From the era of feature phones to the era of smartphones, a lot of things are changing in the mobile phone industry.
The hardware of mobile phones is getting stronger and stronger, and the software functions are covering a wider and wider range, but there is only one thing that has basically not changed.
Xiaolei doesn't sell Guanzi, it's our "mobile phone card", friends wonder if that's the case?
In the past, mobile phone cards were mainly used to make calls and send text messages, of course, now, but they are more used as Internet cards.
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Except for the short minutes of changing mobile phones and cards, we basically can't see mobile phone cards a few times a year.
It's just this mobile phone card that doesn't make people feel strong, but the related topics around it have been on the hot search in the past two days.
Many friends have experienced the matter of "canceling a mobile phone number", but what will happen after cancellation is different.
For example, #Canceling a mobile phone number is equivalent to selling yourself#Hot search, it's scary to look at, how can you cancel your number and sell yourself?
Friends who are ready to cancel their mobile phone numbers are slow, first read Xiao Lei's nonsense today, and it will not be too late for you to operate.
Source: Weibo
Canceling your mobile phone number is tantamount to selling yourself?
The source of this Weibo hot search comes from a popular science video released by a police officer from the Public Security Bureau of Tongling City, Anhui Province.
"Deregistering a mobile phone number is tantamount to selling yourself, and canceling your mobile phone number at will may cause privacy and property losses," he said.
A small action of canceling a mobile phone number can actually cause these negative chain reactions, and netizens immediately exploded!
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Some netizens said that they were trembling.
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Some netizens also said that they had been canceled a few years ago, and now they said that it was too late.
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Some netizens said that they had run a mobile phone number used by others a few years ago, and it was really troublesome for someone to call.
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It's really not netizens talking nonsense, even Xiao Lei and Brother Beep have experienced similar "second-hand number" incidents.
Xiaolei applied for a traffic card before, and after handling it, he received investment text messages from XX Bank from time to time.
In addition to the investment SMS, this mobile phone number also often receives SMS messages about "Ms. Li's" usage records at the bank.
As we all know, Xiao Lei is not surnamed "Li" and cannot be "lady", so he can only call the bank to ask what is going on.
The bank said that it may be that Ms. Li forgot to untie her account when she canceled her account, and she needed some supporting materials to unbind it.
Source: Screenshot of Xiaolei's mobile phone
Brother Beep's new card is even more bizarre, and after completing it, he often receives a collection call from the lending service of an online shopping platform.
At first, Brother Beep thought it was a scammer who didn't pay attention, but then he was really impatient, so he simply logged on to the platform to find out.
I was shocked at first glance, this mobile phone number is most likely the previous user's account was cancelled, and the operator recycled and re-distributed the new user.
After beepping used the number and verification code to log in to the platform, he found that he could actually see the personal information and orders of the former user.
Not only can you place an order for shopping, but you can even call the platform's loan payment, and this kind of operation makes people look stupid.
Xiao Lei took a look, the mobile phone number of the loan collection is the new number of the former user, but the online shopping platform is bound to the new number of Brother Beep.
Good guys, this will not only cause the privacy of the former owner to be leaked, but also the key property will also have a significant risk of being stolen.
So, the dunning call of the lending service of the online shopping platform should actually be the former user, not the big wronged beep.
Later, Brother Beep also asked the customer service, and the customer service said that the collection call would be stopped, and the situation would be reported for processing.
The response of the three major operators is coming
It is related to the vital interests of the majority of users, and seeing that related topics have appeared on Weibo hot searches, the three major operators have responded.
It turns out that these so-called mobile phone numbers that "have problems" are generally called "second-hand numbers" in the industry.
Xiao Lei summarized that as a limited digital resource, the number of mobile phone numbers has a certain upper limit.
For mobile phone numbers that have been shut down for a long time in arrears or actively cancelled, the operator will first collect them and then release them for reuse.
So, in fact, in many cases, we are no longer the first owner of this mobile phone number.
