Yep and it took 4-5 days before that sim card could work i didnt even reciecve the sms they were talking about smh @ MTN
How does registering for RICA affect your SIM?
Stop talking shit.
It does Pyro. Here's the situation as it stands at the moment, according to the network operators:
The first milestone the operators need to reach is the removal of SIM cards that can be immediately activated without a registration process, replacing them with numberless SIM cards. This was supposed to have been completed by the beginning of this month.
Vodacom says there should be no new starter packs available on the market that will allow a user to immediately access the mobile networks. However, the company says there may still be “pre-provisioned” SIM cards on the market that were activated before RICA came into effect.
MTN says it has put a block on all new SIMs, both numbered and numberless, which will need registration to allow network activation. A SIM card purchased from MTN required ITWeb to register before being activated on the network.
Cell C says the SIM cards available for its network will receive a welcome message and a number via SMS; however, users will not be able to make calls until the card has been registered.
