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> The ID presented at time of purchase does not have to be the ID of the actual user of the card In some EU member states this might be fine, but definitely no

> The ID presented at time of purchase does not have to be the ID of the actual user of the card In some EU member states this might be fine, but definitely not all. > Your local drunkard will be happy to get $10 to buy a SIM card for you. Buying a SIM card was always the easy bit. Getting it activated may not be, it depends on which country you're in. https://www.telekom.de/prepaid-aktivierung/en/start https://www.telekom.de/prepaid-aktivierung/en/start "For the Selfie-Ident you identify yourself with your identity card, passport or residence permit. (Selfie-Ident is currently possible worldwide with the German ID card, residence permit and passport. Alternatively, you can use Video-Ident and identify yourself in a video call with an employee.) Important: Temporary identification documents are not supported due to internal check. You need a tablet or smartphone with a camera and an internet connection."

econ 1y ago
Surely others may use your phone?
- logifail 1y ago
  If you're happy to purchase a SIM card, register it in your name, and hand it to someone else for them to use, go right ahead. Q: Who's paying the bills for that SIM?
  - econ 1y ago
    I was referring to this part > > The ID presented at time of purchase does not have to be the ID of the actual user of the card >In some EU member states this might be fine, but definitely not all It seems hard if not impossible to prevent or stop?
    - logifail 1y ago
      > It seems hard if not impossible to prevent or stop? Thought experiement: you can buy and register a car, and then lend it to someone else to use. That's certainly "hard if not impossible to prevent or stop" and might seem fine ... right until the point when it isn't fine any more. At which point the police will come to knock on your door (first).
  - Kwpolska 1y ago
    > Q: Who's paying the bills for that SIM? You can anonymously buy top-up vouchers in supermarkets for pay-as-you-go SIMs.

econ 1y ago

Surely others may use your phone?

logifail 1y ago
If you're happy to purchase a SIM card, register it in your name, and hand it to someone else for them to use, go right ahead. Q: Who's paying the bills for that SIM?
- econ 1y ago
  I was referring to this part > > The ID presented at time of purchase does not have to be the ID of the actual user of the card >In some EU member states this might be fine, but definitely not all It seems hard if not impossible to prevent or stop?
  - logifail 1y ago
    > It seems hard if not impossible to prevent or stop? Thought experiement: you can buy and register a car, and then lend it to someone else to use. That's certainly "hard if not impossible to prevent or stop" and might seem fine ... right until the point when it isn't fine any more. At which point the police will come to knock on your door (first).
- Kwpolska 1y ago
  > Q: Who's paying the bills for that SIM? You can anonymously buy top-up vouchers in supermarkets for pay-as-you-go SIMs.