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One iPhone in your hand. Every line on it.
LineFerry is for people who carry a second phone today just for its SIM. Here's how it fits three common situations.
An iPhone that can't use your SIM
Your iPhone has no SIM tray, can't use your carrier, or isn't allowed on the mobile network, so you carry a cheap Android for the SIM and share its hotspot.
How LineFerry helps
- Calls and texts for your SIM ring on the iPhone you actually use
- The Android stays in your bag or at home as the gateway
- Bank codes and deliveries arrive on the iPhone
What you need
- An Android phone that can be rooted (certified: Galaxy S10+)
- Your SIM in that phone
- Both phones on the same Wi-Fi, or the iPhone on the Android's hotspot
With the app closed, ringing over the hotspot needs a VoLTE-capable gateway or Local Push, which is in progress. With the app open, it rings today.
Your home number, abroad
You live or travel abroad but need your home number: for family, banks that text one-time codes, and government services. Roaming is expensive and a second phone is a hassle.
How LineFerry helps
- Leave the gateway plugged in at home with your SIM
- Answer calls and read texts on your iPhone in another country
- No roaming: calls and texts are local to the SIM at home
What you need
- A gateway at home on Wi-Fi and power
- Remote calling (in development)
Calls from anywhere arrive with the internet relay. Join the waitlist to get it first.
Two numbers, one phone
A work and a personal number, or a second SIM your carrier won't issue as an eSIM. Carrying two phones means missed calls on the one you left behind.
How LineFerry helps
- Your second line lives in an Android on the desk
- Both numbers ring on the iPhone in your pocket
- One call history and one inbox for the gateway line
What you need
- A rooted Android gateway with the second SIM
- Both phones on the same network
Several lines on one iPhone (more than one gateway) is on the roadmap.
Also on the roadmap
One line ringing on a small team's iPhones, for a shop or a family business. Multi-iPhone ringing is in testing today.
Roadmap