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I just drove around Africa, and I bought a pre-paid SIM in about 30 different countries. Every single one of them required a copy of my passport.
by grecy 7y ago
I just drove around Africa, and I bought a pre-paid SIM in about 30 different countries. Every single one of them required a copy of my passport.
- dbspin 7y agoInteresting. Absolutely not needed in Ireland.
- antpls 7y agoIn Africa, aren't phone often used to make financial transactions ? It would make sense to have a bit more security in that case, maybe
- sudosysgen 7y agoIn Morocco at least they do ask for your passport if you want free or discounted cell service, but you can always go to a corner store and just get a Sim card from there.
- grecy 7y agoSure, and it stops working a few days later. I had that happen a few times, then stopped buying SIM cards from random people on the street (or corner stores) and so would go into the actual carrier store (MTN or whatever)
- sudosysgen 7y agoWell, at least in Morocco when I lived there I got my SIM card from the corner store and used it for a good year and a half.