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17 sats \ 9 replies \ @kristapsk 27 Apr \ on: How to privately/anonymously use Telegram? privacy
Depends from a country. In Latvia I can just go into shop, pay 3 EUR or something and get new prepaid SIM card anonymously.
There is eSIM option globally, where you can pay with Bitcoin, but haven't tried it. https://silent.link/
I've used Silent Link before and it was absolutely perfect. Flawless payment (I've used Monero and Bitcoin with it) and receiving/setting up the eSim was simple on my Pixel. Would highly recommend the service to anyone looking for a private no-KYC phone number.
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I second this! I used them for a trip abroad, mostly just to avoid the hassle of buying a physical sim. Might have been my first use of LN outside of SN zaps.
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You can still have anon SIMs up there? I was under the impression that "burners" were banned throughout the EU (because terrorists, oh my).
Sure, you can buy a SIM preloaded with credits in a grocery store, but where I live, they require a subsequent KYC activation through the carrier's website.
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Still available in some countries. And roaming is free within EU. So you can buy card in, let's say, Latvia, and then use in other EU country.
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I see, good to know.
But still, while roaming was mandated to be free and easy within the EU, the carriers were allowed to have a limit to their "leniency", like 180 days, after which they could disable a SIM as having permanently moved to another country, and not simply roaming? Or is that outdated info on my part too? I can't find the details.
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Yes, they can, but not always they do. And you can just switch to a new card then.
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