I agree Peter. The ability to recover lost or stolen phones re-used within Uganda has long been available (seldom used). All networks track phones by pairing IMEIs with phone numbers.
But registering sims does help track and monitor mobile money movements. A very important service though sim cloning will now become more fun J cause you can now take on a guys complete identity. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter C. Ndikuwera Sent: 16 January 2012 11:29 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: Re: [LUG] Register your SIM card(s) with UCC On 16 January 2012 10:28, Bright Onapito <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Ronnie, I feel your pain, but I must say this process is long over due! It is a mandatory procedure for every teleco to register all its subscribers. UCC was abit lenient to all these guys in the first place. If you go many countries, you just can't walk into a shop and buy a sim card like we do it in UG. In as much as it might appear as a 'breech of privacy' I believe it is a move aimed at protecting you and me. Imagine your phone was stolen and sold to whoever. As soon as they put in their sim card it will be quite easy to for starters know who is using your stolen phone. That's a plus for starters isn't it? Cheers! Maybe you're seeing something I'm not, but how does SIM card registration help get a stolen phone back? -- Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given credit.
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