U.S. Gov Wants to Track Pre-Paid Phones
What about the children?
Right now anyone can buy a prepaid phone in a plastic bubble off the wal-mart shelf and follow the directions for self activation. If ID is required, what about kids who are too young to have a license/learner's permit? Can they present a school ID or passport? Or will there be an age limit on purchasing a phone?
Technically, there already SHOULD be. A minor can't be bound to a contract. Even though prepaid phones don't typically have a yearly term, there are still terms and conditions that are agreed to, which constitute a legally binding contract.
So when this law goes into effect will cell phones be like cigarettes? You can't buy one unless you are over 18?
Technically, there already SHOULD be. A minor can't be bound to a contract. Even though prepaid phones don't typically have a yearly term, there are still terms and conditions that are agreed to, which constitute a legally binding contract.
So when this law goes into effect will cell phones be like cigarettes? You can't buy one unless you are over 18?
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I work at an indirect Verizon store. Our VZW account manager says that we should not be selling prepaid phones to people under 18 for that very reason: there are still legally binding conditions which people under 18 cannot agree to. We don't get many prepaid sales anyway, so it's not a big deal, and since we don't require ID, it's difficult to track.
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