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Asked by James from taiwan | Oct. 05, 2013 08:41

About:Telephone & Cellphone in China

Buying prepaid SIM card requires ID?

A couple months ago I was able to easily buy China Unicom prepaid SIM card at convenience store in Shanghai without any ID. I am in Guangzhou now and when I go to 7-11 to buy prepaid SIM card, they ask me to go to the China Unicom store. I tried buying from street vendors but they all asked for an ID. Is it common practice everywhere in China or it is just Guangzhou tightening security ahead of Canton Fair?

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Answered by Adele | Oct. 16, 2013 04:37

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When Chinese people gets a new SIM card, it is needed to show the ID card in any city. I presume it is the same with all the customers. As you may have no ID card, it shall be ok to have a card with your passport.

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