ordered a new phone so I wanted a new SIM for a clean slate. My country require KYC for SIM cards. So i ordered this https://www.ebay.com/itm/295938085941 I see now that the card is being shipped from Israel.
(I’m in another EU country)
Cloning, swapping etc , how bad idea was this on a scale from 1-10? Even if the package is unbroken , I assume someone with physical access (and resources) can do a lot of stuff?
Miss being able to go get one from the corner store. But idea was to load it up by cash bought giftcards.
Also played with the idea of getting a gl-inet portable router and skip SIM card in phone but it is quite a bit of hassle to have another device to maintain and carry…
What’s kyc?
Know Your Customer - Meaning that the user somehow needs to identify themselves to the provider and thus the provider knows who is using the SIM card
Why would you ever be buying a sim card seprate from the carrier servicing it…?
Honestly asking, that’s incredibly unusual to me. Where I live, the mobile carrier always provides the sim card. Usually free with a monthly phone plan, or as a part of a pre-paid plan. (pre-paid you can usually buy from a corner store like seven eleven. monthly you’ll actually have to visit their store/mall booth)
Here I have to go to an office show passport , green card and sign paperwork . To get any simcard.
In the US the permanent resident card is green, and its often called the green card. Sometimes americans use the term for equivalent documents in other countries.
Stealth.net sounds promising for topping up the card. Just USD Any other options for EUR cards?
I like security meetups where everyone brings a SIM card and you put it in a hat, shake it up, and pass them back out again at random.
You should ask the seller to make sure, but I’d assume those cards will require KYC on activation? I mean, if Romania requires KYC it’s difficult to think someone can sell anonymous cards on ebay.
Actually no , Romanian cards are non KYC , one of the few countries left in Europe. I’m in another but can live with a foreign number
