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> In many countries you need a valid government ID document to activate a mobile service which means burners do not really exist in those places. Buying prepai
by bigiain 1y ago
> In many countries you need a valid government ID document to activate a mobile service which means burners do not really exist in those places.
Buying prepaid SIMs from tourists or foreign students returning home is a reasonable easy workaround for that - at least if you're the sort of person who meets and befriends those sort of people.
- refurb 1y agoAt least where I live tourist SIMs are restricted to 2 weeks, then need to be converted to a local SIM (with ID requirements). And anyone leaving would have their immigration status expire and the SIM is turned off then unless you provide some other proof of residence.