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		bob778 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Swapping SIM cards used to be easy, and then came ... Those days are long, long gone (15 years ago) for most of the US/UK/EU/Australia and parts f Asia. You require government ID to purchase which gets tied to the IMEI.

hexbin010 2 days ago [–]

Not true in the slightest in the UK. You can walk into many shops and get a SIM for £1 in cash, no ID, as easy as buying a Mars bar

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