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mm_2206805
SMARTY Maverick
13-09-2023
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How do you run two SIMs off the same, original account

I have a spare SIM and would like to run it off my original account simultaneously - i.e. two different devices running off the same account at the same time. The nearest I can see is a Group SIM but that involves activating the second SIM and that involves paying for a price plan upfront. But I don't want to double my expenditure. I want to run ONE price plane with two different SIMs. How do I do that please ?

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  • JJP2's avatar
    JJP2
    13-09-2023

    This is the Smarty Community Forum, we are Smarty users, just like yourself. We do not work for Smarty.

    What you are asking / hoping to do is impossible on any network, not just Smarty. What you are essentially asking for is a free service on a second SIM, and no mobile company will offer that. You can get a second SIM quite cheaply, depending on the amount of data you require, but you will have to pay for that second SIM / service. 

    What you would have to do is indeed set up a group plan, which would give you a 10% discount on each SIM. You would need to use a different email address for each account too.

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  • JJP2's avatar
    JJP2
    SMARTY Pro-coach
    13-09-2023

    This is the Smarty Community Forum, we are Smarty users, just like yourself. We do not work for Smarty.

    What you are asking / hoping to do is impossible on any network, not just Smarty. What you are essentially asking for is a free service on a second SIM, and no mobile company will offer that. You can get a second SIM quite cheaply, depending on the amount of data you require, but you will have to pay for that second SIM / service. 

    What you would have to do is indeed set up a group plan, which would give you a 10% discount on each SIM. You would need to use a different email address for each account too.

    • mm_2206805's avatar
      mm_2206805
      SMARTY Maverick
      17-09-2023

      Not really

      I would still be using the same amount of data without having to transfer tiny SIM cards from device to device without losing them. Alternatively, could you have the same phone number on two different SIMs ?  It seems unnecessary to have to buy two SIM cards, doubling the price, simply to use it on different devices. Some of us are on a very tight budget.

      • JJP2's avatar
        JJP2
        SMARTY Pro-coach
        17-09-2023

        What do you mean by “not really” ?

        You posed a question, I gave you the answer. It’s still the answer, whether it’s the answer you want to hear or not.

        No, there is no  mobile network that offers the ability to use the same number on more than one SIM card

        There is a cost of living crisis going on, everyone is on a tight budget.

        As I stated originally, this is the Smarty community forum of Smarty customers. None of us work for Smarty. You are of course welcome to contact Smarty staff by webchat, but they won’t be able to tell you anything different than I have. If they do tell you how to use multiple SIMs on one account, of which there is about as much chance as Anne Widdecombe conceiving triplets with the pope, do come back and tell us how you do it, so we can all do it .

        Another option is to go into a physical store of 3, O2, EE and Vodafone and ask your question. They will tell you it’s not possible. They may also laugh, but possibly not.

        Whsts the pint of switching a SIM from one device to another ? You surely use the device your SIM is in, and, if you have another device, use Wi-Fi ?