You have to fill up your credit or to use at least one paying sim (Semplifica) service within 30 days to keep you sim alive.

Any ideas what those are? I see some MMS services for getting football scores at 30 Euro cents per message.

Would those qualify?

But it appears I have to somehow configure the phone to accept those MMS:

Hmm, looks like this page has info on their Semplifica services:

PosteMobile

Sounds like linking your prepaid account to the bank accounts that you can open at post offices?

The "Semplifica" services are no use if you don't have a Bancoposta bank account or a Postepay prepaid VISA credit card. The only way to keep the sim alive is to recharge it. And you have to do it in Italy.

OK, thanks.

Hmm, no way to do it online or anything?

Some of the things on the SIM prompt for a Codice POP. Any ideas on that?

I exchanged some texts with my other phone with a US SIM. The credits never changed.

But I did get a Calcio SMS alert, stuff about the trade of Ibrahimovic for Eto. That did take 30 Euro cents off my total.

Oh well, I guess I should use up my remaining credit since I'm not going to be in Italy within the next 30 days.

I do have a 10 Euro recharge card but I guess I'll save it.