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		nub on March 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My own phone number is now spam texting me Owing to its unpopularity, or to which its unpopularity owes, Apple has only supported dual SIM for a few generations. > Curiosity: what are the use cases for two SIMs from the same country? I have one line on Verizon and one on T-Mobile for better coverage, robustness to congestion. iOS 13 has a "cellular data switching" feature for dual SIM that automatically chooses networks based on availability. Data from one network even provides "WiFi calling" capability for the other line.

signal11 on March 29, 2022 [–]

> I have one line on Verizon and one on T-Mobile for better coverage, robustness to congestion.

For cost & complexity reasons, this is a very niche need.

jsjohnst on March 29, 2022 | [–]

Complexity is virtually zero. The most non-technical of person could set it up. Cost however is a valid point, but like OP I rationalize the cost.

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