No, you do not need two seperate apps. The same phone app which is part of the iPhone operating system will manage both numbers.
Regards, Cris Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 1, 2019, at 11:15 AM, Shermeen Khan <shermee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks, all. I will investigate this and see what I find out. My > understanding is that you would essentially have two Phone apps, one > associated with each phone number you are using. I imagine it would be > similar with messages, and then all other apps would be as expected. > And yes, Sieghard is correct--VOIP is not an option for what I need, > especially as I'd like to keep my personal number, and work has > already assigned me a phone number. > > Shermeen > > >> On 10/31/19, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> Let's face it, I doubt we'll still have any physical SIM cards at some point >> in the future, I have no idea when this will happen, but it makes sense to >> me since it would greatly simplify things and think of the billions of SIM >> cards, tiny as they are, eventually ending up as another piece of plastic in >> a landfill, a river or an ocean. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> Cristobal Muñoz >> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 10:53 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Dual sym card capability? >> >> Yeah, I was going to post this after I sent my last message, but figured >> someone would bring it up... When they announced it, I do recall Apple >> talking about how e-sim was a big thing in China. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 10:50 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Dual sym card capability? >> >> Keep in mind that people who are not in the US (Chermeen is in Canada as I >> am) don't have access to as many Voip services especially those who provide >> numbers one can use as a business number. In Canada Google Voice is not >> available, Skype does not provide any Canadian Skype-In numbers and while >> you can get phone numbers you can use with apps such as Groundwire or I >> forget now the other one, I think maybe Acrobits, those may not be numbers >> local to your calling area because only numbers from larger cities are >> offered or can be ported. I live in a smaller town and I for example cannot >> get a Voip number which people can call for free. For many this is not such >> a big deal any more since many cell plans include free long distance and >> even landlines often include long distance packages, but I would still never >> consider it good service for my customers to ask them to potentially call a >> long distance number if they want to call me. Also, if you work for a larger >> company who may provide a cell phone and who will let you use it for >> personal use being able to add a SIM with a personal number would be very >> good and vice versa the company may simply provide a SIM and plan if you >> have a phone which can support this. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> Cristobal Muñoz >> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 10:37 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Dual sym card capability? >> >> I mean... If you've already got a Google Voice, Skype or one of the myriad >> other VOIP services, then this feature's more or less been available for a >> while now and not dependent on the newer phones. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:27 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Dual sym card capability? >> >> I believe the dual SIM support started last year with the iPhone XS and XS >> Max, not sure if the XR has it also. However, there are not two SIM trays, >> the one has to be a so-called e-SIM and I am not sure which carriers in >> Canada support e-SIM although the Apple Watch uses e-SIM and it is supported >> by all 3 major carriers, Telus, Bell and Rogers, but not yet carriers like >> Koodo (not sure about Fido and Virgin). >> . >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> Shermeen Khan >> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 8:15 PM >> To: viphone <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: Dual sym card capability? >> >> Hi all, >> >> Has anyone tried and had any success with using two sym cards (or >> micro-sims) in one phone? I seem to recall this being a feature in the >> iPhone 11 onward, but didn't know if anyone had actually tried it. >> It's a feature I have high hopes for, as I'd prefer to use one device for >> both work and personal use, while maintaining different phone numbers and >> such. >> >> Thanks, >> Shermeen >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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