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Re:No-Name Companies Selling More Phones Than Samsung, LG, a... by dexen on Saturday September 17, 2011 @03:10AM (#3007463)
> The handsets are dirt cheap[1], support up to 3 SIMs in the same device, (...)

This is it, the killer feature: two or three SIM cards. Why don't mainstream vendors provide such phones, ever?

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Re:No-Name Companies Selling More Phones Than Samsung, LG, a... by NonEUCitizen on Saturday September 17, 2011 @03:12AM (#3007465)
Nokia does; e.g. http://mobile.engadget.com/2011/05/25/nokias-promised-dual-s...

It seems more popular in developing countries, where 1 physical phone may be shared by multiple users.

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Re:No-Name Companies Selling More Phones Than Samsung, LG, a... by vlado on Saturday September 17, 2011 @03:52AM (#3007524)
It's not about multiple users using the same device. It's about calling a contact with the card of her respective carrier in order to reduce the bill. Making a call inside the carrier's network is almost always free with the cheapest plans.
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