Dual SIM Mobile!

I have in several years operated with two mobile numbers, one for work and one for my personal life. Both phones are based on Symbian and I have installed an application that can forward SMS. So I can bring only one handset with me. I used only the work number for outgoing calls for a while, but after I changed my work number, I decided that I wanted my friends to call and get calls from the same number; and that way they don’t have to care about me changing work number. My experience is that the persons at work that needs to call me – they easily change the number they need to call to get in touch with me. You want to keep your friends updated with your number, and the best way to accomplish that is to not change your contact details. So basically I have been carrying around with two mobile phones.

And here is where Dual SIM functionality is very handy. I have known about phones with this functionality for years, but they haven’t been sold in Norway. But now they are coming available. In addition to solving my mobile setup – this type of phone is great if you travel cross-country as you can use the second SIM slot for a local number, or you can have a different SIM with a better price plan for data in the other slot. This will make these phones more and more popular – and maybe they will be an industry standard in the end.

I just put in an order for the new Samsung C5212 DueS. It is candy formed, but I didn’t buy it based on its appearance. It isn’t an iPhone – it is a work horse. I have been a Nokia user for years just interrupted by a year on HTC. I have used Samsung briefly in the past when my Nokia was broken – but I have always ended up with buying from Nokia in the end. But this time I’ll give Samsung a try. Maybe this is my first step away from phones made in the Nordic?

It isn’t an iPhone – it is a work horse.

Details:

• 1.3 mega pixel camera
• 2.2 inch TFT display
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo support
• microSD memory card expansion supporting up to 8GB
• integrated stereo FM radio in addition to a built-in MP3 music player.
• Quad band GSM connectivity with GPRS/EDGE

The phone has less web functionality than my current two phones. It doesn’t have 3G or WiFi – but this phone is to be used for the basics – calling and SMS. I will still keep my E75 for surfing/email, keeping a twin SIM from Telenor in it. The Elprice.no-site says it will be shipped from them tomorrow – but elprice.no says on twitter that they expect the phones to be ready for shipment in the end of the month. So we’ll see when I get it – and I’ll write a review!