Prepaid SIM in Italy?

wco81 · 30-05-2008, 06:13

Look up codice fiscale.

When I bought mine, I had to provide a CF and also my passport. Most hotels in Italy ask for your passport. Or car rental offices.

Even if you go to a Internet cafe, they will ask for you passport (some have taken my drivers license with photo), because of anti-terrorism laws.

On the front page of the operators page for Italy, there is a link to a web site which will generate a codice fiscale for you. I did it and took down all the info.

jjg247 · 30-05-2008, 12:21

Thanks for the tip of the CF. I went to the site but got an error saying

"ATTENZIONE
Il numero generato corrisponde alle regole del D.M. del 12.3.1974
Non si può avere l'assoluta certezza dell'esattezza del codice perché nel raro caso in cui il sistema genera due codici identici (caso di due persone con nome e cognome molto simili, nati lo stesso giorno, nello stesso comune), il Ministero delle Finanze provvede alla sostituzione di uno dei numeri con una lettera progressiva. "

I think it's telling me that there is similar record in their system and I can't have a CF. Anybody know specifically what the problem is?

jjg247 · 30-05-2008, 12:30

I figured it out. I must have spelled the Italian translation of the US wrong. I corrected it and got my CF. Sweet!

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wco81 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 304 Join Date: 17 Jun 2007 Country:	30-05-2008, 06:13 Look up codice fiscale. When I bought mine, I had to provide a CF and also my passport. Most hotels in Italy ask for your passport. Or car rental offices. Even if you go to a Internet cafe, they will ask for you passport (some have taken my drivers license with photo), because of anti-terrorism laws. On the front page of the operators page for Italy, there is a link to a web site which will generate a codice fiscale for you. I did it and took down all the info.

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jjg247 (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 3 Join Date: 30 May 2008 Country:	30-05-2008, 12:21 Thanks for the tip of the CF. I went to the site but got an error saying "ATTENZIONE Il numero generato corrisponde alle regole del D.M. del 12.3.1974 Non si può avere l'assoluta certezza dell'esattezza del codice perché nel raro caso in cui il sistema genera due codici identici (caso di due persone con nome e cognome molto simili, nati lo stesso giorno, nello stesso comune), il Ministero delle Finanze provvede alla sostituzione di uno dei numeri con una lettera progressiva. " I think it's telling me that there is similar record in their system and I can't have a CF. Anybody know specifically what the problem is?

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jjg247 (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 3 Join Date: 30 May 2008 Country:	30-05-2008, 12:30 I figured it out. I must have spelled the Italian translation of the US wrong. I corrected it and got my CF. Sweet!