Prepaid UK SIM

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Originally Posted by powerlifter

I have a vodaphone sim card. I have the passport option on the card. You can wait and buy in the UK, sometimes it is free. You can call CS and give them your U S credit card number, but you must give them a UK address. this all of 15 min. to complete. If you want to buy before hand use this company they maild to me here in the US. www.freedom-mobiles.co.uk/ They are very good and shipping is free.

I bought the UK prepay SIM (no credit included, but there was a separate T-Mobile top-up card in the package), put it in my unlocked GSM phone (and my wife's), entered the unlock PIN code and I get a message that the SIM card is unregistered. I called T-Mobile UK and they told me I need to buy a top up voucher when I get to the UK. I was able to register on My T-Mobile UK, but was never emailed the PIN code to open the account.

Here are my questions:
1) Is there any way to register or activate the T-Mobile UK SIM card in the phone in the US before going to the UK? Am I unable to register it because it's not in the UK or because thereis no credit associated with the account?

2) Is my only option for topping up to buy an e-Voucher when I get there? The T-Mobile UK CSR told me they will only accept UK credit cards. If I buy a top-up T-Mobile UK voucher on eBay, will this work?