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Re:The Most Expensive Lesson of My Life: Details of SIM Port... by mehrdadn on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @10:20PM (#19977162)
> Note that all telcos will prevent the number being ported out if you owe them any money on the account.

Wait really? Is there a way to force yourself to perpetually owe them a small amount of money then? Could be really worth the money.

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Re:The Most Expensive Lesson of My Life: Details of SIM Port... by Spare_account on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @02:41AM (#19978427)
This wouldn't prevent a SIM port attack (which is what occurred in the article). You don't leave your provider so account status isn't a factor.

The comment you replied to appears to be discussing porting a number to a different provider which is very different and doesn't happen same-day.

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Re:The Most Expensive Lesson of My Life: Details of SIM Port... by cortesoft on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @11:59PM (#19977643)
An attacker could just pay the balance.
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Re:The Most Expensive Lesson of My Life: Details of SIM Port... by mehrdadn on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @12:06AM (#19977677)
Seems like a decent hurdle to make an attacker jump through? Given they'd want the payment to be untraceable etc.
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