ID Verification Requirements for Additional Sim Card?

gimzy on 26/07/2022 - 21:47

I recently read that telcos have more ID requirements if a customer has ‘five or more activated prepaid mobile services’, as per the Telecommunications (Service Provider — Identity Checks for Prepaid Mobile Carriage Services) Determination 2017. (https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2017L00399)

The wording is ambiguous, and I believe the most logical interpretation is that this only refers to prepaid mobile services which are currently active, and does not include those old mobile numbers which have been ported or disconnected. It simply doesn’t make sense to count out-of-date travel sim cards from overseas years ago or old discontinued mobile numbers from childhood.

I was wondering how you would interpret the phrase ‘five or more activated prepaid mobile services’ in this context?

1.) All prepaid mobile services ever activated, including those discontinued or ported?
2.) Only prepaid mobile services which are currently active?

Also, I was wondering if the telcos website actually ask if one has five or more activated prepaid mobile services, when activating a prepaid sim online? I personally can't remember this!

Poll Options

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    1.) All prepaid mobile services ever activated, including those discontinued or ported?
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    2.) Only prepaid mobile services which are currently active?
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Comments

  • CodeXD on 26/07/2022 - 21:48
    -1

    five or more activated prepaid mobile services

    If you deactivate them, they won't count.

    • JimmyF on 27/07/2022 - 09:16
      -2

      But that isn't the meaning of 'activated' though. You're thinking active. But I agree it should say 'five or more active prepaid mobile services' not activated.

      Anyhow its an honest system when asked this. So put what you think is correct.

  • mskeggs on 26/07/2022 - 21:51

    They all ask when you register a prepaid SIM.
    I discovered I had some old prepaid Sims that were still active from data plans, so I had more than five active at once while I was merrily saying just two.

    Nobody wants to chase you about a forgotten Sim, but they do want to know if you are registering 200 for you ISIS cell.

    • HairyChickens on 27/07/2022 - 18:54

      Australian Federal Police kicks down your door just to see you sitting at your desk activating 200 sim cards to take advantage of OzBargain deals.

  • [Deactivated] on 26/07/2022 - 22:16
    +1

    They will ask you for ID when you activate SIM and no one cares how many SIMs you have already. I have 9 on my Amaysim account from multiple free SIM promotions and there were no difference between activation of first and ninth.

  • Neoika on 26/07/2022 - 22:36
    +1

    Dont worry. You are too far from 10k- SIM activated.

    • jv on 26/07/2022 - 23:30
      +1

      😲

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