Source: Internet
Based on this conclusion, there are some subtle differences between the three major operators in the operation rules for the old number and the new one.
China Unicom's customer service staff said:
If the account cannot be retrieved for more than 90 days after the account is closed, the cancelled number will be re-put into the "number pool", and the delivery time cannot be determined.
After the mobile phone number is activated by a new user, the new user cannot query the payment details and other relevant usage records of the previous number owner of the number.
Source: Official account @ China Securities Journal
China Telecom's customer service staff said:
All numbers are recycled according to national regulations, and there will be a 90-day freezing period after the mobile phone number is cancelled.
After this period, it may be re-launched into the market, and it is uncertain whether it will be released in the future, and whether it will be launched at all.
Source: Official account @ China Securities Journal
China Mobile's customer service staff said:
There is a 90-day "freezing period" after the account is closed, and users can still retrieve their own numbers to continue using during the "freezing period", and the numbers will be entered into the number library for delivery after the 90-day "freezing period".
In the future, under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, we will continue to expand the scope of application coverage of such "secondary number" unbinding services.
Source: Weibo @ CBN Daily
According to the response of the three major operators, the user did not take the initiative to unbind the service before the number was sold, and people could not help to understand the binding.
Once the "secondary number" is re-launched, it may cause the relevant account to be logged in and cause loss of privacy and property.
At a time when all platforms require a mobile phone number to log in to use, there are undoubtedly many risks in this operation.
Talking about the ins and outs of the whole thing, Xiao Lei naturally has to give his little friend a few practical tricks, and the class will start immediately!
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First of all, before canceling my mobile phone number, my friends have kept these "seven principles" in mind for me.
1. Back up the address book number, 2. Unbind the bank card, 3. Unbind social accounts such as WeChat and QQ, 4. Unbind financial accounts such as Alipay, securities funds, and online shopping e-commerce, 5. Unbind tool accounts such as mailboxes and network disks, 6. Unbind all kinds of membership card accounts, 7. Properly collect or destroy mobile phone SIM cards.
As long as the above seven mobile phones are implemented one by one, Xiaolei dares to pack tickets, and there will be basically no risk of privacy and property damage.
Some friends may say again, the mobile phone number has been used for so many years, how do I know which accounts I have registered?
Well, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has launched the "one-card check" function before, and the query binding focuses on saving time, trouble and effort.
Taking China Mobile and China Unicom APP as examples, you can search for "One Pass Check" in the search box on the homepage.
Or click on the "One Card Check" applet in the service column of the official account @工信微报, you can also use related services.
Source: Left China Unicom APP in China Mobile APP Right Official Account @工信微报
The query interface is as follows, fill in my name, ID number, mobile phone number and verification code, click to complete the query, and the query result will be notified by SMS within 48 hours.
At present, the "one-pass check" covers WeChat, QQ, Taobao, Xianyu, DingTalk, Alipay, Baidu, Kuaishou, Douyin, JD.com, Meituan, Xiaomi Mall, Weibo, Bilibili, Didi, 58.com and other platforms.
Source: One card check
There is still room for improvement in the scope of "one-pass check", and some niche platforms cannot be found at present.
But hey, Xiao Lei is still an ultimate ultimate!
If you really can't unbind the mobile phone card, you can change it to an X-yuan insurance number package, and then use it with a traffic card.
Xiaolei dual card package Source: China Mobile, China Unicom APP
In general, the cancellation of mobile phone numbers does have hidden privacy and property risks after the re-launch of "secondary numbers".
In addition to the attention of users themselves, Xiaolei also wants to call on operators and major platforms to fulfill the responsibility of obvious prompts.
For example, before canceling the mobile phone number, the operator reminds the user whether the account needs to be unbound.
Relevant platforms can remind users on a regular basis (such as half a year) to verify whether the bound mobile phone number is still in use.
Finally, leave a homework for your friends, have you encountered a "secondary number"? welcome to the comment area to chat~
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