I got a dual sim variant, but is there a way to disable the empty sim 2 notificatons?

[sleeve22]

And the other downside of a dual-sim is the lack of VVM. If my back-ordered 950 comes dual sim I think I will send it back and pay more for the AT&T version and try to get it unlocked.

 

[LuvMeSomeWP]

Yes, I have the phone. And yes, there is a toggle in the settings. It is disabled when there is only one SIM, but there it is there. You can enable/disable the SIM from the settings.

Sweet. Got some old international prepaid SIM cards I can dump in slot2 to disable that icon!

 

[sleeve22]

Sweet. Got some old international prepaid SIM cards I can dump in slot2 to disable that icon!

Did it work? I tried this on WP 8.1 on a dual-sim L640 and I could not disable the icon even after inserting an active and also an expired sim card from a different operator. If this is sorted out in W10M than I'll be one happy camper.

 

[vincentw56]

I never said you could disable the icon only the active SIM card. It will probably still show the icon.

 

[sleeve22]

I never said you could disable the icon only the active SIM card. It will probably still show the icon.

I was simply asking for confirmation. Thanks!

 

[joeonsunset]

I realllllly hope Microsoft is planning some update that will totally disable the dual-sim functions, not the least of which so we can get AT&T visual voicemail. Really they need a sort of US/AT&T update that disables dual SIM, enables visual VM and HD voice. It doesn't seem that difficult since that is all already taken care of on the 950.

 

[James Maliki]

The icon does not disappear. I got a second sim and put it in. Even after toggling it off, the icon in the notification bar stays there.

 

[QuackFu]

You can change the name from "SIM 1" or "SIM 2" to whatever you want them to be (like "T-Mobile", "work SIM", etc...)
Go to All Settings->Network & wireless->Cellular & SIM
Tap on the links for either "Sim 1 settings" or "Sim 2 settings"
On those sub-pages, you can change the default names of the SIMs (they default to SIM 1 and SIM 2).

Those changes should affect the display in all the UI's that currently display "SIM 1" and "SIM 2"