Hello, a friend of mine is sending me a Motorola Droid X from Verizon USA, I live in Romania, Europe. Is there any chance I can get make this phone work in my country?
What should I do? Change the firmware? Network unlock? Can anybody give me a solution to this problem?
I really like that phone and I want to use it as my secondary phone.
Thank you!
Droid x is coma only, so it has no gms sim card slot
Not sure about non us coma, maybe able to find a local phone shop that can flash it
Don't think that is likely
edit: cdma not coma, I'm blaming that on spell check
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sd_shadow said:
Droid x is coma only, so it has no gms sim card slot
Not sure about non us coma, maybe able to find a local phone shop that can flash it
Don't think that is likely
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maybe if they were released there than they could find what radio it use. Just a thought
Depends if you have cdma in your country. I was a bit shocked when my dx arrived because in new Zealand we dont have a CDma network. Most phones are GSM and unlocked. So I just use my dx for web browsing. Etc
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the droid has a sim card slot
dear friends, I asked this friend of mine if the Droid X has a sim card slot and he said yes. so is not a coma phone. I think if it has a sim card slot can be made to work on my network in here. However must work also in South Africa because I leaving in there soon. I own also a Samsung Galaxy S1 unlocked but to be honest I think the Droid X may be better!
Samyaza69 said:
dear friends, I asked this friend of mine if the Droid X has a sim card slot and he said yes. so is not a coma phone. I think if it has a sim card slot can be made to work on my network in here. However must work also in South Africa because I leaving in there soon. I own also a Samsung Galaxy S1 unlocked but to be honest I think the Droid X may be better!
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if the phone has a sim card slot it is not a droid x
the droid x does have a sd card slot
what is the model code under the battery?
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should be MB810 if droid x
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The package is on the way. I tooked a little bit more than I expected, so I don't know exactly the model. However my friend told me he got it from Verizone (so I supose is locked on that network) and it has a sim card slot. He told me is a Motorola Droid X but who knows? I found on gsm arena however that they have a mini sim card slot. You know..the small sim ones?
What's the catch?
In my country only one network provide CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (as the phone specifies on gsmarena), and this is Cosomote. Whatever, I don't mind if I can make it work! Is a nice phone isn't?
Samyaza69 said:
The package is on the way. I tooked a little bit more than I expected, so I don't know exactly the model. However my friend told me he got it from Verizone (so I supose is locked on that network) and it has a sim card slot. He told me is a Motorola Droid X but who knows? I found on gsm arena however that they have a mini sim card slot. You know..the small sim ones?
What's the catch?
In my country only one network provide CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (as the phone specifies on gsmarena), and this is Cosomote. Whatever, I don't mind if I can make it work! Is a nice phone isn't?
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not sure why gmsarena lists a mini sim, it does not have one
but it also states that it is not a gms phone
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Hello I just got my Verizone. Well what can I say, is useless in my country so I try to resell it whatever. I put it also on ebay.com for USA. Does anybody know how I can get and flash the European ROM version? I know is this Verizone and the standard Droid X ROM also for European Countries. I did a research but no results.
I rooted my phone though and I got rid from some Verizone Junk.
Any idea though?
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Hi guys, long time reader - finally signed up because I am stumped. I bought my N4 through Virgin Mobile Canada which is HSPA+. It actually works out cheaper than buying it from Google.
first off, yes I searched. alot. Anyways, I have a AT&T sim that I use while traveling in the states that when I put in my N4 and I get the error that "network not available" even while in the USA. Does this mean it is carrier locked? I dont have another micro-sim to try in it and I know the sim is good because it works in my unlocked blackberry.
Everything that I have read regarding locked LG phones says it will give you an error to enter an unlock code when you put in the SIM although it does not. and the code for LG to bring up the unlock screen does not work.
Does anyone know if Virgin locks the N4? There is absolutely no branding / bloat so I didnt figure they had tinkered with it. Thanks!
You need to fiddle around with the APN settings, AT+T is weird that way.
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hi, thanks for your reply, that didnt seem to do it though. I found a few on here (tho i cant post the links due to being a noob). Here are some screenshots of the APN settings I used, and the resulting error when I try to change carrier to AT&T:
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Btw, should also mention its A prepaid att GoPhone sim if that makes a difference. Thanks!
i believe some parts of the apn says cingular and not att if im not mistaken...
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Is that for a gophone, or regular att?
regular att phone...should work with a go phone sim...let me see what i can do
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I tried the Cingular settings... no dice. I have read though that once you use a go phone sim in a phone att locks your imei to that sim. Any idea if that true?
