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In the UK and NZ they're already looking to stop people from buying burner phones with cash.
by tootahe45 8y ago
In the UK and NZ they're already looking to stop people from buying burner phones with cash.
- ttty 8y agoCome on... 2nd hand phone you can buy from gumtree for cash.
- brokenmachine 8y agoBut you still need a connection. They practically want a blood sample when you try to register a SIM.
- yayana 8y agoBringing a blank phone with you isn't really a problem, but getting a local SIM can be.
- bacon_waffle 8y ago> getting a local SIM can be. I just picked up a new one for a work project at the local supermarket yesterday - $1NZD.
- flukus 8y agoIn Australia they have to record the details of the person buying the phone, but suffice it to say that relying on someone making minimum wage at a supermarket to enforce national security isn't particularly effective.
- brokenmachine 8y agoJust buying a phone at the supermarket doesn't make the SIM work. When I registered my last SIM, I did it online and they wanted Drivers Licence number and a lot of other info that I felt was quite a lot just so I could use a phone.
- angry_octet 8y agoYeah they try to track when people have lots of phones registered to them. But last time I did it they were not able to correctly validate international passport numbers. Or you could just buy validated sim cards from poor people or international travellers.
- voltagex_ 8y agoWhich provider? I noticed (too late) that the airport SIMs have special overpriced plans. I'm used to paying ~$10/GB for data in Australia, it seems to be about double that in NZ without going on a plan.
- brokenmachine 8y agoI went to NZ fairly recently and I went with Skinny Mobile. It was 10G for $46 - 28days (Ultra Combo). No idea if it's still available or not. It automatically renews though, so I had to remember to cancel it when I left.
- bacon_waffle 8y agoI bought a 2 degrees one, but I'm pretty sure they had Skinny and Spark as well at the local New World. Easy to setup with just a credit card, or could've used one of the voucher cards which I'm pretty sure can be bought with cash. Both here and in the US, I've found that airports usually are not good places to get SIMs - there seems to be some agreement whereby the expensive ones aimed at tourists are all that's available. Supermarkets or department stores tend to be my go-to.