Prepaid SIM in Italy?

[Effendi]

Originally Posted by wco81

So when you buy the SIM, you provide the codice fiscale and passport?

yes

Originally Posted by wco81

No real advantage to generating a CF ahead of time then, right?

well, I think it helps indeed, since you need a CF and you cannot know in advance if the shop dealer will be smart enough to create one (unofficial) for you...

Originally Posted by wco81

Also, from the Italy SIMs page, you have to choose a particular plan when you activate?

if you say nothing they will activate you the default plan, but of course you can choose it, at least with Wind, 3 and Vodafone, I don't think it's possible with TIM.

Originally Posted by wco81

I think for a week trip, I would try to get by without topping off. But it would be nice to top off over the web later to prevent the card from expiring.

it's very hard to do it without an Italian credit card, I suggest you to buy a scratch card and then use it also later when you are out of Italy. In this case Wind is surely good since you can refill for free outside of Italy, having a scratch card of course.

[andy]

Originally Posted by Effendi

it's very hard to do it without an Italian credit card, I suggest you to buy a scratch card and then use it also later when you are out of Italy. In this case Wind is surely good since you can refill for free outside of Italy, having a scratch card of course.

Things may have improved

I topped up a Wind SIM online with a UK Visa debit card in February