I have a prepaid account, which is basically free after the initial investment, which is usually just a few €/$/£/etc.
If you're careful enough it can also be reasonably anonymous.
If you're careful enough it can also be reasonably anonymous.
The signup process has always been quite invasive for me. Is it possible get a phone in the states without handing over your SS, name, and DoB? I've never tried; what happens if you give bogus info?
I've certainly never had to hand over stuff like social security number (wtf?), but perhaps laws and/or telcos are different in U.S.
(I don't live in the US, but keep a T-mobile sim card active for when I travel there).