carrying more than one phone on board?

[Shiva]

Hey folks: does anyone know if people/security fuss if I carry two smartphones on board with me? i am going to India--have not been in a long time; and these are gifts. I know there has generally been suspicion of cell phones so was not sure..if anyone can give me pointers?
I am nervous that if I put it in checked luggage, it will get taken anyhow!

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[JonP]

Most of my travel is within the US, but I take a Blackberry for work and an HTC Incredible as my personal phone on all work trips. I would think taking two phones is pretty common, with all the people whose regular use phone is CDMA and will not work in most overseas locations (e.g. Verizon, Sprint).

[dorayme]

My sister normally carries multiple phones and I do not think it has ever been an issue for domestic or international fligts.

[Jenne]

I carried two to Italy (one for the US, one with an Italy sim card) and no one even blinked.

[Shiva]

Hi all : thank you. I am still not sure about India---cos of all the ultra vigilance over phones and possible mis-use! will keep checking. maverick: are you on the forum?!

[ceb]

Internationally I've carried three blackberries and an iPod without issues. Domestically, I've carried all that plus a cell phone and a sat phone with no questions.

I'm not sure about India though.

[ChrisG]

Back when I was traveling 2-3 times a month (right before and right after 9/11), I used to carry two phones (work and personal) and never had an issue. My wife and I also often share a carry on when we travel, which means we generally have two phones and an iPod in the bag. Can't see why they'd make a fuss, but stranger things have happened.

[Berkeleyan]

Shiva, sorry if this is coming too late, but I traveled with two phones all over India, 4 different airports (Delhi, Jodhpur, Madurai, Chennai) and no problems at all. This was back in October 2010, right around Commonwealth Games and Obama visit. Even with that security level I had no issues.