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Originally Posted by Setzer
Somehow, I'm getting this feeling that the particular number is tied to a certain imei.
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No way.
SIM cards have been invented to be changed, while the IMEI is a unique identifier of the SIM slot (a phone with two SIM slots has two IMEI numbers.
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Originally Posted by Setzer
This register imei thingy is pretty cranky imo. I have friends who are using sg phones (and not register the imei) with indo telco sim cards without any problem, while a few others said it stopped working after 3 months if you do not register.
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I agree and that's why I do whatever I can to avoid to register a phone.
However, exact regulations are posted on the web site of the Indo Ministry of Telcos (or however it is named). Asking people who sell SIM cards is pointless. Maybe at Telkomsel Grabari there is someone informed who can explain how it works exactly.
My understanding is the following, based on what I read years ago when this madness of IMEI registration was started.
A device (phone, mobile router, whatever connecting to the cell phone network) bought outside Indonesia, from a shop, from a brand seller (e.g., Samsung), etc. HAS TO be registered to be used in Indonesia with an Indonesian SIM card. Period.
A device bought from a telco operator (e.g., a phone branded with the telco name, sold by the operator with a package of phone/data plan) does NOT need to be registered, as it has been registered already with that operator.
As a matter of fact, my mobile wifi router is branded with the name of an European operator, I have never registered it, and I use it regularly also in Indonesia with a Simpati SIM card.
Please note that a device with a non Indonesian SIM card, connecting in roaming to an Indonesian operator DOES NOT need to be registered! That is the case of my cell phone. I keep my usual SIM card, I connect in roaming exluding data roaming, I connect to wifi for data. Simple as that.