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Getting a SIM card is equally arduous even for Indian citizens. You need to have an ID proof, address proof and of course a photo. If you are a married woman an
by yashg 13y ago
Getting a SIM card is equally arduous even for Indian citizens. You need to have an ID proof, address proof and of course a photo. If you are a married woman and have changed the middle/last name after marriage, you also need to give a marriage certificate copy! And you have to provide these docs at regular intervals.
Despite this, some unscrupulous people manage to get hundreds of SIM cards activated, some times for crime, some times just to vote on Reality TV shows on behalf of a contestant.
300 for a SIM is too much. Reliance charges INR 10 ($0.16) for SIM.
- dangoldin 13y agoThat's surprising. I'd think locals would know where to go and who to talk to get everything working. As a foreigner it's tough to know what to expect and different places will tell you different things. I guess the 300 rupees was the foreigner tax.
- kranner 13y ago> And you have to provide these docs at regular intervals. I've never had to do that. Just the once at registration.