Originally Posted By: chaosmagnet
Originally Posted By: TeacherRO
I knew guy once who carried two different phones on two different carriers. But he was governor, so it made some sense


In the early days of cellphones, my employer absolutely forbade personal calls on the phone they provided. They also forbade us from giving customers the number; customers had to call the office and use the automated voicemail system to page us. So I carried a pager, work cell and personal cell. My wife called it my “communications array.”


Analog cell traffic was open to anybody who wanted to listen. And the rates were outrageous.

Two carriers is hardly a surprise anywhere. Most international cell phones have two slots, for two different SIM cards. One for the home number, one for cheap local calls. It's SOP.