Buying a SIM at 7-11. Passport needed?

[stravers]

I bought a SIM at an AIS branch which required my passport. Does the same apply to 7-11?

[theguyfromanotherforum]

7 will register you if they are nice enough. So, yes, you need a passport otherwise they'll sell you a sim that won't be working.

[marinediscoking]

I happened to ask the clerk last night at 7 11 where I frequent, she said they only sell sim's to thai's now. Sad they enter the thai id number into the register which is sent to the telcom,  but can't do that with passport numbers.

[NYGuy816]

Yes, I believe a passport is generally required when purchasing a SIM.

[Oink]

Positive ID is required. That way immigration can track you 24/7 (unless you don't carry your phone)

[Ulic]

I have always used my Canadian drivers license. I've never had a problem with them accepting it.

[leggo]

55 minutes ago, oby said:

555  most every country in the world requires major ID to purchase a SIM card.

555 , immigration tracking  555 U paranoid or what?  55555

Except Vietnam where they don't give a monkey's.!

 

[Surasak]

57 minutes ago, oby said:

555  most every country in the world requires major ID to purchase a SIM card.

555 , immigration tracking  555 U paranoid or what?  55555

Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean they are not after you!

[Gonefortea]

3 hours ago, Oink said:

Positive ID is required. That way immigration can track you 24/7 (unless you don't carry your phone)

LOL conspiracy theories love em

[natway09]

The only reason positive ID was made law to buy a sim was to lessen the chances of combining with a cheap 

phone to detonate a bomb by remote

[RayD]

I bought a 12Call 4G sim for my tablet a few months ago from a phone shop no id required. "Do I need to register it?" "No, that's all finished now." Works fine, as you can see.

[DSJPC]

expired Thai drivers' license worked for me!!!...they don't care...just proof u have a valid name!

[Xobtsiwt]

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1 hour ago, DSJPC said:

expired Thai drivers' license worked for me!!!...they don't care...just proof u have a valid name!

Care to give an example of an invalid name?

[RigPig]

6 hours ago, natway09 said:

The only reason positive ID was made law to buy a sim was to lessen the chances of combining with a cheap 

phone to detonate a bomb by remote

Yeah right that works, you can buy remote control devices from China for $6 that would be easier to use so that theory work doesn't it...

 

Its an excuse for more control thats all!!

[lou62]

Come on lads, I registered for this whenever this first happened, and I haven't felt controlled in any way.

 

 

[blackcab]

On 02/03/2017 at 3:33 PM, oby said:

555  most every country in the world requires major ID to purchase a SIM card.

 

 The UK is one of the exceptions.

[chickenslegs]

On 3/2/2017 at 8:15 PM, Xobtsiwt said:

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Care to give an example of an invalid name?

Stephen Hawkings, Franklin D. Roosevelt.

[jimlek]

8 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

 The UK is one of the exceptions.

So is New Zealand. 

[Spicychili]

Except Vietnam where they don't give a monkey's.!
 

Wrong you cant buy a sim cars outside the airport anymore in viatnam.

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