Hello all,
I'm considering a Dual SIM setup on my iPhone (I'm UK based FYI), but not sure if what I want to do is how it can be used as I've never done this before.
Basically, I am with EE-5G coverage is brilliant in my area-best of all the networks. However, I work in a Signal deprived location (my location has changed within the building I work), and am there for 6+ hours a day. We're not allowed to connect to the work Wi-Fi, so other than being able to access emails on my desktop, I have no access to anything else. What usually then happens at the end of the day, when I hit signal again, is that I'm bombarded with notifications and messages etc. I get it's a first world problem, but there are instances during the day when I do genuinely need to access stuff on my phone. Due to filtering on the network, I can't always access the information that I need on the work internet on my desktop either.
So, with that in mind, a few of my colleagues, who also suffer signal deprivation, get perfect signal with Vodafone. I had considered switching to Vodafone fully, but their data coverage on the whole in my area is pretty poor-with the exception of the area I work in, where they get perfect signal. One colleague even gets excellent service from a provider that uses the Vodafone network.
In my head, what I'd like to do is setup a dual SIM on my phone-have my main number that is just active all the time, but have a cheap SIM that I can switch to during my working days to allow me to access all the 'stuff' on my phone that requires data. Is this possible? And would the likes of WhatsApp and Messages still work in the same way? I pay very little for my main SIM, and have found another SIM that would suit my needs for about £6 a month, so the cost is minimal.
What I want to hear is, "Yes, that's exactly how it works!", but in reality, I feel like I'm probably missing the mark...?
Thanks in advance!
Dan
I'm considering a Dual SIM setup on my iPhone (I'm UK based FYI), but not sure if what I want to do is how it can be used as I've never done this before.
Basically, I am with EE-5G coverage is brilliant in my area-best of all the networks. However, I work in a Signal deprived location (my location has changed within the building I work), and am there for 6+ hours a day. We're not allowed to connect to the work Wi-Fi, so other than being able to access emails on my desktop, I have no access to anything else. What usually then happens at the end of the day, when I hit signal again, is that I'm bombarded with notifications and messages etc. I get it's a first world problem, but there are instances during the day when I do genuinely need to access stuff on my phone. Due to filtering on the network, I can't always access the information that I need on the work internet on my desktop either.
So, with that in mind, a few of my colleagues, who also suffer signal deprivation, get perfect signal with Vodafone. I had considered switching to Vodafone fully, but their data coverage on the whole in my area is pretty poor-with the exception of the area I work in, where they get perfect signal. One colleague even gets excellent service from a provider that uses the Vodafone network.
In my head, what I'd like to do is setup a dual SIM on my phone-have my main number that is just active all the time, but have a cheap SIM that I can switch to during my working days to allow me to access all the 'stuff' on my phone that requires data. Is this possible? And would the likes of WhatsApp and Messages still work in the same way? I pay very little for my main SIM, and have found another SIM that would suit my needs for about £6 a month, so the cost is minimal.
What I want to hear is, "Yes, that's exactly how it works!", but in reality, I feel like I'm probably missing the mark...?
Thanks in advance!
Dan
