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		dmurray 43 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Use Their ID – Use your local UK MP’s ID ... It's very easy to get. As a visitor, I got one in the airport for $20. "ID verification" is stretching it, but like so many things in China it requires the vendor to take a photo of your ID, and unusually also to take a photo of you and submit it to the telecom website.

jesterson 43 days ago [–]

Have you tried to use it to register for any website? It likely won't work.

fivestones 39 days ago | [–]

This kind of SIM card worked fine for me to register for several online services in China earlier this year, including a Chinese ride sharing service and online shopping.

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