Btw, I used my sim in a black berry for a few months before getting the n4 so maybe att looked its imei to the sim? That even make sense?
never used a go phone sorry thats all the info i could find at the moment
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Any idea if there is a way to verify that my N4 is not locked so that I can completely rule that out as an option? That way I know 100% the problem is with ATT, not with my phone?
well guys, i can confirm that if you buy a nexus 4 through Virgin it is NOT carrier locked.
turns out my problem was that AT&T locked my sim to my old phone. I just called ATT and they unlocked my sim (which was locked to my old blackberry), then I put it in my N4 and it worked! woohoo!!!
Do we have any idea yet if the Verizon model has any type of lock on the sim card? I'm going to be visiting Europe soon and I'm planning on swapping in a local SIM card while I'm there. Just curious if any type of unlock code is needed or if it's a simple change out.
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Do we have any idea yet if the Verizon model has any type of lock on the sim card? I'm going to be visiting Europe soon and I'm planning on swapping in a local SIM card while I'm there. Just curious if any type of unlock code is needed or if it's a simple change out.
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Mine is not
Doesn't look like it's unlocked for domestic SIM's, but it may still work for international SIM's when abroad.
I popped in an AT&T SIM to my Verizon G2 and couldn't get any data.
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Doesn't look like it's unlocked for domestic SIM's, but it may still work for international SIM's when abroad.
I popped in an AT&T SIM to my Verizon G2 and couldn't get any data.
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Do you need to change APN settings or anything to make it work by chance?
Yes change the apn.All verizon world phones/LTE phones are SIM unlocked. I have been,testing metro pcs lately had to change the apn to get it to work. .. only getting edge at the moment.
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Yes change the apn.All verizon world phones/LTE phones are SIM unlocked. I have been,testing metro pcs lately had to change the apn to get it to work. .. only getting edge at the moment.
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Ah that would make sense
Confirmed this was trivial. Just popped in a Polish sim and edited the APN, works great.
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Confirmed this was trivial. Just popped in a Polish sim and edited the APN, works great.
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Does the Polish sim APN need to change MCC MNC ?
I try G2 with China unicom sim, and set up APN, it works.(didn't need to change MCC MNC)
But it fail when I use China telecom simcard, because the APN MCC MNC can't change to 460 03 for china.
You can set up everything in APN except MCC MNC items.
Both Motorola and Verizon have verified that the pure edition moto x, which is set up for T-Mobile, will work on Verizon as is. That phone is unlockable and rootable. And it would have the added advantage of being eligible for Moto Care protection plan - two year extended warranty covering accidents for $89. If anyone has a reason why this option is not viable please post it here.
Not paying 500$ for a phone..its not that serious
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The T-Mobile version doesn't have CDMA
Good luck getting Verizon to activate that phone....
I've requested the IMEI number for a T-Mobile pure edition, and I'll run it by Verizon and see what they say about activating it.
>>Do you have a citation for this?
I have a recorded conversation with Verizon verifying this, nothing written.
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The T-Mobile version doesn't have CDMA
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according to verizon, the hardware is the same in both phones, the cdma band just hasn't been activated, and this can be done by verizon. I'm still waiting for an imei number from a pure edition to verify that. If I can't get one, I'll buy a phone and try it. I have at least 7 days to return it for a full refund.
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according to verizon, the hardware is the same in both phones, the cdma band just hasn't been activated, and this can be done by verizon. I'm still waiting for an imei number from a pure edition to verify that. If I can't get one, I'll buy a phone and try it. I have at least 7 days to return it for a full refund.
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If this works I'll be so bad I paid full price for my Verizon x
PILLMUZIK3600 said:
Not paying 500$ for a phone..its not that serious
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Why not? I don't see it as any different then spending $1000+ on a laptop. These things aren't just phones anymore, they are incredibly powerful handheld computers. $500 for the Moto X is a steal.
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I've requested the IMEI number for a T-Mobile pure edition, and I'll run it by Verizon and see what they say about activating it.
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I just spoke to a Verizon and Motorola tech support and they both said that the phone will work. However the Verizon tech requested the IMEI number to confirm and I don't have one.
Please let me know if that will really work, because I want to buy a Pure Edition so bad!!!!
Thanks
I'm traveling until the middle of next week, so have patience - I'll be getting to it when I return. I'm committed to trying to put a pure edition on Verizon, at very least as proof as concept, even if I end up just getting another DE.
So is this kind of like the nexus 6 being able to run on Verizon if you throw an already active Sim card in it?
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It doesn't look like the pure edition supports LTE band 13 that Verizon uses. You'd only get band 4 in select areas. Also doesn't appear to have a CDMA radio as shown on Motorola's website.
