Recharging Italian sim cards from abroad... TIM and Wind

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Originally Posted by lothian110

so let me get this straight.
even if i send an a regular sms from the phone to another cell, that itself won't keep the sim card active? so even using the phone won't keep a sim with credit active? the only way to keep it active is to recharge within the 12months?!

if so, that is ridiculous...

yes, excluding 3it ( ), to keep alive a sim you have to recharge it (like the majority of european operators do)