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Thanks. I guess I won't put much effort in to this then, less I change operator and can experiment with a free or very cheap extra card.

My manual says about the glove box slot, roughly translated: "The SIM card can be used for data and telephone services. The services are available with the ignition on (or if a phone call ongoing when the ignition is switched off)." I haven't tried it though, as I haven't got an extra SIM card, and my phone use a nano SIM.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Do you have the phone in the Phonebox, or outside? Connecting it outside the Phonebox will not utilize the roof antenne, less you let the infotainment system take control over the SIM card. I find that rather inconvenient, having to key the SIM card pin code on the car screen every time I connect, and remember to do it on the phone every time I leave the car. I prefer to connect the infotainment system as an ordinary hands free unit, without direct access to the SIM card.

As the Phonebox is to short for my phone, making it less convenient to have a charge cable attached and probably also rendering the inductive coupling to the roof antenna less efficient, I consider getting a twin SIM card for the glove box slot. Can this SIM be associated with the same account in Columbus as my mobil phone, or in any other way use the contacts imported from my mobile phone? I have an early build 2016 model, and I don't think Skoda Connect was ever supported. I think the alternative is to get a cheap small phone, and have it placed in the Phonebox semi permanently, and I will need a twin SIM anyway. I have never got Android Car working, and I don't think there is any obvious advantages with this option, if I can sync contact with the account using the glove box SIM. (I live in a mountainous rural area, where the roof antenna makes a difference.)

I have tried the Norwegian forum to find answers to my questions, but Norway is a tiny marked with few cars of any specific model and trim level. I hope for better luck here, with a larger user base.