Registering prepaid phones…
Dec 21st, 2005 by Lillian
All prepaid phone cards need to be registered before the end of the year. All phones that aren’t registered will be taken out of service.. wonder how they will do that!
I went and registered at a DTAC shop. They wrote down my name, phone number on a sheet of paper.
Do you have to register your prepaid card in Europe as well? This is yet an other way the government wants to fight terrorism. Don’t they think that it won’t be any problem for people who don’t want to register to just go and buy a new sims card ? Doesn’t cost much and money never seems to be a problem for criminals. Just wondering….
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Owners of prepaid cards had to register themselve also in Switzerland, about one year ago. The argument for that new regulation was also the fight on terrorism, since some arab terrorists used Swisscom prepaid cards.
I agree with you that terrorists will find other ways to get cards, but buying a new card would not work in Switzerland, since you have to register at the point of sale when you buy a new prepaid card.
In Germany all prepaid phones are registered. You have to show your ID etc. Which is why my wife registers mine (she’s German) - it’s os much easier.
As for stopping terrorists - registering phones wont stop anything!
I had heard that the cell phone phone registration only applies to the southern three provinces. (see http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Thailand_forces_registration_of_prepaid_phones_to_thwart_insurgency ). Can you direct me to a website or source that talks about this? I’ve got 2 days to go! Thanks!
I only know that in Chiang Mai you have to register it… got no official paper or webpage. Sorry. Go to a phoneshop and see if they want you to register or not !