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So is this kind of like the nexus 6 being able to run on Verizon if you throw an already active Sim card in it?
It doesn't look like the pure edition supports LTE band 13 that Verizon uses. You'd only get band 4 in select areas. Also doesn't appear to have a CDMA radio as shown on Motorola's website.
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Yes, my old sim card in the pure edition. Also, it seems to me much more likely that the bands are all physically present but selectively disabled in firmware rather than motorola making variations on the phone with different hardware. Which was what they basically verified two different times. So I'll try. Orders are running 11 days out, so it will be a while before I can say if this works or not.
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Yes, my old sim card in the pure edition. Also, it seems to me much more likely that the bands are all physically present but selectively disabled in firmware rather than motorola making variations on the phone with different hardware. Which was what they basically verified two different times. So I'll try. Orders are running 11 days out, so it will be a while before I can say if this works or not.
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So you have a pure on order?
Judging by how you have to put the nexus 6 on Verizon I'd say throwing an already active Sim card in it is more likely the path. I very much doubt a T-Mobile imei will work. Also I was thinking you might need to flash new modem firmware, perhaps the one from the Verizon edition to activate the CDMA radio and band 13, possibly an entire Verizon ROM. Anyone else have this thought?
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Also I was thinking you might need to flash new modem firmware, perhaps the one from the Verizon edition to activate the CDMA radio and band 13, possibly an entire Verizon ROM. Anyone else have this thought?
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Yes, you would likely have to do that. The problem is all of the Verizon Moto X 2014 are bootloader locked so how do you get the Verizon firmware?
Maybe pull it from one of the update files?
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Maybe pull it from one of the update files?
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The OTAs are just patches, not the full firmware. I believe Motorola Device Manager updates are the entire firmware file but I am not sure how you get at them with a bootloader locked phone.
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Both Motorola and Verizon have verified that the pure edition moto x, which is set up for T-Mobile, will work on Verizon as is. That phone is unlockable and rootable. And it would have the added advantage of being eligible for Moto Care protection plan - two year extended warranty covering accidents for $89. If anyone has a reason why this option is not viable please post it here.
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I have pure edition it don't work on Verizon all ready tried it. But I think it would if someone had radio.img to flash
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I have pure edition it don't work on Verizon all ready tried it. But I think it would if someone had radio.img to flash
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Is there no way to copy the radio image with a locked bl? Should've we be able to read it just not write to it?
Hello, I would like to know if the "Sprint/Boost/ US Cellular" versions of Moto e 2015 LTE, will work outside USA with another GSM carriers?
As well as works Verizon version...
Thanks!
Can somebody help me?
Maybe? @scritch007 or @starkly_raving do either of you have an answer?
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Hello, I would like to know if the "Sprint/Boost/ US Cellular" versions of Moto e 2015 LTE, will work outside USA with another GSM carriers?
As well as works Verizon version...
Thanks!
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There's a factory UICC unlock that comes on your Sprint/Boost factory firmware (Settings/System Updates). So you can UICC unlock for use outside the United States. You can also purchase a GSM unlocked variant from BestBuy if you plan on strictly using it outside the US.
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So this means that I can use any of these variants (boost, sprint, boost mobile) on GSM network's but only outside USA?
Thanks
seems that way, and i dont think anyone is gonna crack the sprint based version as its a cheap phone and not worth the time and effort as opposed to getting a phone that is unlockable such as the verizon version of this same phone
Versions Sprint / Boost Mobile and US Cellular and if operating outside US in gsm, I have one running in Tigo Honduras
CLUPER said:
Versions Sprint / Boost Mobile and US Cellular and if operating outside US in gsm, I have one running in Tigo Honduras
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The us cellular model is allready sim unlocked for domestic use
mateo121212 said:
The us cellular model is allready sim unlocked for domestic use
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i saw that on another thread. I wonder what the holdup is with the sprint version. Other than what i previously mentioned
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i saw that on another thread. I wonder what the holdup is with the sprint version. Other than what i previously mentioned
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The USC version is unlocked out of the box.
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mateo121212 said:
The us cellular model is allready sim unlocked for domestic use
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dandrumheller said:
The USC version is unlocked out of the box.
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saw that already actually @dandrumheller
btw, there is an app in development by idoneapps to unlock the Sprint Moto E 2015 version. Im testing it currently and ill report back with my findings. Idoneapps has been stellar in unlocking Samsung phones, and it seems that theyre venturing out into the realm of Moto phones!! hope may be on the horizon!!
still testing the app. Its a MSL reader as of now, but im sure more development will continue as idoneapps never ceases to amaze me with their work and skill
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seems that way, and i dont think anyone is gonna crack the sprint based version as its a cheap phone and not worth the time and effort as opposed to getting a phone that is unlockable such as the verizon version of this same phone
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Even though the bootloader is unlocked? The VZW variant doesn't even have root.
