Dual Sim Card Mobiles

snaronikar · 20th March 2011, 12:17

Micromax is the worst of all on customer service front. The mobile I purchased model:Q5, had some problems with camera. I gave for repairs. The authorised service centre in Rajajinagar, Bangalore informed me after a week that they need to replace the mobile with new one. This happened in Dec 2nd week. But till now, I have not received the replacement mobile. It is already >3 months. I tried calling up Micromax office in Gurgoan. The response is they asked me to contact the service centre.

DO NOT GO FOR MICROMAX. THEY HAVE A USELESS CUSTOMER SUPPORT & SERVICE

inder_s1 · 28th March 2011, 00:50

Try Samsung 3212i. Price - 3.5K

Good Battery Life, Both SIM are active at the same time i.e, If someone calls to one SIM whileyou are chatting on other you will hear beeps and can switch over between callers.

But ease of use compared to Nokia is bad. Maybe I'm used to Nokia UI, it makes everything look so easy.

aks2010 · 28th March 2011, 17:17

Bought a Motorola EX115. Liked the display but navigation through the menus is rather slow.

gowda79 · 28th March 2011, 19:22

Best is to go for the Samsung GURU mobiles

NIP · 28th March 2011, 19:50

Guys here's my 1 paise on dual-sim phones. Please do not waste your time on chinese phones...they are utter crap! I was on the lookout for a daily use dual-sim phone, as it was a pain to carry two phones all the time. Not to mention charging issues. I normally use a Samsung Galaxy S, which requires daily charging (or more) and a pain to use especially while traveling. My main criteria were dual-sim, huge battery back-up and torchlight, all extremely essential when traveling.

Regarding Samsung Guru, I picked up a Guru Dual 35 (Rs. 2,900) and within a week the d-pad gave up. Otherwise a brilliant little phone. The only drawback was that it was not dual-standby, which means when you are 'using' one sim, the other card shows as switched-off.

I returned the Samsung to the store and spent a little more and got an LG GX300 (Rs.4800). This is a dual-standby, which means you will get incoming calls when using either sim. Now this is a brilliant little beauty, which has a decent 2mp cam with flash and torchlight (very important to me). The BEST part of it is it comes with a 1500Mah battery, which easily lasts a few days on full charge!! Also the phone is a little biggish, which according to me is a major plus while handling. This phone not only does everything right, it looks like a much more expensive phone. Comes with a 2gb card as well. I definitely recommend this phone to people who are on the lookout for a dual-sim handset. Btw, please get a hands on feel of the phone in the store, pictures do not do justice to it.

LG GX300 pictures, official photos

Raccoon · 29th March 2011, 02:17

^^^Seems you are confusing dual stand-by with dual active phones. The former means exactly that - both numbers will be on the air until you get a call on one. That is when a caller on the other number will get a number not reachable message. In the latter, the 2nd number will also be able to receive calls when one is on a call... and you should be able to switch.

NIP · 29th March 2011, 15:06

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Originally Posted by Raccoon

^^^Seems you are confusing dual stand-by with dual active phones. The former means exactly that - both numbers will be on the air until you get a call on one. That is when a caller on the other number will get a number not reachable message. In the latter, the 2nd number will also be able to receive calls when one is on a call... and you should be able to switch.

Yea sorry...thats what I meant to say on the LG phone...

navan49 · 15th October 2011, 22:45

I am using the cheap dual phone with all the facilities of an PDF.It is LAVA A1. I did not find any problem with it. It is better than some branded ones.I receive from both SIMS.For the price of 4500 it is a great touch screen phone.

20th March 2011, 12:17	#106
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	Re: Dual Sim Card Mobiles Micromax is the worst of all on customer service front. The mobile I purchased model:Q5, had some problems with camera. I gave for repairs. The authorised service centre in Rajajinagar, Bangalore informed me after a week that they need to replace the mobile with new one. This happened in Dec 2nd week. But till now, I have not received the replacement mobile. It is already >3 months. I tried calling up Micromax office in Gurgoan. The response is they asked me to contact the service centre. DO NOT GO FOR MICROMAX. THEY HAVE A USELESS CUSTOMER SUPPORT & SERVICE
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28th March 2011, 00:50	#107
inder_s1 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 238 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	Try Samsung 3212i. Price - 3.5K Good Battery Life, Both SIM are active at the same time i.e, If someone calls to one SIM whileyou are chatting on other you will hear beeps and can switch over between callers. But ease of use compared to Nokia is bad. Maybe I'm used to Nokia UI, it makes everything look so easy.
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28th March 2011, 17:17	#108
aks2010 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Kochi/Toronto Posts: 64 Thanked: 14 Times View My Garage	Re: Dual Sim Card Mobiles Bought a Motorola EX115. Liked the display but navigation through the menus is rather slow.
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28th March 2011, 19:22	#109
gowda79 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,478 Thanked: 194 Times View My Garage	Re: Dual Sim Card Mobiles Best is to go for the Samsung GURU mobiles
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28th March 2011, 19:50	#110
NIP Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,180 Thanked: 152 Times View My Garage	Re: Dual Sim Card Mobiles Guys here's my 1 paise on dual-sim phones. Please do not waste your time on chinese phones...they are utter crap! I was on the lookout for a daily use dual-sim phone, as it was a pain to carry two phones all the time. Not to mention charging issues. I normally use a Samsung Galaxy S, which requires daily charging (or more) and a pain to use especially while traveling. My main criteria were dual-sim, huge battery back-up and torchlight, all extremely essential when traveling. Regarding Samsung Guru, I picked up a Guru Dual 35 (Rs. 2,900) and within a week the d-pad gave up. Otherwise a brilliant little phone. The only drawback was that it was not dual-standby, which means when you are 'using' one sim, the other card shows as switched-off. I returned the Samsung to the store and spent a little more and got an LG GX300 (Rs.4800). This is a dual-standby, which means you will get incoming calls when using either sim. Now this is a brilliant little beauty, which has a decent 2mp cam with flash and torchlight (very important to me). The BEST part of it is it comes with a 1500Mah battery, which easily lasts a few days on full charge!! Also the phone is a little biggish, which according to me is a major plus while handling. This phone not only does everything right, it looks like a much more expensive phone. Comes with a 2gb card as well. I definitely recommend this phone to people who are on the lookout for a dual-sim handset. Btw, please get a hands on feel of the phone in the store, pictures do not do justice to it. LG GX300 pictures, official photos Last edited by NIP : 28th March 2011 at 19:54.
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29th March 2011, 02:17	#111
Raccoon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Poona Posts: 1,851 Thanked: 116 Times	Re: Dual Sim Card Mobiles ^^^Seems you are confusing dual stand-by with dual active phones. The former means exactly that - both numbers will be on the air until you get a call on one. That is when a caller on the other number will get a number not reachable message. In the latter, the 2nd number will also be able to receive calls when one is on a call... and you should be able to switch.
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15th October 2011, 22:45	#113
navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	Re: Dual Sim Card Mobiles I am using the cheap dual phone with all the facilities of an PDF.It is LAVA A1. I did not find any problem with it. It is better than some branded ones.I receive from both SIMS.For the price of 4500 it is a great touch screen phone.
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