Vodafone Sim card purchase

[Effendi]

Here is the coverage map (very well hidden!):
http://www.areaaziende.vodafone.it/1...ty_key=az_must
AFAIK there's no shop list on Vodafone website. There should be one at Termini train station as well as at Fiumicino airport. Usually Vodafone shops are always very well placed at strategic places.
I think you should be able to activate English prompts, but I honestly don't know how... I have a Vodafone sim-card, but it's a business postpaid, it's totally different, so I cannot help you with Vodafone prepaid.

[creative-2008]

Originally Posted by Effendi

Here is the coverage map (very well hidden!):
http://www.areaaziende.vodafone.it/1...ty_key=az_must
AFAIK there's no shop list on Vodafone website. There should be one at Termini train station as well as at Fiumicino airport. Usually Vodafone shops are always very well placed at strategic places.
I think you should be able to activate English prompts, but I honestly don't know how... I have a Vodafone sim-card, but it's a business postpaid, it's totally different, so I cannot help you with Vodafone prepaid.

That was a massive help, thanks very much.

After a lot of searching and translating I managed to get it to say that they have coverage in Sorrento... although it wasn't as accurate looking as 3's map showing the coverage.

Maybe somebody could append that link to the stickied topic, been as the link there does not work correctly.

I won't actually be near the airport at all, and can't use Google to find any actualy Vodafone stores.

Will it be just as easy/helpful to buy a sim card from a regular phone shop?

I've found this link for the train station which shows the list of shops. Any suggestions?

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[creative-2008]

Originally Posted by Effendi

Here is the coverage map (very well hidden!):
http://www.areaaziende.vodafone.it/1...ty_key=az_must
AFAIK there's no shop list on Vodafone website. There should be one at Termini train station as well as at Fiumicino airport. Usually Vodafone shops are always very well placed at strategic places.
I think you should be able to activate English prompts, but I honestly don't know how... I have a Vodafone sim-card, but it's a business postpaid, it's totally different, so I cannot help you with Vodafone prepaid.

Thanks very much for your reply, I wrote quite a lengthy response earlier, but it seems it didn't get posted for whatever reason.

Massive thanks for the link, after a bit of work translating and googling it would seem that the Vodafone sim would be suitable for Sorrento.

Google doesn't however seem to know about any Vodafone stores around the area we will be staying. I won't be going anywhere near the airports, but will be arriving at Rome Termini (the main train station), who provide a list of retaillers. Both Wind and TIM have their own stores in the station, but Vodafone do not.

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Are there any general phone stores in the station that would be suitable for buying a Vodafone sim card from? Or would it be easier to go to either the TIM or Wind stores?