I've heard that it's possible to have both on the same account. This does not sound right. I would like to have them both. Right now I have the 6.
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Having both the 6, and 6Plus
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Sure... You can have them on the same account. Why wouldn't you be able to?
You want to have them on the same phone number? Not possible at all.
Sure... With different phone numbers... On a family plan with your wireless carrier... Where both phones have their own number... Yes.
It's possible
For example see
http://parislemon.com/post/102529715702/do-you-still-prefer-the-iphone-6-if-i-recall-from-your
For example see
http://parislemon.com/post/102529715702/do-you-still-prefer-the-iphone-6-if-i-recall-from-your
I doubt you can have the same cell number for both phones. It someone called you, both phones would ring. I think a cell number can be only set up once and you can use the sim to revert back from the 6 to the 6+.
As someone mentioned, you can use the phones on the same account. The account is attached to the SIM, not the phone. Just swap the SIM to whatever phone you want to use.
How difficult is it to swap the SIM, and will I eventually wear somehing out?
Swapping the sim is easy.
oh really? tell that to my 1 week ago self who had to take the bus for 20 mins from the library just to take the sim card out with a needle lol
I got em both. Had the 6 first since launch, and decided to grab the plus last week.
Ive been switching my sim between both and after a week of doing so, the plus is going back to Apple and I'm keeping my 6 as my daily driver.
Yes the screen is nice and big on the plus, but other than that there is nothing else really swaying my decision towards using this giant slab of a phone day in and day out. Its just a friggin huge phone, and to use it every day when I can just use a 6 with mostly the same exact features for the expection of screen rotation (been on Android for years) and OIS on the camera, which I can't even really notice too much, slightly at best, it's just not worth it to me.
I'm in the Fitness industry and carry my phones every where, I use both a business and personal line, the HTC M8 being my other phone of choice as my daily driver. To me the plus just isn't worth the jump unless you honestly do have HUGE hands, which I don't, I have pretty big hands and still feel the plus is to much to manage one handed throughout the whole day, which I do with both the 6 and M8 with total ease.
Different strokes for different folks I guess.
Ive been switching my sim between both and after a week of doing so, the plus is going back to Apple and I'm keeping my 6 as my daily driver.
Yes the screen is nice and big on the plus, but other than that there is nothing else really swaying my decision towards using this giant slab of a phone day in and day out. Its just a friggin huge phone, and to use it every day when I can just use a 6 with mostly the same exact features for the expection of screen rotation (been on Android for years) and OIS on the camera, which I can't even really notice too much, slightly at best, it's just not worth it to me.
I'm in the Fitness industry and carry my phones every where, I use both a business and personal line, the HTC M8 being my other phone of choice as my daily driver. To me the plus just isn't worth the jump unless you honestly do have HUGE hands, which I don't, I have pretty big hands and still feel the plus is to much to manage one handed throughout the whole day, which I do with both the 6 and M8 with total ease.
Different strokes for different folks I guess.
I think the main advantages of the plus are the screen and battery life.
you're right, functionally they're the same.
Screenwise, at normal viewing distances, you wont be able to notice.
battery life, I charge my phone every night anyway...
so... very little incentive for me to get the Plus. I considered it for a long time.
How difficult is it to swap the SIM, and will I eventually wear somehing out?
As long as you have a SIM ejector tool or a paper clip, you can easily swap SIM cards between the 6 and 6 Plus. There is a chance you can wear out the SIM card by frequently swapping the SIM card between phones. However, I have been doing this between my 6 and 5s and haven't encountered any issues so far.
I didn't get the impression that OP was looking to swap sims. OP wanted one number to work on both phones. From OP's post after your respond, OP then asks how easy it was to swap sims, hence, OP was looking to find a viable solution to have 2 phones on 1 account with only 1 number working in harmony of one another, which I didn't think was possible, unless a sim swap.
I have had both the 6 and 6 Plus for several weeks and used to switch to the 6 Plus during the weekend and back to the 6 for during the work week. I liked the 6 Plus but have not used it in the last couple of weeks due to it's size so I am on the 6 only now. The 6 Plus sits in the drawer.
Are there any cases that don't cover the SIM card slot? Switching between my 6 and a 5S sounds like possibly a solution to the problem where my 6 doesn't fit into my scrub top pocket. But, I do need to use a case on the phone, or they would be trashed pretty quickly.