Check registration name of your Simcard

Every adult has their own mobile and so, they must have used Simcard to connect with friends and family. The use of Simcard is not only limited to make calls only but your number can act as your identity. You have to use your mobile number for various purposes. Phone number is used to verify the various accounts you made online. Access to various accounts possible through access to your number. But the bitter truth is most people don't care about the registration name of their Simcard. They used the Simcard registered in someone's name either other family members, relatives, or friends. 

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Since most services based on your Simcard, it's better to use your own registered Simcard to access them. So, check whether the Simcard has been registered to your name or not following the simple steps discussed below. Timely registration of Simcard to your own name would save a lot preventing you from potential future troubles. We have heard a lot about the negative consequences of using other's sim cards. So, it's better not to use sim cards registered in other's name and not let other use sim cards registered in your name. 

Here in this post, we are discussing how to check the registration name of your Simcard either you are NTC user or Ncell user, among two giants in telecommunication in Nepal. Different methods are used to check the registration name of the sim card.

Check the registration name of your NTC Simcard

If you are NTC Sim holder, then you have to follow the steps accordingly as shown. There are multiple ways to check the registered name of your NTC Simcard. Here, we are talking about two main ways. If you choose to use your dial pad to check the name of the SIM Card owner name then you have to follow these simple steps which I've summed up below.

Check the registered name of  NTC Simcard using Keypad

 Step 1: Just open up your Keypad right away on your device with NTC Sim card on it. 

 Step 2: Type the code *922# and press the call button to select the NTC Sim you like to make the request to know in whose name does the Sim card registered.

Step 3: That’s it, the Name of the SIM Card owner and phone number Pops up on the screen.

Check the registered name of  NTC Simcard using SMS : 

Sometimes an error may occur to check the owner's name and the number of the Sim card you are using. Or, you may forget the number you have to dial to request then, in that time you can check out the registered person's name for the given sim card is given by SMS service. If you want to use your SMS to check the name of the SIM Card owner name then you have to follow these simple steps which I've summed up below.

Step 1: Open up the Message app on your device where you get messages receiving and sending from the NTC Simcard you are using. Create a new message there tapping on '+' sign of on 'New message'.

Step 2: Type the code “scode” on the text area and send it to 1415

Step 3: After that, you will get the name for whom the SIM card was registered along with the re-set of the security code

It would not show the SIM Card Owner's name directly in the first place, at first, it resets your Password and shows the name of the person who has owned/registered the SIM Card. Then, prompting up the message for successful reset of your Password. Following these procedures makes you feel tedious and hence it's found that SMS is not a direct way of finding the owner of the SIM Card where you have to do more hustle especially when you are doing it for the first time.

How to register your Simcard to your name?

I have already mentioned that we may not are using Sim card register to our own name mostly it registered under our parent's name, family members, relatives or friends, or anybody. But you are using it for a long and you have proof of that. Then, you can re-register to your own name. Say, you are using the number not registered in your name for your bank account details and transaction purpose. With that proof, you can change your NTC card owner name to yours.

When you found that the SIM card you are using doesn't show your name in the owner's name then you can now transfer SIM ownership to your own names. You just have to follow the steps below !! 

First, you have to Visit the NTC office to change the SIM owner name with your valid issued by Government like the Citizenship, Passport, or Driving license.

If you have a postpaid SIM card, you need to have the Citizenship copy of the original owner and 2 auto-size photos.

And if you have Prepaid which differs from the different counters. Some Ntc staffs demand the owner’s ID strictly while others do it without such ID.

Check the registration name of your Ncell Simcard

If you are Ncell Sim holder, then you have to follow the steps accordingly as shown. Here, I discuss a way to use the keypad to check the registration name of Ncell Simcard name. You can use the keypad of your device containing Ncell Sim card to check the name of the SIM Card owner's name then you have to follow these simple steps which I've summed up below. 

Step 1: First of all, just open up your Keypad right away on your device with Ncell Sim card on it. 

Step 2: Type the code *9966# and press the call button selecting the Ncell Sim you like to make the request to know in whose name does the Sim card registered.

Step 3: Just in a second you will receive the message prompting up the name of the SIM Owner that's it.

Thanks, 'Ramchandra Podel' for the Support to build up this post.