two phones, same single account
when will Verizon or any carrier allow individuals to have more than one phone on a single account. One reason I won't get rid of my land lines is that I can have as many phones on one line that I want- no way with mobile phones- sopomehow we might have two phones ring at the sametime, oh my- which one wshould I answer! Would appreciate comments.
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They won't because to have to phones on one number means that 2 ESNs / IMEIs will have to link to one account, which the systems aren't setup for. And also, it is called "cloning" which is illegal.
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terchnut said:
when will Verizon or any carrier allow individuals to have more than one phone on a single account. One reason I won't get rid of my land lines is that I can have as many phones on one line that I want- no way with mobile phones- sopomehow we might have two phones ring at the sametime, oh my- which one wshould I answer! Would appreciate comments.
Ok, here is the million dollar question: Why in the hell would you need more than 1 phone on a single line for a MOBILE PHONE????? 😈
Some people just don't get it. 🙄
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Perhaps , one wmight not want to use the same phone all the time( such as a smartphone may not work as well when traveling since often the receptio is worse on smartphones)- so why should I have to pay for two accounts- the previous responder fel 🙄 t this was a dumb question- right - only if you want to pay for two accounts- the software world should be able to fix the technical problems, so I beleive that it is a way for mobile companies to force people to have more than one account. 🙄
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Believe what you want but don't kid yourself for a second and pretending that mobile companies "force" people to have more than one account. Say hello to family plans. If you want two lines, get two lines. All on one account. OH, you have to pay for two phones? Then pay it, you're the one wanting these things but get bi*chy when you're asked to pay for it. Stop demanding that other people should "fix" the problems you see simply because you want things your way. If you want to, build your own nation-wide network and give yourself as many phones as you want, otherwise quit the whining and cough up the 9.99 it costs to get a second line. Sorry, it's been a bad day today and I'm a little short with the complainers.
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Pete, i think that this forum is for people with questions and thoughts of making things better or more convinient. Calm down. Things can always be not necessarily fixed but made better. Especially when it comes to technology. You oughta know that.
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much calmer now...thx. I know this forum is for questions and thoughts, but I just have a hard time not being annoyed at some of the posts. I'll try to be more relaxed.
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terchnut said:
Perhaps , one wmight not want to use the same phone all the time( such as a smartphone may not work as well when traveling since often the receptio is worse on smartphones)- so why should I have to pay for two accounts- the previous responder fel 🙄 t this was a dumb question- right - only if you want to pay for two accounts- the software world should be able to fix the technical problems, so I beleive that it is a way for mobile companies to force people to have more than one account. 🙄
Or you can do what I do. I have both a Cingular account (for business) and a Verizon account (for personal). For each account, I have 2 phones. The Cingular one I just have to move my SIM card wh...
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if that's what you want then just switch to cingular. i have one line but seven phones or so, and switch them to my liking daily.
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why not have 2 or more phones and activate the one you want when you travel and activate another when at home. the cativation is free and quick over the internet. if you had gsm (tmobile or cingular) it would be even easier, just switch the sim card from one phone to another.
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svec7186 said:
why not have 2 or more phones and activate the one you want when you travel and activate another when at home. the cativation is free and quick over the internet. if you had gsm (tmobile or cingular) it would be even easier, just switch the sim card from one phone to another.
You and I posted the exact same thing at the same time. That's amusing to me. 🤣
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Ok. Imagine this. Pay one price for service and have as many phones as you want with unlimited Mobile to mobile and nights and weekends...
You would see one person get the line and then everybody including their cousin would be tapped off this. You can't stretch a phone line from New York to California...but you can a cell phone...get the picture?
You would see one person get the line and then everybody including their cousin would be tapped off this. You can't stretch a phone line from New York to California...but you can a cell phone...get the picture?
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ok folks i think we've misunderstood. the question is more than 1 number on 1 phone. mycool's answer is right. the gov't won't allow it. even if carriers could process it (which would be easy to create) if the gov't say no can do, we can't do. now, before you ask why don't we develop the technology, what would be the point of spending millions if not billions of dollars for something that's going to be defunct in legislation? if you're upset about this write your congressman or the fcc. because i'm sure any carrier wouldn't mind charging you for something else. until it happens, 9.99 for the second line is anout as good as it gets.