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Even though the bootloader is unlocked? The VZW variant doesn't even have root.
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Yeah, but I have been beta testing an app for idoneapps recently that is showing some promise. The devs at idoneapps have yielded some seriously awesome results in the Samsung world, so I'm hopeful that the fruits of their labor will produce a dsufor the moto e 2105 as well. What I posted that you quoted was before I got the betas of the app. Keep your fingers crossed and I'll for sure post up when an unlock is available!
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The us cellular model is allready sim unlocked for domestic use
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i had to use gsm fix on mine
The Moto X Pure manual shows dual sim capability. Wonder if that is the case or if its just a mistake in the manual? Top left corner of the manual clearly states "Moto X Pure".
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/ci/fattach/get/1334969/1440164083/redirect/1/filename/68017973001a.pdf
What is dual sim? http://pocketnow.com/2014/05/20/why-dual-sim-phones-exist
Probably just the moto x play manual
I think the SIM tray holds both the SIM and the micro SD card.
question?
will I have to Cut my Sprint Note 3 sim card to Nano size ?for My Moto X
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question?
will I have to Cut my Sprint Note 3 sim card to Nano size ?for My Moto X
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Or get a new sim. What other option would you think you'd have?
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The Moto X Pure manual shows dual sim capability. Wonder if that is the case or if its just a mistake in the manual? Top left corner of the manual clearly states "Moto X Pure".
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/ci/fattach/get/1334969/1440164083/redirect/1/filename/68017973001a.pdf
What is dual sim? http://pocketnow.com/2014/05/20/why-dual-sim-phones-exist
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I think the SIM tray holds both the SIM and the micro SD card.
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Wow... it does seem that it has the capability, wouldn't that be cool!
Here in brazil it will be dual-sim, just like moto g and X Play
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Some countries prefers dual sim like mostly from Asia and Brazil
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will I have to Cut my Sprint Note 3 sim card to Nano size ?for My Moto X
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I've read that the Sprint sims are different from other carriers in the thread about how easy it will be to activate this device. Apparently the sims are different for different devices, and the only phone that uses the same sim is the HTC One M9. From what I've read you will need to go into a Sprint store to activate unless you are coming from the M9.
I went to the Sprint store and they gave me a nano sim ....to call in and insert once my Moto X arrives. No problems
They said cutting my note 3 sim to Nano size would not work.
The Sim Holder on the Moto X Style (Pure) holds (1) Sim and (1) SD card, but also has non removable card (Fixed in Place) for a 2nd SIM pre installed.
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Wow... it does seem that it has the capability, wouldn't that be cool!
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Just in case anyone's still hoping, a Motorola forum admin who has a Pure Edition answered some questions on the forums there, he said the US version of the phone doesn't have dual sims. On this page: https://forums.motorola.com/posts/e570e4be47.
Will the EU version maybe get Dual Sim?
I wonder if by putting a dual Sim tray in the US phone the functionality would work.
I remember reading there's only one international version of this phone, so would it work?
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Checked the moto x play forum and they have been able to enable the dual sim in non dual sim versions of the phone by flashing the rom from the dual sim version!
the brazilian version is dual sim. so maybe a flash and it will work! im not buying one until i know its dual sim. !
if you logon to motorola's brazilian webby and read the spec it says:
SIM card
Intelligent Dual-Chip
Nano SIM
but the bands are:
Networks
LTE cat. 4 (up to 150Mbps)
WCDMA
GSM / EDGE
Bands
GSM / GPRS / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS / HSPA + (850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz)
4G LTE (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 28)
not too sure it will work dual sim in UK
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ttkyles said:
I went to the Sprint store and they gave me a nano sim ....to call in and insert once my Moto X arrives. No problems
They said cutting my note 3 sim to Nano size would not work.
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I thought so too. However when I went to my provider, Three UK, to get a nano sim... they just cut my old micro sim from a s4 to nano size with no problems (well, except he had to sandpaper it a bit more to fit).
In India, the Moto X Style (same as the Pure Edition) comes with a tray that holds two nano sims as well as a microSD card on the reverse side. Appears to work well, though only one of the sims is allowed to have access to 4G data.
RajeevGeorge
Any updates to this ?
Has anyone found a dual sim tray for sell? I would be willing to try, including flashing another ROM, just to see if it will work.
Want to be able to use dual SIM to combine my work cell number and personal.
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