Italy: How to activate a Vodafone pre-paid SIM card?

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Originally Posted by shuly

Hi,

I received a pre-paid Vodafone SIM card when I bought an iPhone in Italy last year. The card is a USIM 128K 15.21; it has a PIN, a PUK and what looks like a serial number, but no phone number. When I plug it into an unlocked phone, the phone says "inactive SIM". I tried the vodafone.it web site, and there is an option of activation (I think; my Italian is very basic) here:

http://www.areaaziende.vodafone.it/1...odafonesim128k

but it requires registration, which in turns requires a phone number.

What am I doing wrong? Is there any way I can activate the SIM before I go to Italy?

Thanks a lot for any help!

I suppose you're not in Italy... Vodafone sim-cards are pre-activated, but I think you have to first use them in Italy in order for them to work.