21 year old Indian male uses President Obama's photo for his mobile-phone application!
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I have to ask... Why do you need ID to get a phone? Surely just walk into shop, buy phone, buy sim, walk out, good to go! Or has India got specific laws on phone ownership?
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Or has India got specific laws on phone ownership?
Yes, in India, you need proof of ID to get a phone connection. This includes prepaid connections. In contrast, in the US, you do need a credit check for contract plans, but not so for prepaid connections.
Regards, Nish
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Or has India got specific laws on phone ownership?
Yes, in India, you need proof of ID to get a phone connection. This includes prepaid connections. In contrast, in the US, you do need a credit check for contract plans, but not so for prepaid connections.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
Pretty much the same in UK. If you are on a contract it is deemed to be credit, so ID and other stuff is needed. But a prepay/Pay as you go type deal is just buy and fly.
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Pretty much the same in UK. If you are on a contract it is deemed to be credit, so ID and other stuff is needed. But a prepay/Pay as you go type deal is just buy and fly.
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If you are wondering why this is so in India, it's a measure to make it difficult for terrorists to get prepaid connections.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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If you are wondering why this is so in India, it's a measure to make it difficult for terrorists to get prepaid connections.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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If you are wondering why this is so in India, it's a measure to make it difficult for terrorists to get prepaid connections.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
And how is that working then? Has it eliminated terrorism or merely inconvenienced 1.1 billion potential customers? Another example of a government initiative that doesn't work. (Don't even get me started on the UK Govt!).
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And how is that working then? Has it eliminated terrorism or merely inconvenienced 1.1 billion potential customers? Another example of a government initiative that doesn't work. (Don't even get me started on the UK Govt!).
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They said that to Obama. Eventually he went into pictures, in India.
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
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http://www.firstpost.com/india/the-indian-obama-21-yr-old-and-too-lazy-for-a-one-min-pic-294387.html[^] Well, maybe next time he'll remember to use a less well-known personality's photo :-D
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
Slow news day in India!! ;P
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And how is that working then? Has it eliminated terrorism or merely inconvenienced 1.1 billion potential customers? Another example of a government initiative that doesn't work. (Don't even get me started on the UK Govt!).
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Dalek Dave wrote:
And how is that working then?
And why should the government be concerned about that? (Yeah, yeah, that's sarcasm and I'm with you, not remotely supporting the Indian government. I was surprised to find how easy it is to buy a prepaid connection in the UK - walk in, pay 10 pounds, walk out with working SIM card.)
Cheers, विक्रम "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:
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http://www.firstpost.com/india/the-indian-obama-21-yr-old-and-too-lazy-for-a-one-min-pic-294387.html[^] Well, maybe next time he'll remember to use a less well-known personality's photo :-D
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
Maybe the Indian guy should have been elected instead.
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Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Yes he tried to pass himself off as Andhra Pradesh.
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They said that to Obama. Eventually he went into pictures, in India.
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
ROFLMAO
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Maybe the Indian guy should have been elected instead.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
But then he'd outsource our entire government to Bangladesh.
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But then he'd outsource our entire government to Bangladesh.
Sadly, I fail to see why that would be worse than it is now.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
