From an Angry Arab correspondent in Saudi Arabia: "The three major phone companies in
Saudi Arabia sent their customers a message requiring entering the national ID
number each time they charge their pre-paid cell phones! People looked at it as
another attempt from authorities to intimidate people and squeeze the limited
freedom of speech left via smart cell phone (which is used effectively to bring
stories can not be told by government-backed media). I have strong feeling it
won't work! People got sick of everything they see!!!"