Two phones

[Jax112]

I've finally decided to get the 6p 64 gig but I'm keeping my LGG4 as a backup. I'm on Verizon. I plan on switching back and forth between the two devices. Is there anything I need to do so that I can easily go between each device. The LG G4 has a micro sim.

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[razortaz18]

I'll be doing something similar. Except the 6P will be my backup to my Note 5.

 

[maxburn]

Me too 6P primary, Nexus 5 backup and sits in the kitchen as a house phone with my Google Voice.

I stuck the LG G4 on swappa.com.

 

[prissysox]

Not a whole lot. Make sure your contacts, photos and wifi settings are backed up. Your app data won't switch to the G4 until it is updated to 6.0.

 

[pseudoware]

My other phone:

 

[sangs]

You'll need a new SIM card and an adapter if you plan to switch the SIM back and forth between the two models, since the 6P takes nano SIM.

 

[Jax112]

You'll need a new SIM card and an adapter if you plan to switch the SIM back and forth between the two models, since the 6P takes nano SIM.

Should I cut my micro sim or go to Verizon and get a nano sim for the 6p then use an adapter

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[sangs]

Should I cut my micro sim or go to Verizon and get a nano sim for the 6p then use an adapter

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When I was bouncing between an iPhone and an LG G4, I used an adapter. Go to a Best Buy Mobile if you have one and purchase a T-Mobile SIM card kit for about $3. It comes with several adapters that work great. (You can just chuck the SIM card, you don't have to activate it or anything.)

 

[N4Newbie]

I've finally decided to get the 6p 64 gig but I'm keeping my LGG4 as a backup. I'm on Verizon. I plan on switching back and forth between the two devices. Is there anything I need to do so that I can easily go between each device. The LG G4 has a micro sim.

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I hope you have a good reason for wanting to do this as I rarely find it to be worth the trouble.

 

[vzwuser76]

I hope you have a good reason for wanting to do this as I rarely find it to be worth the trouble.

Depends where you live. I live 200 miles from the nearest official Verizon store and 90 miles from the nearest authorized retailer. If my phone goes out, it can be a few days to a couple weeks before I get it back, so having a backup makes sense.

Now I'll agree that switching between devices with different size sim cards is a pain, but if both device's sim cards are the same, there's really no issue.

 

[N4Newbie]

Depends where you live. I live 200 miles from the nearest official Verizon store and 90 miles from the nearest authorized retailer. If my phone goes out, it can be a few days to a couple weeks before I get it back, so having a backup makes sense.

Now I'll agree that switching between devices with different size sim cards is a pain, but if both device's sim cards are the same, there's really no issue.

My impression was that the OP intended to routinely switch between the two devices.

 

[Jax112]

My true intentions are to use both of them for a while until a true winner emerges. At that point I will sell the other

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[vzwuser76]

My impression was that the OP intended to routinely switch between the two devices.

I understand that, which is what I said in my second paragraph. I currently have a Droid Turbo as my primary and a Droid Maxx as my backup. Both use nano sims and switching devices is as simple as powering down the primary, pulling out the sim trays from both devices, moving the sim card from one to the other, reinserting the sim trays, and powering on the backup. I do this from time to time when my primary is almost dead and need to make a lot of calls immediately.

But as I said in my other post, doing it on devices with 2 different sim card sizes would be more of a pain. I don't know how much since I've never used the sim adapter referenced by Sangs earlier. But its not like it was pre sim card where you had to call into the carrier anytime you changed devices. One of the original benefits of Verizon moving to sim cards was it made swapping devices easy like it is on GSM devices. The only problem was the industry kept changing sim card sizes (from standard to micro to nano sim in the space of a few years) which made things much more difficult than calling into the carrier. Now you needed a new sim card or a tool to cut down your existing one. Once everyone is on the same sim card size, it should be a much simpler process, as it was originally intended.

 

[SteveISU]

6P and 6s+ here, I always use both OS's.

 

[fatboy97]

I did this before... personally, I found a great tool... Dropbox... it sync's all my backup files. I have a backup files from non-cloud apps... mSecure for all my passwords... and a couple other minor apps. This way I can load those backup files on my device and be current within minutes.

I'm going to use my Moto X (2014) Pure Edition as my backup.

 

[scottysize]

As I'm sure everyone's said, you'll need a SIM card adaptor. You can get one from Amazon for relatively nothing, but I was doing this with my G2 and iPhone. I'd use my iPHone all day at work, then switch out my SIM at home and use the G2 as a hotspot. After a few months, I ended up breaking my SIM card slot on my G2, so just be careful and don't pull the SIM out too fast. I have no idea what I did to break the SIM slot on my G2, but it was broken. Not even VZW Tech Support could revive it.

 

[N4Newbie]

As I'm sure everyone's said, you'll need a SIM card adaptor. You can get one from Amazon for relatively nothing, but I was doing this with my G2 and iPhone. I'd use my iPHone all day at work, then switch out my SIM at home and use the G2 as a hotspot. After a few months, I ended up breaking my SIM card slot on my G2, so just be careful and don't pull the SIM out too fast. I have no idea what I did to break the SIM slot on my G2, but it was broken. Not even VZW Tech Support could revive it.

And, I've read many horror stories about SIM trays getting stuck and/or internal contacts being damaged by SIM adapters. Whatever you choose to buy, read the feedback carefully.

 

[scottysize]

And, I've read many horror stories about SIM trays getting stuck and/or internal contacts being damaged by SIM adapters. Whatever you choose to buy, read the feedback carefully.

I'm pretty sure that's what happened to me. My adaptor damaged my SIM slot.

 

[prissysox]

Never put them empty adaptor in the phone.

 

[anon(8938849)]

I'm doing the exact same thing. Got my G4 in the top drawer of my nightstand right now. Only I probably won't be selling it, or at least not any time soon. Value on LG phones drops way too fast and I now couldn't get enough to pay off what I still owe at&t. So these will be my phones for the next year at least.

Edit: I bought a sim adapter kit from amazon for a few bucks to go back and forth if I so desire. As of yet I haven't even tried the adapter because the nexus is so new and awesome I don't know when (or if) I'll get bored enough to switch again.

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