I was just wondering why there is a double standard in terms of getting a prepaid SIM card from outlets across Australia. If I walk into a 7 eleven store and ask to purchase a prepaid SIM I get asked to produce ID and then when I get home I have to ID myself when activating it online or over the phone.

$2 Vodafone Sim. They can just enter a fake name, address etc and the sims activated? Well I'll be damned. EDIT: I guess its that easy? So we have confirmation that >Woolworths >Optus >Vodafone.

However, for example if I was to go to the Optus website and purchase a prepaid SIM online, I'm not being asked to produce ID in person like I did in 7 eleven. I then get that Optus prepaid SIM which I purchased online via their website in a few days time in the post, I then activate it online and start using it. I also know people that have purchased prepaid mobile SIM cards from Optus online and not using their real details for privacy reasons when they activated it online after receiving it in the post and have been using that same SIM for many years. This proves that Optus does not have an online cross referencing system to check Id's as they claim. This is not just about Optus only but also for all other mobile providers. 'Since 1997, the Determination has provided for a point-of-sale process that requires CSPs to collect information about purchasers of pre-paid services at the time the service is purchased, prior to its activation. CSPs are then required, for all purchases made other than by credit or debit card, to verify the person’s identity by viewing identifying documents such as passports or birth certificates.' Salsa And Afro Cuban Montunos For Piano Pdf Torrent more.

I'm very well aware of this, but it still doesn't answer the question when it comes to purchasing from online such as Optus as I have already mention above. Found what I was looking for: The CSP or its retail agent must collect the following information about each purchaser: [b] Individuals [b] [b] Point of sale: cash or cheque [b] If payment is by cash or cheque, either one of the Category A documents or two of the Category B documents must be shown.

These documents must be current. Category A An identification card issued by a tertiary education institution. A licence or permit issued under Commonwealth, State or Territory law. For example, a driver's licence. A pension, benefit or health care card. A birth certificate. A document that is recognised as a proof of identity under Commonwealth, State or Territory law.

For example, a Keypass card. Category B A credit, debit or automatic teller machine card. A Medicare card. A bank passbook. A fixed network telephone bill issued in the last 12 months, showing the name and address you have given.

A local council rates statement issued in the last 12 months showing the name and address you have given. [b] Point of sale: Credit/Debit card [b] Payment by credit or debit card is sufficient identification.

For example: What happens if someone purchases a prepaid sim online through the Optus website in their friends name and uses their debit/credit card with their permission and gives their friend cash because they didn't have a credit/debit card, is this still legal but their friend will be held responsible if something goes wrong? Also I'm guessing that with the purchase of prepaid debit cards from supermarkets like Woolworths and Coles that you must provide 100 points of ID on purchase and not just being able to purchase it and walk out without providing ID and just registering it once you are home on the net. I just walked into my local Woolworths and asked about what ID I would need to produce to buy a prepaid Debit Card and I was told that I didn't need any. All I had to do was purchase a prepaid Debit Card over the counter and load upto $1000.00 onto it and I was good to go and would be able to use to purchase things online. I personally think because you are allowed to purchase and use a prepaid Debit card without producing 100 points of ID, that it shouldn't be sufficient to purchase a prepaid SIM card online like through the Optus website because I could be anybody. I have started this topic because I'm in the process of setting up an automated website to resell prepaid mobile recharge PINs online with the possibility of SIM cards online as well with a Debit/Credit card being the payment method. So it looks like to me that the SIM cards will pose an issue.