Prepaid SIM for Italy...

Richard10002 · 10-08-2007, 20:31

I had a lot of trouble finding a SIM card, (WIND or TIM), in Italy. It seems you have to be in fairly big places to get one.

I couldnt get one in Villasimius in Sardinia.... all the recharge shops said I had to go to Cagliari. Couldnt get one at Naples Airport. Eventually got a TIM SIM by buying a phone at AUCHAN superstore in/near Pompeii. Phone with SIM was 40 euros, and the store registered it for me using my driving licence.

Easy to get recharge vouchers once you have the SIM. I bought a 30 euro voucher on Stromboli, and another on Vulcano - both tiny islands off Sicily.

Recgarging is easy by sending the voucher code by SMS to the number on the voucher, and setting up data is simple by sending the codes mentioned above for either 500Mb per month at any time, or 9Gb per month between 5pm and 9am Mon-Friday plus all day Sat & Sun.

I would definitely have bought a WIND SIM if I could have found one as 5Gb per month for 25 euros anytime would suit me better than the 9Gb per month limited times.

It's easy once you have the SIM. Dont expect to be able to buy ine at an airport - definitely not Naples.

Good Luck

MATHA531 · 10-08-2007, 20:48

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Originally Posted by Richard10002

I had a lot of trouble finding a SIM card, (WIND or TIM), in Italy. It seems you have to be in fairly big places to get one.

I couldnt get one in Villasimius in Sardinia.... all the recharge shops said I had to go to Cagliari. Couldnt get one at Naples Airport. Eventually got a TIM SIM by buying a phone at AUCHAN superstore in/near Pompeii. Phone with SIM was 40 euros, and the store registered it for me using my driving licence.

Easy to get recharge vouchers once you have the SIM. I bought a 30 euro voucher on Stromboli, and another on Vulcano - both tiny islands off Sicily.

Recgarging is easy by sending the voucher code by SMS to the number on the voucher, and setting up data is simple by sending the codes mentioned above for either 500Mb per month at any time, or 9Gb per month between 5pm and 9am Mon-Friday plus all day Sat & Sun.

I would definitely have bought a WIND SIM if I could have found one as 5Gb per month for 25 euros anytime would suit me better than the 9Gb per month limited times.

It's easy once you have the SIM. Dont expect to be able to buy ine at an airport - definitely not Naples.

Good Luck

Rome airport?

Which one did you get?

Were you able to have them set the voice menus to English?

Richard10002 · 10-08-2007, 22:38

No idea about Rome Airport, but was amazed that I couldnt get one at naples Airport. It seems the obvious place to have a shop or outlet for people entering the country. i am guessing, but may be wrong, that there may be some kind of rule which says they cant sell them at airports?

I\got a TIM, (would have preferred WIND).

Didnt need the menus in English... just used the text system for activating data and recharging, which has worked fine.

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Richard10002 (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 60 Join Date: 03 Oct 2006 Country:	10-08-2007, 20:31 I had a lot of trouble finding a SIM card, (WIND or TIM), in Italy. It seems you have to be in fairly big places to get one. I couldnt get one in Villasimius in Sardinia.... all the recharge shops said I had to go to Cagliari. Couldnt get one at Naples Airport. Eventually got a TIM SIM by buying a phone at AUCHAN superstore in/near Pompeii. Phone with SIM was 40 euros, and the store registered it for me using my driving licence. Easy to get recharge vouchers once you have the SIM. I bought a 30 euro voucher on Stromboli, and another on Vulcano - both tiny islands off Sicily. Recgarging is easy by sending the voucher code by SMS to the number on the voucher, and setting up data is simple by sending the codes mentioned above for either 500Mb per month at any time, or 9Gb per month between 5pm and 9am Mon-Friday plus all day Sat & Sun. I would definitely have bought a WIND SIM if I could have found one as 5Gb per month for 25 euros anytime would suit me better than the 9Gb per month limited times. It's easy once you have the SIM. Dont expect to be able to buy ine at an airport - definitely not Naples. Good Luck

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Richard10002 (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 60 Join Date: 03 Oct 2006 Country:	10-08-2007, 22:38 No idea about Rome Airport, but was amazed that I couldnt get one at naples Airport. It seems the obvious place to have a shop or outlet for people entering the country. i am guessing, but may be wrong, that there may be some kind of rule which says they cant sell them at airports? I\got a TIM, (would have preferred WIND). Didnt need the menus in English... just used the text system for activating data and recharging, which has worked fine.