaming calls. Or look for these upcoming global mvno's with multiple country coverage, pools of phone numbers in each one, and one sim card for it all. If you don’t have the patience for Skype call setup handshaking, just forward your home sim to your roaming sim and run your roaming sim in your (unlocked) phone. It’s still much cheaper than incoming roaming calls. Or look for these upcoming global mvno’s with multiple country coverage, pools of phone numbers in each one, and one sim card for it all.

]]> By: roy http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/comment-page-1/#comment-11967 roy Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:36:03 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/#comment-11967 officialy it's not allowed...but you can copy the data/content of your providers simcard (no it's never really yours) to a multi-simcard which manages the copies you made. There are several solutions/products available. e.g. http://www.vavolo.com/productdetails.asp,ProductID,2687,,.htm It doesn't work with the newest sim-cards, because of an other protection alogorithm. But if it works you don't have to physically switch the simcards in your phone and through callforwarding you can always be reached. officialy it’s not allowed…but you can copy the data/content of your providers simcard (no it’s never really yours) to a multi-simcard which manages the copies you made. There are several solutions/products available.

e.g. http://www.vavolo.com/productdetails.asp,ProductID,2687,,.htm

It doesn’t work with the newest sim-cards, because of an other protection alogorithm. But if it works you don’t have to physically switch the simcards in your phone and through callforwarding you can always be reached.

]]> By: Scott Rafer http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/comment-page-1/#comment-11519 Scott Rafer Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:36:57 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/#comment-11519 It's a hack but just forward the german number to a local SkypeIn num and use Skype VM while you are travelling. It works better than sim swapping at least. It’s a hack but just forward the german number to a local SkypeIn num and use Skype VM while you are travelling. It works better than sim swapping at least.

]]> By: Ewan http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/comment-page-1/#comment-11511 Ewan Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:59:42 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/#comment-11511 Definitely have the G&T Russell. It's a business expense. Have you taken a look at the Vodafone Passport offer? I like the concept of paying 75p per call and then using my existing price plan minutes. (I like it more than paying ¬£2 a minute anyway.) Definitely have the G&T Russell. It’s a business expense.

Have you taken a look at the Vodafone Passport offer? I like the concept of paying 75p per call and then using my existing price plan minutes. (I like it more than paying £2 a minute anyway.)

]]> By: Johan http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/comment-page-1/#comment-11139 Johan Mon, 19 Jun 2006 07:24:47 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/#comment-11139 You might considder getting a WiFi-enabled phone, and then setting up a VoIP solution? Don't know how much you hang around hotspots / find yourself in the vicinity of WLANs, but for me, going abroad, I switch off the GSM antenna and leave the WiFi antenna on, and forward my cellphone to my SkypeIn number? Even though most people know just to Skype me by now... :-) You might considder getting a WiFi-enabled phone, and then setting up a VoIP solution? Don’t know how much you hang around hotspots / find yourself in the vicinity of WLANs, but for me, going abroad, I switch off the GSM antenna and leave the WiFi antenna on, and forward my cellphone to my SkypeIn number? Even though most people know just to Skype me by now… :-)

]]> By: Russell Buckley http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/comment-page-1/#comment-11073 Russell Buckley Mon, 19 Jun 2006 05:06:39 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/#comment-11073 John - yeah, I probably could easily enough, but it doesn't really solve the problem ie that the German one doesn't work anyway. Russell John – yeah, I probably could easily enough, but it doesn’t really solve the problem ie that the German one doesn’t work anyway.

Russell

]]> By: John http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/comment-page-1/#comment-11055 John Mon, 19 Jun 2006 04:23:01 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/06/19/one-phone-to-rule-them-all/#comment-11055 What kind of handset is your spare phone? You might be able to get it unlocked by finding the code online or paying someone to do it for you? Might be worth the price... What kind of handset is your spare phone? You might be able to get it unlocked by finding the code online or paying someone to do it for you? Might be worth the price…

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