Just how complicated could it be to register a German company?

Re:Just how complicated could it be to register a German com... by jonathanstrange on Monday November 14, 2022 @05:06AM (#33592033)

Well, I was surprised as a German living abroad in the EU when I went to visit family in Germany and realized that my phone stopped working. My pre-paid card used to work in Germany for 10 years before that but Germany decided to switch it off. So now nobody can reach me whenever I'm in Germany. It's not entirely clear what the advantage of that is.

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Re:Just how complicated could it be to register a German com... by hef19898 on Monday November 14, 2022 @05:49AM (#33592347)

Since roaming isn't a thing anymore in the EU, why would you need a German sim card/phone number? And it is not "Germany" that decided that, but rather what ever provider you use.

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Re:Just how complicated could it be to register a German com... by jonathanstrange on Monday November 14, 2022 @06:28AM (#33592612)

I wouldn't, and it is decided by new German telecom regulation that went into force last year. The card I'm using in Portugal no longer works when I visit Germany, because it's a pre-paid card.

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Re:Just how complicated could it be to register a German com... by hef19898 on Monday November 14, 2022 @07:39AM (#33593116)

Thanks for explaining. I didn't have a pre paid card for as long as I can remember. Strabge so, my son's prepaid card works just fine in the EU outside of Germany...

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Re:Just how complicated could it be to register a German com... by mousetree on Monday November 14, 2022 @05:58AM (#33592416)

Why should the telecom company be obliged to keep your prepaid phone number active in perpetuity? Seems a very reasonable thing to terminate it after some period of inactivity

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Re:Just how complicated could it be to register a German com... by jonathanstrange on Monday November 14, 2022 @06:26AM (#33592601)

I'm talking about the Portuguese sim card I'm using in Portugal every day. The German system started to switch pre-paid cards from abroad off, nevermind that my phone number is registered with the Portuguese telecom and they know who I am.

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Re:Just how complicated could it be to register a German com... by diffeomorphism on Monday November 14, 2022 @09:03AM (#33594018)

It is not about "advantage" but the usual security theater:

https://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cb-News-Handy-Prepaid-Ka...

The header makes it pretty clear "Danger of terrorism! Lawmakers tighten restrictions on pre-paid SIMs". That is of course useless nonsense, but politicians can point at it and claim they did something. Also, something, something, stones, glass houses.

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