3 Easy and Practical Ways to Register a Smartfren Card, Don't Make Any Mistakes in the Steps

Kapanlagi.com - In recent years, every mobile provider user is required to register their phone number. This has become a mandatory rule set directly by the government. The government has established this rule in order to reduce the risk of fraud through telephone or SMS scams. Therefore, it is important to know how to register a smartfren card for its users.

Each mobile provider has its own registration procedure, different from one another. Therefore, for smartfren users, it is important to know how to register a smartfren card. Mistakes in the registration process can cause the card to be unregistered and unusable.

As a service provider company, smartfren provides several alternative ways to register a card. Compiled from various sources, here are some easy and practical ways to register a smartfren card.

1. Prepaid Card Registration Rules

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As mentioned earlier, prepaid card registration has now become a mandatory rule set by the government. This rule is stated in the Ministry of Communication and Information Regulation No. 12/2016, which requires all prospective and existing prepaid card customers to register using their National Identification Number (NIK) and Family Card (KK) number, which will be validated.

2. Benefits of Registering Prepaid Cards

The policy of registering prepaid cards has several advantages for the community as users. The following are some of the objectives and benefits of registering prepaid cards:

1) It serves as a form of user and general public protection against phone or SMS fraud.

2) It helps in collecting data of prepaid card users and protects consumers from misuse of personal data that could be harmful.

3) It facilitates the promotion of new services, such as online transactions. This, of course, will also be beneficial for consumers.

3. Impact If Not Registered

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As a mandatory rule, there will certainly be consequences if users refuse to register their prepaid cards. Some of these consequences include:

1) Not registering within 30 days of notification of the provisions: outgoing call services and outgoing text message services will be blocked.

2) Not registering within 15 days of the blocking date (point 1): incoming call services and incoming text message services will be blocked.

3) Not registering within 15 days of the blocking date (point 2): internet services will be blocked.

4. How to Register Smartfren Card via SMS

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One of the ways to register a Smartfren card is by sending an SMS. Smartfren card users can directly send an SMS according to the specified format. For more details, here is how to register a Smartfren card by sending an SMS.

1) Prepare NIK (National Identification Number) and KK (Family Card) number data.

2) Open the SMS application on your mobile phone, then type an SMS with the format:

NIK#KKNumber (example: 1234567890123456#1234567890123456#)

3) Send it to the number 4444.

4) Wait for further confirmation or notification.

5. How to Register Smartfren Card via Website

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In addition to sending SMS, registering a Smartfren card can also be done online through the official website. Smartfren card users can fill in the data on the official website https://www.smartfren.com/en/explore/product/registrasi-kartu-smartfren/. For more details, here's how to register for a Smartfren card via the website.

1) First, open mysf.id/reg through a browser.

2) Then, enter your Smartfren number.

3) Enter your NIK number in the available column.

4) There will be options related to verification methods, choose one.

5) Next, enter your KK number or upload a photo of your KK.

6) Enter your email address.

7) Enter another mobile phone number.

8) Check the box stating that you have agreed to all the terms and conditions.

9) Enter the captcha.

10) Finally, select continue to activate the Smartfren card.

6. How to Register Smartfren Card by Visiting Official Store

The third and final way to register a Smartfren card is by directly visiting an official store. This method can be done if the user has repeatedly failed to register using the two methods mentioned earlier.

Users simply need to come to the official Smartfren store with personal data containing NIK and no KK. Employees from the Smartfren store will directly assist and guide users in the registration process.

Those are three easy and practical ways to register a Smartfren card. Hopefully, it's helpful and good luck!

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