Talk:Austria/@comment-3564598-20190117063748/@comment-24682153-20190117200500

Hi Jamar. Mostly, the registration/activation of SIM cards is for free in Austria. This is because the state pays 80% for it. Only the remaining 20% need to be covered by the operators. Some resellers in little stores are known to charge 10€, but in branded stores, post offices etc. it's free.

Drei has probably found a way to boost their promotion. They give you 10 € credit for registering. This is meant as an incentive for all running prepaid SIM cards that need to be registered by September. They want to do most registration online. But 2 out of 3 ways Handysignatur und Bank-Identifikation only works for Austrians. The third way Foto-Identfikation will only be available from Februay and I don't know what foreign IDs are accepted. Up to now you can only register Drei in a store as foreigner.

To discourage in-store registration they charge 3 € for running SIM cards and 5 € for new ones. But at the same time they give a 10 € bonus and addititonal promotions.