regul comments on FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones By Forcing Telecoms to Get All Customers’ IDs

You can still do this on a number of carriers. You can buy mint sims at Walmart/target and put in whatever info you want. Still don’t expect to have much privacy when you use it though

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 3 months ago

Interesting. I joined Mint once but they asked for all my information but ID to prove it, because I paid with my card that corroborated my information, presumably. Unfortunately, I had to get a refund because while my device was compatible, some minor detail I can't remember some years later caused it to not work with their esim.

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[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

Professionally, one and done.

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[–] Feed_el_Castro@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The only time I was in the US, 3ish years ago, I bought a SIM card directly at the airport and I paid it with cash without so much as giving my name.

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

But were you able to activate it in the US without proof of identity? I'm not saying you didn't, just that it's pre-9/11 that I recall being able to do so, myself.

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[–] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

I just recently bought a phone plan for a year from US mobile and all I did was pay no ID. I did pay with card tho so its not like its anonymous.

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[–] Feed_el_Castro@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago