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Google's Pixel lineup of phones also have dual physical SIM and eSIM. I'm not arguing against @trecile and Samsung's phones (or any other) because I haven't done comparisons but I've been happy with my Pixels. Here are some reasons you may like them too. The "a" series (e.g., Pixel 7a) have the...
Or the combination of one physical SIM and an eSIM. Possibly the one eSIM that comes with the phone can actually allow more than one number to be kept on it. Currently phones will not allow more than two numbers to be used at once though (not caring if the number is stored on a SIM or eSIM)...
The iPhone 12 is a dual-SIM iPhone with full support for a physical nano-SIM card and also an eSIM. This means that you can use two lines simultaneously. So, if your phone is unlocked, you could keep your US number and configure the phone to use the physical SIM for phone calls but not for data...
Yes, it is technically possible to have an eSIM that can have more than one plan installed on it. So, for example, you could have a physical SIM with a Spanish plan, and have your home plan and another installed on the eSIM. I don't think all phones with eSIMs can do this. Also, I believe at...
There are three ways a phone can have dualSIM capability for essentially more than one "phone number" (I'm simplifying here). (1) It can take two physical SIM cards. (2) More commonly now it can have one physical SIM card and an eSIM (see more at link below). Canadian iPhone 14s are like this...
...support has some instructional videos for iPhones. Watching these may make the text instructions easier to understand.
YouTube video id g5j7ILjx-BI shows how to install a number to an eSIM.
YouTube video id 7lnEQLVOsH4 shows how to use dualSIM once you have installed a number to your eSIM.
Not the best one for sure for an iPhone 13 which has a dualSIM capability, a slot for a physical SIM and a built-in eSIM. You can have text and voice calls come in on your home number and data on the Spanish number. Swap things around to make sense for your needs at the time.
This Apple...
Mentioned earlier was eSIM. If you have that you have dualSIM capability. That's the way to go. Cellular is cheap in Spain.
Questions about this? See this thread:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/questions-about-esim-card.75197/
Apple support has some instructional videos for iPhones.
YouTube video id g5j7ILjx-BI shows how to install a number to an eSIM.
YouTube video id 7lnEQLVOsH4 shows how to use dualSIM once you have installed a number to your eSIM.
I took my SIM and transfered its information unto my eSIM and brought my physical SIM card with me. This gave me the flexibility of using either a SIM card or an eSIM in Spain.
I did buy a physical SIM there so I can't directly answer your question. Also, I used a phone with an early version of...
If your phone has dualSIM capabilies adding a second, overseas, number is my recommendation. DualSIM could be either two physical SIM slots, a physical SIM and an eSIM, or just an eSIM that allows multiple connections.
This link brings you to a list of forum threads that have the word eSIM...
I can see the advantages of wifi and the keeping of your home number and plan but if you have a dualsim phone I recommend picking up a local sim for the second. Data is too cheap in Spain not to.
...or battery so it has gotten smaller over the years. Phones have gotten more sophisticated and can now handle more than one phone number. DualSIM phones were developed that could take more than one physical SIM. Then someone got the idea of building the really tiny SIM chip into the phone...
Yes. This short video from Apple Support shows how to use dualSIM. What you asked is covered at 1:30. They show how to name your SIMs. You may want to use a name like SpanishData instead of Business like in their example.
Thank you @DoughnutANZ for your posts. I'm going to add a few things.
I just got the newly released Google Pixel 6a. It is dualSIM, one eSIM and a card. The Pixel 7 to be released in October will have the same. I have no doubt that sometime soon there will only be eSIMs used though; that will...
...the connection is bad then at least one of your phones should get a local SIM installed on the phone's second SIM.
For more information on dualsims for camino use see this search:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/search/2787675/?q=dual+sim&o=date
Edit: A lot (most?) dualSIM...
...though so what works for me may not work for you.
Here's my situation. I have a Google Pixel smartphone with eSIM and physical SIM for a dualSIM capability. My network provider is Google FI (for US residents only). I have a number of Google apps. The ones that matter are Google Fi, Phone...
...is the physical SIM slot is now available to be used with a different network while you still have your home network plan available too (dualSIM).
I use Google FI which is great for international service but data is expensive. How I would use my phone is to set it to use the European...
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