[LawnGnome]

Has this changed recently? I thought I heard about this several years ago, but the last 2-3 times I've visited (in the last couple of years) I've been able to pick up a prepaid SIM from Colesworth without any ID check.

[ibejoeb]

It has been like that for at least 8 years, and probably longer. There are still stalls at airports, but you must provide ID.

[LawnGnome]

Interesting. Seems like this isn't very consistently enforced, then.

[ibejoeb]

You may have bought the sim card but never activated it. It's not the device itself that is restricted, just using it.

[tarinedier]

It's been like this since at least the late 90s, I remember having to fill out the paperwork manually when working at Target

[timando]

It used to be that you did the ID check when you bought the SIM, but now you have to do the ID check when you activate it.

[flashman]

The current ID verification requirements for phones were introduced to Australia in 1997

[byhemechi]

You can buy the SIM but can’t activate it without going through ID checks.