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Unidentifiable handsets to be switched off

By Tom Cain
THOUSANDS of expat mobile phone users could be cut off later this year if they own a non-registered pay-as-you-go phone.

From November 9, 2007, people who purchased pre-paid mobile phones have been obliged to provide proof of identity, but for those who purchased phones before this date, a two-year period of grace was granted which runs out on November 9.
It is estimated that more than 15 million pay-as-you-go phones are still unregistered in Spain.

A recent consumer survey shows that 70 per cent of expats in Spain use unregistered pre-paid mobiles, and with time running out they have less than eight months in which to go to their individual operator and have their details recorded.

Read more in today's paper

Comments (15)

	1. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 11-08-2009 19:29
	ITS VERY SIMPLE ITS NOT THE PHONE THAT YOU REGISTER ITS THE SIM CARD YOU CAN USE ANY PHONE TAKE THE PHONE WITH THE SIM CARD TO YOUR LOCAL SHOP FOR THAT SIM CARD AND THEY WILL REGISTER YOUR SIM CARD.

	2. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 11-08-2009 12:47
	registering spanish mobile I was in Spain for two weeks in July and visited Vodaphone store 4 times to register my mobile. Each time I was told that their system was down. I won't be going back before November. Can I register on-line?

	3. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 14-03-2009 17:59
	Mobile Phones It's your Spanish mobile phone number (0034 6xxxxx) that you must register before November 2009. A non-Spanish mobile being used in Spain is not affected.

	4. Written by gill on 14-03-2009 16:22
	ms i live in the uk and have a spanish mobile. quite willing to register when next in spain but will living in the uk be an issue?

	5. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 14-03-2009 15:13
	MOBILE SIM CARDS Official Vodafone ES website comments:- 1. REQUIREMENTS General requirements for the VF prepaid card The Prepaid Card Data Conservation Act was passed on 8 November 2007. For clients requesting information on the Act: - The law requires all operators selling prepaid cards to maintain a record with the personal information corresponding to the name, surname, type of personal identification document, document number and address of all prepaid card buyers/owners. Therefore, from that date, the following will apply when any new prepaid card is activated: activation must be carried out in person and a personal identification document must be provided (passport or residence card) at the moment of purchase at the Vodafone point of sale. Clients who have already provided Vodafone with their personal details and also those who have not must be informed that: - Current owners of prepaid cards will have 24 months (until 8 November 2009) to provide their personal details at any Vodafone shop or authorised dealer, after which time all operators, by law, must deactivate any unidentified cards. Indicate the time limit, as there is no need to do this right now. The time limit is quite extensive (2 years).

	6. Written by michael on 13-03-2009 10:56
	MOBILE SIM CARDS THANKS MICK YOU WERE A GREAT HELP ALL THE BEST. MICHAEL

	7. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 12-03-2009 20:04
	SIM cards and mobiles What is the issue? Just register your phones.

	8. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 10-03-2009 17:42
	SIM cards and mobiles IS IT THE SIM CARD OR THE HANDSET OR BOTH THAT HAVE TO REGISTER? WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE ON HOLIDAY IN SPAIN WITH A UK MOBILE WILL THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT SWITCH IT OFF? PLEAS HELP.

	9. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 10-03-2009 15:07
	SIM cards and mobiles Can I go into any phone that handles Airtell and register? My original mobile and SIM were purchased years ago and a friend gave me his mobile as an upgrade. I still have the same SIM card. All I need is a copy of my passport? I live in the US and have a flat in Alicante. The phone only works in Spain. diane

	10. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 10-03-2009 03:28
	DUH Re-K Flyer, who comments on my question about sim cards and replies with an ignorant, uneducated bombastic reply such as DUH, may I remind him that a mobile phone is quite a different tool and shape for that matter than a sim card, suggest he looks into a dictionary and seeks the definition. Purchasing a mobile phone is quite different than purchasing a sim card

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