Iphone XS max Dual Physical Sim - network issues when both sims are in

Hi. I am having an issue with my network connectivity when both sims are operational. The issue is not persistent, but every few minutes or so, the network drops on my primary SIM and boots up again. I have tried disabling the secondary SIM by not unlocking it at startup, and used only the primary SIM. This seems to fix the issue, but defies the whole purpose of having a dual SIM phone.

Does anyone have similar problems? is there a fix for it, and are apple aware of this issue and are working on a fix?

Thanks

iPhone XS Max, iOS 12.1

Posted on Nov 7, 2018 6:23 AM

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Posted on Dec 29, 2018 5:06 AM

I did two things and seems to work fine.

1. Try “resetting network settings”. - the only draw back would be you would loose any saved wifi passwords you had before and thus you would need to reenter them as you connect to the wifi.


2. I switched the “Network Settings” to manual and selected the provider of my sims.


So far, things run well for me. I personally suggest you to try the above two as it really doesnt casue any inconveniences doing the above two steps.

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Dec 29, 2018 5:06 AM in response to ankurseth17

I did two things and seems to work fine.

1. Try “resetting network settings”. - the only draw back would be you would loose any saved wifi passwords you had before and thus you would need to reenter them as you connect to the wifi.


2. I switched the “Network Settings” to manual and selected the provider of my sims.


So far, things run well for me. I personally suggest you to try the above two as it really doesnt casue any inconveniences doing the above two steps.

Dec 8, 2018 8:40 PM in response to jeanlouisjamous

Apple just updated the ios to 12.1.1 few days ago. I updated my software and there has been alot of improvements. One , now you can easily switch on/off between the two sims with a easy switch on “cellular” settings. Second, In 2 days, My dropping of signal issues seems to have really improved. Finally. Well done Apple! Thank you. I suggest all of you with dual sims phones to update it.

Dec 29, 2018 5:07 AM in response to ankurseth17

I did two things and seems to work fine.

1. Try “resetting network settings”. - the only draw back would be you would loose any saved wifi passwords you had before and thus you would need to reenter them as you connect to the wifi.


2. I switched the “Network Settings” to manual and selected the provider of my sims.


So far, things run well for me. I personally suggest you to try the above two as it really doesnt casue any inconveniences doing the above two steps.

Feb 13, 2019 10:53 AM in response to Alejo®

I believe I found a solution to this issue:


First let me clarify, the iPhone XS and R models only accept one physical SIM card and as many eSIM cards as you can add, however, only two of the SIMs can be active at the time.


On my end, I believe the issue started when I added the eSIM, for some reason the iPhone had problems between the primary and secondary accounts.

After much troubleshooting, I decided to replace the SIM on the phone, and after the SIM replacement I have had no further issues. I would suggest each person having issues, that while the phone is On, remove the SIM and try inserting it again, if you continue experiencing issues, I would suggest a SIM replacement.

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