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Nothing to do with cartel companies, its pressure from the National Crime Agency though the Blocked SIMs project.

"Working alongside NCA, SSUK members have dismantled the PAYG SIM vulnerability which was manipulated by criminal networks. Working together:

Mobile Network Operators have applied a financial requirement against the use of the PAYG SIMs. Now they must be loaded with money via credit or debit card before they can even receive an SMS. This means a direct friction is placed in the pathway of fraudsters, increasing their costs and the risks of attempting to use this route."

Thanks for sharing this quote, I was following all the SIM Farm / Off-Com stuff, and noticed new Vodafone sims are not receiving SMS recently! Seems like it'll be a supply chain issue over the next few months, where all the valid SIMs which work without topup will eventually be used up!

Nimble

07-23-2026 06:17 AM

Re: UK SIM Verification Method (FREE)

I can confirm vodafone sims still receive sms without topping up, the ops suggested site does not deliver, I have been waiting for over 2 weeks. Probably some kind of data farming endeavor.

dsdominators

07-23-2026 09:34 AM

Re: UK SIM Verification Method (FREE)

Lebara don't need top-ups in order to receive SMS
EE dont need top-ups in order to receive SMS.
ThreeMobile dont need top-ups to receive SMS and calls.
Vodafone doesn't need topping up, as long as it's activated in the UK (Found this out very recently too)

Note: I used to activate them abroad too(not in the UK).

I stopped purchasing Three and EE SIMs due to my last bulk order (500+ sim cards from the same supplier) obviously got flagged and they killed all the sim cards I have due to the seller being caught abusing and selling in bulk.

Lebara and Three are a good free option if you're activating them abroad. EE doesn't work abroad anymore - must be activated within the UK.

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