How To Check SIMs Connected To Your Ghana Card
How To Check SIMs Connected To Your Ghana Card
In Ghana, being able to check the number of SIM cards connected to your Ghana Card is very necessary in managing your telecommunications service. Using these simple steps you can easily access this information.
Having information on your SIM card connections prevents unauthorized usage, create better security, helps efficient management of your mobile services.
It is important to check after linking your Ghana Card, if the sim card is correctly linked or updated to your Ghana Card to prevent any problems both now or future.
There are Short Codes and portals to help people re register or link their SIM cards to their respective Ghana Cards which the various Stakeholders involved has made available.
In this article, I will show you the different methods you can use to check the number of SIM cards connected to your Ghana Card.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LINKING SIM CARDS WITH A GHANA CARD?
This is to help prevent sim card cloning, identity theft, and unauthorized sim card registration.
WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT LINKING SIM CARDS WITH GHANA CARD?
If you do not connect your sim car to your valid Ghana Card your mobile service provider may block your sim card or there is a probability of you being fined or imprisoned.
HOW TO CHECK SIMS LINKED TO YOUR GHANA CARD VIA SHORT CODE
If you are a citizen of Ghana or foreigner who has the Ghana Card, for you to check how many SIM Cards are connected to your Ghana Card and also de-link them, you c easily do so by following closely to the simple steps below:
1. Dial *402*1 # on your mobile phone.
2. Select option 1 to check the number of sim cards
3. Enter your pin on the Ghana Card.. Make sure you do not add hyphens . for example GH 0000000072
4. Enter your Date of Birth in a format like (DDMMYY) for verification. For example 23021992.
5. After verification, you will receive an SMS displaying the list of mobile numbers linked to your Ghana Card with their respective networks like MTN – 0244467880 – M, Vodafone – V – 050550110, and etc
HOW TO CHECK MTN SIMS LINKED TO YOUR GHANA CARD VIA REGISTRATION PORTAL
1. Visit the MTN SIM Registration Portal at https://simregistrationportal.mt
2. Confirm that you understand their terms and conditions then proceed.
3. Type in the phone number want to verify or confirm and proceed.
4. Confirm the OTP to be received on your phone number (choose either yes or no if you have an alternate number).
5. The OTP will be sent as text message for you to verify and then click on verify one time password.
A pop up will appear to let you know if your SIM Card has been correctly linked or not.
Additionally, you will be sent a text message as confirmation. If in case you find out that there are unknown numbers linked to your Ghana Card, make sure to request a de-link to your Ghana Card immediately.
THE IMPORTANCE OF TO LINKING SIM CARDS WITH GHANA CARDS
This is a government directive and also in order to prevent fraudulent activity and also enhance national Security. As you link your sim card to your Ghana Card, this helps authenticate our identity as your sim card is registered to your valid Ghana Card.
And it will make it difficult for criminals to engage in dubious activities like identity theft and sim card cloning.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND UNAUTHORIZED SIM CARDS LINKED TO YOUR GHANA CARD
If strange sim cards are connected to your Ghana Card then contact your network provider as soon as possible to report the issue.
After investigation your service provider may take actions include blocking the unauthorized Sim card.
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