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Tampa_VZW_Jim said:
ok folks i think we've misunderstood. the question is more than 1 number on 1 phone. mycool's answer is right. the gov't won't allow it. even if carriers could process it (which would be easy to create) if the gov't say no can do, we can't do. now, before you ask why don't we develop the technology, what would be the point of spending millions if not billions of dollars for something that's going to be defunct in legislation? if you're upset about this write your congressman or the fcc. because i'm sure any carrier wouldn't mind charging you for something else. until it happens, 9.99 for the second line is anout as good as it gets.
Ummm...you can get two phone lines on the same phon...
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Ummm...you can get two phone lines on the same phone with Nextel, so I suppose it isn't illegal...
really? can you explain how it works? for instance, do you have to switch numbers to use them (nam1/nam2)? is it a distinctive ring? can you make AND receive calls on BOTH numbers?
really? can you explain how it works? for instance, do you have to switch numbers to use them (nam1/nam2)? is it a distinctive ring? can you make AND receive calls on BOTH numbers?
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The plans are called alternate lines. Yes, you can assign its own ring. On Nextel phones they have a line 1 and line 2. Sort of like a Nam 1 and Nam 2. It uses the same voicemail though. If someone calls in, it rings and you answer. You don't have to manually switch unless you are making an outbound call. Since alot of businesses use Nextel, this feature was brought on to allow the user to add their own cellular plan to the account and still have the walkie talkie from the business.
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Yah, and theres also GSM phones with 2 SIM card slots too. That is different than having 2 phones with one number though. What you are explaining is 2 phone numbers, 1 phone.
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Tampa_VZW_Jim said:
ok folks i think we've misunderstood. the question is more than 1 number on 1 phone. mycool's answer is right. the gov't won't allow it. even if carriers could process it (which would be easy to create) if the gov't say no can do, we can't do. now, before you ask why don't we develop the technology, what would be the point of spending millions if not billions of dollars for something that's going to be defunct in legislation? if you're upset about this write your congressman or the fcc. because i'm sure any carrier wouldn't mind charging you for something else. until it happens, 9.99 for the second line is anout as good as it gets.
I've read and reread and it doesn't sound like 2 nu...
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terchnut said:
... sopomehow we might have two phones ring at the sametime, ...
You're right. That's exactly what I thought. That's quote is the line that made me think he meant having 2 phones with the same number on each of them working at the same time... so that being said, I still refer to the gov't law banning this. If they didn't cloning fraud would be a lot easier.
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The question makes perfect sense, I asked Verizon earlier this week and got their usual canned, template response.
There are lots of scenerios where someone might want 2 phone numbers and not have to carry two phones everywere.
I'd like to shutdown my landline and only carry one phone. I've had the landline number for 20 years and shouldn't have to contact hundreds of family and friends with the new number, nor would I like it re-assigned to someone else. Same for my cell number I've had for years.
Suppose someone starts a new, small business and only wants to carry one phone, or simply wants one number to give out for public use and another private line.
It's doable and has been done on landlines for years. Bellsouth calls it ...
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There are lots of scenerios where someone might want 2 phone numbers and not have to carry two phones everywere.
I'd like to shutdown my landline and only carry one phone. I've had the landline number for 20 years and shouldn't have to contact hundreds of family and friends with the new number, nor would I like it re-assigned to someone else. Same for my cell number I've had for years.
Suppose someone starts a new, small business and only wants to carry one phone, or simply wants one number to give out for public use and another private line.
It's doable and has been done on landlines for years. Bellsouth calls it ...
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Nextel offers this service. It is called alternate lines. And you can get a free incoming alternate line too. But you can call out on either line you want. You just have to press a couple buttons and you switched from line 1 to line 2 or visa versa. Alot of customers do this by accident and wonder why they cannot call out, but can get calls. Because they accidently switched the phone to line 2 and do not have a plan for that alternate line. However, no matter what line you are on if someone calls you it will ring in.
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or could do call forwarding from your landline to your mobile.....just a thought
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sure...why not. I just sold a business man a free incoming plan. He has his business number on his cards and advertising...etc. So he just forwards his business line to his cell phone when he isn't in the office. The person calling doesn't know the difference.
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We have something like that with Telus up in Canada. It's a little expensive because you still have to have two seperate number and plans set up (or a family plan with multiple lines). But one number can ring up to 3 lines at once. We call it multi ring. Now each phone technicaly has it's own number but when you call the main number it rings the other two numbers at the same time and the first person to pick it up gets the call.
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