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Re:The Most Expensive Lesson of My Life: Details of SIM Port... by mercora on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @02:44AM (#19978447)
at least in germany ordering new sim cards to new addresses your provider never heard of before was a thing some years ago. I think porting a number is a lot easier if you know the detailed process though.
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Re:The Most Expensive Lesson of My Life: Details of SIM Port... by simo_dax on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @03:23AM (#19978683)
Oh, my bad, I thought US was the exception

Here in Italy you must provide your ID card and wait a couple days for the carrier to check the data. Goverment websites even use 2fa as a proof of your physical identity

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Re:The Most Expensive Lesson of My Life: Details of SIM Port... by hombre_fatal on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @07:03AM (#19979845)
Why is it so common for some people to use "EU"/"Europe" when talking about a quirk about their country? Americans do it too, though the states are far less unique than countries.
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Re:The Most Expensive Lesson of My Life: Details of SIM Port... by ozchris on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @07:05AM (#19979857)
Because many of the rules are made on the EU level, not by the individual country.
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