Poll: Do you favor Prepaid SIM registration?

Been having lengthy conversations/debates in Twitter, FB and Google+ this afternoon regarding prepaid SIM registration in the Philippines. So I thought I’d post a poll for everyone else here to join in.

Been talking about SIM registration and number portability as far back as 2005 (here) and also wrote the benefits and disadvantages of doing SIM registration earlier this year as well as a proposed bill by Sen. Manny Villar (Senate Bill No. 2644).

Just this afternoon, I was made aware of a life-threatening incident that involved use of SMS so I forwarded the case to telco friends (can’t share the details since privacy/anonymity was explicitly requested).

This also reminded me of the issue in SIM card registration. The talks over at Twitter, FB and Google+ were enlightening so I thought it would be better to put it to a vote here so everyone else can chime in.

*Note: Try the poll on the right side bar if you can’t vote here.

Go hit the comment if you have something more to say.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

67 Comments

Soul Annihilator says:

14 years ago

Sir Yuga, ano pong incident yung sinasabi nyo?
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luis says:

14 years ago

why can’t i vote?
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hehe says:

14 years ago

hindi makaboto
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benchmark says:

14 years ago

I voted for YES.

Sa opinion ko, para mapababa lang yung mga manloloko sa SMS. Alam ko din naman na hinde ito matatanggal, atleast bumaba lang.

Also, para malaman talaga yung mga active SIM na ginagamit. Kasi mga Telco’s dito, they advertise the number of users in their Company pero sa pagkaalam ko those numbers includes inactive SIM na I think dapat hinde na kasama sa counting…its like false advertising na din.

And para ma-maintain ko din yung number ko kahit prepaid user lang ako. :)
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Welsh says:

14 years ago

+1 more vote for YES.

-To get rid of text scam that has been robbing hardworking people of their hard earn money,
-To get rid of spam text,
-To catch criminals using prepaid services to coordinate / communicate their criminal activities.
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Gerard says:

14 years ago

– always good in theory.
reality :

the bad :
– anyone with malicious intent will always find ways to register under a false identity

more bad :
– now it’s extra hassle for subscribers, extra expense for the whole process.

i really like the idea, but it just doesn’t work ( at least, not in the philippines ) .
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lulu says:

14 years ago

at bakit it won’t work? kahit saan naman may masamang tao. it’s consumer rights na wag maloko, maistorbo ng mga text fraud. makareceive lang na messages na ganun, nakakairita na, patulan mo man o hindi so we should be protected.

deuts says:

14 years ago

I voted for yes. And may I also suggest a more stringent spam-fighting system by the telcos, just like emails. There should be a hotline or a special number where we could report spamming mobile numbers, and telcos should act accordingly to block or disable their sims.
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Mahalia Jackson says:

14 years ago

+1

quake says:

14 years ago

…for me this is useless….criminals would always find ways and if the main concern is text scam…spam mails etc…and besides hindi ba’t provider/telco company ang number one na gumagawa nito…like un mga nawawalang load…walang katapusan na text alert na kumkain ng load kahit di k nmn nag register…it’s all waste of time!
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Boffill says:

14 years ago

I think it is indeed necessary to register prepaid sim cards because you don’t really wanna get malicious calls or texts from anonymous people.
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Donskie says:

14 years ago

YES…
In the country where I am working all prepaid sims are being registered. This is one way of stopping those who uses unregistered sim in fraud and other illegal things (e.g. those who keeps texting you that you win this and that.. even when I am outside the country I still receive such text). In a way what is there to be afraid of. The Telecommunication companies does keep the record of the phone calls we have, the only thing in pre paid sims is that they could not locate the sender or the caller. If this would be done then it would be easy to locate those people and eventually put an end to their scams.
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