The price is 3 times cheaper, no owner needed Specifically, the best-selling cheap 4G SIMs on online markets are usually VinaPhone’s D500, VD149 SIM, Viettel’s V90, V120 SIM, Vietnamobile’s unlimited 4G monthly SIM card or MobiFone’s MDT250A SIM. These are cheap packages, usually in the form of a 1-year package that does not need to be recharged. The convenience of these SIM lines also lies in the fact that users do not need to register the subscriber’s own owner, just buy it and perform the activation operation, the SIM will always be used without the owner’s information. Cheap 4G SIMs that don’t need to be registered are sold widely on online markets. About the price, the same package that the carrier collects monthly from prepaid or postpaid users, these cheap 4G SIMs have cheaper monthly rates, even without monthly payments, just buy SIM card can be used continuously for 12 months. For example, with Viettel’s V120 package, this network operator collects a monthly fee of 120,000 VND per month from registered users, but when using a cheap 4G SIM on the network market, the price of this package is only 90,000 VND per month. month. Deeper reduction can include SIM VD149 of VinaPhone. Instead of paying 149,000 VND per month like a regular SIM, users of cheap 4G SIMs buying on the online market only have to pay a one-time payment of about 680,000 VND to buy a SIM, which can be used for 12 months. This price is equivalent to more than 56,000 VND a month, nearly 3 times cheaper than the price offered by the network operator for the same package. According to the advertisement of online merchants, a cheap 4G SIM is a type of SIM suitable for technology car drivers, students, and users who need to use 4G continuously with large capacity and cheap price. A quick survey shows that the price of this type of SIM ranges from less than 100,000 VND to about 700,000 VND depending on the package and network operator. After ordering a cheap 4G SIM above, Zing quickly receive goods and use SIM immediately, no need to register any subscription information. When looking up subscriber information, the system from the network operator returns information that the subscriber owner is a person named Long in Tra Vinh with the accompanying CCCD number. Also according to the seller, users can send their CCCD information to register the owner for peace of mind to use the SIM for a long time. Share with Zing , a telecommunications expert said that in addition to the risk of being fined for using junk SIMs, buyers and users of non-original SIM cards are also likely to be scammed, buying unusable SIMs such as end. “Besides, when sending information to register the SIM owner purchased online, users are also likely to have their information stolen to register for other non-original SIMs. Most likely cheap 4G SIMs sold on the Internet. The network is also pre-registered using the information of previous customers,” he said. Strongly scan for junk SIM In order to have a “clean” database to deploy new services, the authorities and network operators are stepping up the cleaning of telecommunications junk, including spam SIMs, spam messages and spam calls. Previously, the Ministry of Information and Communications (TT & TT) asked the carriers to directly connect the database of subscriber information registration with the Department of Telecommunications. In addition, develop and apply criteria to prevent suspicious activity on the distribution channel such as not allowing activation at night, activation frequency exceeding 1 subscriber/minute, 100 subscribers/day, registration Sign more than 3 subscribers/1 number of papers. The Ministry of Information and Communications and network operators are stepping up the search for junk SIM and other telecommunications waste. Photo: Ngo Minh. Also according to the regulator, the carriers also deployed an artificial intelligence (AI) matching tool to identify portraits and documents using artificial intelligence (AI) across the entire distribution channel to prevent the use of documents. invalid, use photos instead of real people… Network operators including Viettel, VNPT and MobiFone also offer strong solutions to combat spam such as stopping the sale of network adapters at authorized dealers, stopping the right to connect subscriber numbers of authorized dealers from June 1. 2020. Instead, businesses will focus on selling SIMs and registering subscriber information at their telecommunications service providers. According to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree 49, the act of using someone else’s documents (even if they are lent) or transferring the registered SIM card to another person for use without re-signing the contract will be subject to administrative fines up to 500,000 VND. In addition, according to the Department of Telecommunications, when there are violations of the law, cases related to mobile subscriber numbers are used by individuals or organizations in the name of the subscriber, but not directly but to be used by the person who violates the law, the person in the name of the subscriber is responsible for explaining and proving his innocence when requested by the authorities, even having to bear joint criminal responsibility. if this violation causes serious consequences.

