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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (17591)	10/4/2000 12:07:28 AM
From: dwight martin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

They'll want two phones, with the same number. Nokia GSM for round town and Globalstar for in the Outback. I doubt that Vodafone has had the wit to offer such a service. Is it feasible on GSM or any network to have two cellular phones with the same number? What happens if both phones try to get on at once?

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (17591)	10/4/2000 5:18:10 AM
From: John Walliker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

Maurice, They'll want two phones, with the same number. The cute little Nokia GSM for round town and the dirty great Globalstar phone for in the Outback. I doubt that Vodafone has had the wit to offer such a service. Vodafone will try to charge for two accounts, insist on two numbers and charge huge amounts for call-forwarding to the Globalstar phone. Probably not. In the UK the phone is sold separately for use in conjunction with an existing Vodafone account by swapping the SIM card. I don't know whether they are available yet, but it is in principle possible to have two SIM cards on the same account. The first phone to register with a network blocks the other one. This would be a good way of handling the switch from small "city" phone to huge "outback" phone. John

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (17591)	10/4/2000 7:35:50 AM
From: rhkohnen	Respond to of 29987

The Voodoophone advertisement claims use of one number. I also got a kick out of the fine print, could not read it. I could not tell if it was A$ or US$ from the add. But it sure had nice colors.<GG> Best Regards Bob

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (17591)	10/4/2000 2:47:21 PM
From: John Walliker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

Maurice, I have discovered that dual sim accounts are common in Germany. The handset which most recently registered with the network receives incoming calls (and presumably can make outgoing calls). This means that even if you leave your "wimps'" phone switched on at home when you go out into the outback (or down the road into that coverage black spot) the action of switching on the G* "outback" phone will ensure that you can still make and receive calls. John