Originally Posted by UAVirgin
T-Mobile wouldn't sell me a prepaid SIM in the US unless I signed over my first born, it was truly obnoxious. They wanted Name, address, DOB, and a credit card (not just for the purchase). Maybe it was just some newbie sales clerk or something...
My experience is the same as Scott's. There is no "verification" and nothing to prevent one from claiming to be Donald Duck who was born yesterday (or maybe 18 years ago just not to run afoul of some kind of fine print that may or may not be there).
Where did you try buying it?
The T-mobile UK pre-paid is good in many places worldwide although you pay high roaming fees too. There are some Lichtenstein-based and Monaco-based pre-paid SIMs that are great if you want cheap incoming
and wish to globally roam on the same number. Of course in-country SIMs have free incoming in many countries of the world.