Telecommunication operators have deployed many solutions to prevent and handle spam sims. In the photo: VinaPhone staff support customers to activate new subscribers. The purchase and sale of junk sim has complicated signs According to the Telecommunications Department (Ministry of Information and Communications), in order to tighten the management of pre-activated sims, operators have applied artificial intelligence (AI) technology to support customer identification (KYC) from May. 4-2020; stop developing new sims at authorized points from June 2020; upgrade AI biometrics from September 2020. According to statistics, the network operators have processed and recalled about 26 million suspected sims that were activated on the distribution channel. From July 2020 to March 2021, carriers blocked nearly 129,000 calls with suspicious signs of spam, blocking 29.5 million calls with signs of fraud. Deputy Director of the Telecommunications Department Le Van Tuan assessed that the above solutions have contributed to preventing the situation of buying and selling garbage sims in 2020. However, in early 2021, the purchase, sale and use of trash sims showed signs of complexity. trash back. According to a survey by the Telecommunications Department, the rate of new subscribers in the first 3 months of 2021 increases by 10%, much higher than the average growth rate in the whole 2020 (6%) … Spam sim must be strengthened. At the end of April 2021, 3 operators Viettel, VNPT / VinaPhone, MobiFone agreed to add additional measures to handle spam sims. Specifically, subscription activation is performed on the centralized system of the enterprise. Authorized agents only support sales and enter subscriber information. In particular, the network operator deployed a video call technology solution (video call) to authenticate customers before activating the subscription. In addition, additional responsibility for handling individuals and units if any mistake occurs … Introducing more specifically about the above solutions, Mr. Pham Manh Ha, Department of Infrastructure and Connection (Telecommunications Department) said that, according to regulations, the network operator must be fully responsible for the registration and management of the network. subscription information management. Therefore, the network operators agree not to allow authorized agents to activate the sim as before. In addition, to ensure accurate subscriber information, operators will increase control through the registration procedure of subscriber information in accordance with regulations, with customer identification, then the department is responsible. Activate sim will make a video call to re-monitor. The video call technology solution is integrated on the terminals at the operator’s stores, each call only takes a short time enough to validate subscriber information before deciding to activate. Combined inspection and violation handling Deputy General Director of Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) To Dung Thai emphasized, since 2 years ago, VNPT has come up with the view that subscriber development is based on efficiency, that is, the subscriber is the owner and must generating charges and discouraging massive subscriber development. The application of the solution to prevent spam sim once again affirms the determination of the business in developing a healthy and sustainable telecommunications market. Meanwhile, Deputy General Director of Military Telecom Industry Group (Viettel), Tao Duc Thang, said that Viettel and carriers have discussed and agreed on solutions to try to prevent spam sims. In addition, the Department of Telecommunications, the Inspector of the Ministry of Information and Communications and the local Department of Information and Communication also need to regularly inspect and strictly handle violations. According to representatives of telecommunications businesses, in fact, users want convenience when buying and selling and using phone sims is real, so does not rule out the phenomenon of selling points, agents “circumvent” the law to sell sims. activation available. In addition, there is also the fact that many customers register for the primary sim, but the AI ​​system does not recognize the image of personal papers. Therefore, the handling of trash sim also needs a roadmap, difficult to completely solve at once. According to Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Phan Tam, with the signing of cooperation in implementing spam sim prevention, telecommunications businesses have shown their commitment and determination more clearly. The Ministry of Information and Communications will base on the level of implementation to assess the commitment and determination of the carriers. At the same time, the Ministry will direct functional units, the information and communication departments to continue checking and handling the situation of buying and selling garbage sims. The determination of businesses will make a fundamental change in the management of prepaid mobile phone sims in order to contribute to creating a safe and healthy cyberspace environment.