Not registered your pay as you go mobile?

Post by **Ian** » 06 Nov 2009, 13:44

Yes this weekend, Sunday 8 November 2010 will see millions of Mobile phones dis-connected from their mobile network. Those who haven't registered their number will have to get a new number.

Redtel, which represents the phone companies in Spain had asked for the phone numbers to be merely suspended, so that they could be re-activated when the owner of the line identifies him or herself, but the Government has rejected the idea, insisting in a complete removal of the number from service. That decision has been criticised by the FACUA consumers group among others, and notes that any outstanding balance on the pre-paid cards will also be lost.

Post by **Ian** » 08 Nov 2009, 20:24

After a last minute meeting between the government and the mobile companies, users who have not registered their mobile will be able to make only 112 emergency calls and have up to 6 months to register their mobile. Until they do so they can't make calls to any other numbers. At the end of the 6 months the lines will be turned off completely and any credit value lost.

allan · Post by **allan** » 10 Nov 2009, 01:45

This story got into UK newspapers, who were surprised that the UK
hadn't got there first. George Orwell must be spinning in his grave.

Allan

allan · Post by **allan** » 10 Nov 2009, 12:18

Does this mean that holidaymakers who are here for a couple of weeks
will need to register their mobiles? If so, I can't see it being very practical
and if not it isn't much use as a security measure, assuming that's what
it's meant to be.

I haven't got a mobile myself, so I'll admit I'm not sure how the system
works.

Post by **Ian** » 10 Nov 2009, 13:57

I'm not aware that foreign mobiles will be banned from the Spanish networks. Just Spanish sim cards/mobiles that didn't have a name, address and passport/NIE number registered against it.

So if you are a member of those groups who wish to cause havoc they would need to use a mobile from another country. I'm not sure how restrictive the sale of sim cards are against a valid ID in other places in the world.

In the end it's another way of the government letting the mobile companies earn millions without doing anything