Thread: Recently Argentina BLOCKED ALL unregistered Cell Phones !
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03-07-20 20:09 #17
Posts: 911Originally Posted by FrancKing [View Original Post]
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03-07-20 18:26 #16
Posts: 5I Think that you Absolutely need a Fucking D.N.I and it's a long and drawn out pain in the ass to obtain one.
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11-13-18 10:10 #15
Posts: 162It certainly is a long drawn out process to get a DNI. However "you" don't need a DNI, you just need to know someone who has a DNI.
Originally Posted by TejanoLibre [View Original Post]
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11-12-18 19:35 #14
Posts: 3040D.N.I for Foreigners in Argentina
D.N.I for Foreigners in Argentina:
https://www.4rentargentina.com/blog/dni-for-foreigners
Have Fun,
TL.
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11-12-18 19:27 #13
Posts: 3040I Think that you Absolutely need a Fucking D.N.I
Originally Posted by ElPerro [View Original Post]
8,000 cell phones are reportedly stolen each day.
Plus the Stolen phones that the people don't even bother reporting.
Blocking the phones is an attempt to block the stolen phones , burners and Narco-phones and probably unregistered phones.
I'm just guessing .
Best of Luck .
TL.
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11-12-18 10:34 #12
Posts: 162The new rules just require you to enter a DNI when you try to make your first call with a new, unregistered chip bought here. So it may be a change to Argentines, however if you previously did this with a passport, I can only guess you can still do the same thing, since that would then be a registered chip. You can also use your US chip, without any registration, to use WhatsApp. Just be sure to download WhatsApp while still in the USA, since they send you codes etc. I have been using a tracfon here for a year without paying anything, without registering, etc. I imagine one day they will assign the number to someone else. Until then, it works fine for WhatsApp, although you do need wifi.
You come here for cheap pussy I assume lol. So the telephone issue isn't going to change your tourism plans. There are millions of Argentines, and only a handful of foreign tourists here, and a bloated and inept government, I doubt they consider what the small number of tourists think when making policy. They would rather drink a mate than worry about how the policy affects us lol.
Originally Posted by ElPerro [View Original Post]
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11-12-18 10:17 #11
Posts: 162When I was in school in high school 20+ years ago, before beepers even, I know a kid in my chemistry class who called in a bomb threat to avoid a test. This new system doesn't do anything to protect you, no more than a TSA agent giving you a proctological exam protects you from bombs, since obviously you know you don't have a bomb already. Just the growth of the surveillance state for its own purposes that have nothing to do with your wellbeing, the true reasons for which are concealed from you by the yellow media propaganda. In any case, it is quite easy to get someone else to register it for you.
Originally Posted by Gandolf50 [View Original Post]
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11-12-18 09:54 #10
Posts: 2470Originally Posted by Gandolf50 [View Original Post]
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11-12-18 09:41 #9
Posts: 911I am guessing that Argentina like most countries has finally learned that phones need to be registered. The reasoning can be seen with the recent (or not so recent) wave of bomb scares in the cities school district where students were trying to avoid taking the year end exams. People with a unregistered phone can cause havoc, and they have. I remember just a few years ago that the same thing happened ( registering phones) in the D.R.. Reason?? They instituted a nation wide 911 system. This helps prevent crank and false calls. I would guess that theywould allow you to use a passport though.
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11-12-18 03:10 #8
Posts: 2470Originally Posted by Admin2 [View Original Post]
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11-12-18 02:30 #7
Posts: 46As of October
Originally Posted by TejanoLibre [View Original Post]
Hecho la le, hecho la trampa.
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11-12-18 02:12 #6
Posts: 1740Argentina can be a pain to get a working local SIM card. Why they are so uptight about personal information is beyond me. I was just in Portugal, and you could buy a SIM at the Vodaphone kiosk at the airport for 10 Euro with zero ID required. It was a breeze.
In BA it isn't so easy but here is what you can do. Find a local mom and pop shop selling SIMs. Buy one and act surprised and upset when you learn you need a DNI to activate. Explain you are just visiting but really need a working phone, and ask if they have a number they can use. A 500 peso tip should do the trick. At current rates even 1000 would be a fair investment IMO.
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11-11-18 14:25 #5
Posts: 319Cell phones
Originally Posted by JimBob [View Original Post]
Don B.
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11-11-18 11:51 #4
Posts: 162TL didn't ask about renting a phone. I was just answering his question. I don't know why you would rent a phone in any case, and I don't know how to do it. Local chips are very cheap. You can also just use WhatsApp with your US chip. TL was also worried about losing all the numbers in your original chip. But if there is some reason you want to rent go for it let us know how it works out
Originally Posted by DonB [View Original Post]
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11-10-18 18:19 #3
Posts: 319Cell phones
Originally Posted by JimBob [View Original Post]
Don B.