On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:03 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Amit Varma <[email protected]> wrote: > > If your friend has a phone that can be made into a portable wifi > hotspot, or > > even tethered via usb, then one good idea might be to take a prepaid sim > > with 3G and use that for internet access > I think he wants to find out how to sign up for such a SIM. He's > already formed the impression that this is very hard to do for a > non-Indian. > It is possible to get a SIM card without being an Indian citizen. Your friend needs the following: 1. His passport and a photo copy of the key pages (including the Indian visa) from it 2. His passport-sized photo 3. A local address and phone number. If he has friends in-country, he should ask them if he could use them as a "reference" I've gotten pre-paid SIM cards from Hutch/Vodaphone and Airtel. I've also gotten pre-paid CDMA phones from Reliance. Your friend should look up the Hutch/Vodaphone or Airtel official branch online. Every major city will have one. The least painful way of getting a SIM card is to walk in, talk to their service rep and explaining the situation. She should be able to walk out with an activated SIM in 20-30 minutes. Thaths -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo! Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
