Dual Number single Sim

[greggpb]

Do you think MTN will ever roll out this service.. ??

I makes a hell of a lot of sense for the business user... cause i dont want to have to carry 2 phones....

 

[Pitbull]

Do you think MTN will ever roll out this service.. ??

I makes a hell of a lot of sense for the business user... cause i dont want to have to carry 2 phones....

AFAIK = Dual cards are available, the catch is it has no CLI & Data
Only for calls and it needs to be for a car kit.

 

[YelloFever]

AFAIK = Dual cards are available, the catch is it has no CLI & Data
Only for calls and it needs to be for a car kit.

I think what his talking about is one sim with to MSISDN'S attached - One being Vodacom and one being MTN or something like that is that correct?

MTNDD

 

[greggpb]

yeah 2 msdin/numbers with one sime.. not from different service providers..

both mtn numbers

 

[YelloFever]

yeah 2 msdin/numbers with one sime.. not from different service providers..

both mtn numbers

Well with Dual call you get two diffrent MSISDN's linked to one account, you can use the secondary MSISDN for your data card the only thing is that there's no CLI on the secondary and you can't send SMS'S

MTNDD

 

[greggpb]

This is what i meant

1 Phone, 1 sim Card , 2 numbers...

I.e i can have a businees and personal number commming to the same phone on line1 and line2 without switching off the phone to change simcars.d

 

[YelloFever]

This is what i meant

1 Phone, 1 sim Card , 2 numbers...

I.e i can have a businees and personal number commming to the same phone on line1 and line2 without switching off the phone to change simcars.d

Kewl - Not available, but will put it forward

Thanks MTNDD

 

[damian24]

Most phones actually support the multiline facility but the networks don't carry the service at present.

The services is catered for in the ESTI standards (can't remember which one now) but the actual name is ALS (Alternate Line Service).

On Nokia's you use the # key to change between the lines. The major touted advantage, is that you have one line for bus. and one personal, you will receive incoming calls on both lines, but you select which line to make calls on (and can easily allocate bus and private accounts!). on some phones you can choose to mute a single line or forward everything to VoiceMail.

Problem is, unless you can enable your phone, the features are automatically locked out for South Africa, two things are needed, the phone must support and have the feature activated (it's deactivated in South Africa on Nokia, but can be enabled with software) and the network must activate it.

To test if you phone supports it and it's activated, press and hold the # key, on Nokia a two is displayed in the top lefthand corner indicating that ALS selection is being sent to the network (your outgoing calls won't work as ALS is not loaded on your profile).

D

 

[YelloFever]

Most phones actually support the multiline facility but the networks don't carry the service at present.

The services is catered for in the ESTI standards (can't remember which one now) but the actual name is ALS (Alternate Line Service).

On Nokia's you use the # key to change between the lines. The major touted advantage, is that you have one line for bus. and one personal, you will receive incoming calls on both lines, but you select which line to make calls on (and can easily allocate bus and private accounts!). on some phones you can choose to mute a single line or forward everything to VoiceMail.

Problem is, unless you can enable your phone, the features are automatically locked out for South Africa, two things are needed, the phone must support and have the feature activated (it's deactivated in South Africa on Nokia, but can be enabled with software) and the network must activate it.

To test if you phone supports it and it's activated, press and hold the # key, on Nokia a two is displayed in the top lefthand corner indicating that ALS selection is being sent to the network (your outgoing calls won't work as ALS is not loaded on your profile).

D

Thanks damian24


MTNDD

 

[damian24]

A big question for you MTNDD, will MTN perhaps consider implementing this as there is surely a busniess case with MNP coming next month.

if the bus phones are on MTN, you might see customers on other networks move to MTN for the convienience of having one phone for all calls, with both accounts still being completely seperate?

D

 

[adsl3g]

Most phones actually support the multiline facility but the networks don't carry the service at present.

The services is catered for in the ESTI standards (can't remember which one now) but the actual name is ALS (Alternate Line Service).

On Nokia's you use the # key to change between the lines. The major touted advantage, is that you have one line for bus. and one personal, you will receive incoming calls on both lines, but you select which line to make calls on (and can easily allocate bus and private accounts!). on some phones you can choose to mute a single line or forward everything to VoiceMail.

Problem is, unless you can enable your phone, the features are automatically locked out for South Africa, two things are needed, the phone must support and have the feature activated (it's deactivated in South Africa on Nokia, but can be enabled with software) and the network must activate it.

To test if you phone supports it and it's activated, press and hold the # key, on Nokia a two is displayed in the top lefthand corner indicating that ALS selection is being sent to the network (your outgoing calls won't work as ALS is not loaded on your profile).

D

On all my Nokia's the # key activates silent mode. Listed in the manuals as well. #

 

[damian24]

On all my Nokia's the # key activates silent mode. Listed in the manuals as well. #

see Marcin's page at http://www.mwiacek.com/, you're looking for something called Gammu and the option your need to run on your phone

I think it redirects to gammu.org nowadays, anyhoo... the option you're looking for is 'nokiasetphonemenus' (but read the manuals).

As need to be usual these days', anything that results from the use or misuse of the above post, is not/will not and can not be used to implicate me in some frivilous lawsuit.

D

 

[adsl3g]

As need to be usual these days', anything that results from the use or misuse of the above post, is not/will not and can not be used to implicate me in some frivilous lawsuit.

D

LOL - don't worry, I already stuffed up a phone in trying to debrand it via the PC and d/loadable firmware - will not try that excercise again in the future!!!

 

[YelloFever]

see Marcin's page at http://www.mwiacek.com/, you're looking for something called Gammu and the option your need to run on your phone

I think it redirects to gammu.org nowadays, anyhoo... the option you're looking for is 'nokiasetphonemenus' (but read the manuals).

As need to be usual these days', anything that results from the use or misuse of the above post, is not/will not and can not be used to implicate me in some frivilous lawsuit.

D

Thanks damian24

MTNDD