Prepaid SIM in Italy? - Page 12

Mets · 07-03-2010, 01:21

hey Effendi,

I bought a TIM card at the FCO airport for 10 Euro. I put it in my phone, but I don't think it's working (phone is unlocked blackberry). When I type *123# it says "servizio no permesso in italia," and when I try to dial it says "call forwarding - conditional." It does say I have 5 Euro credit when I txt CREDITO to 40916, but they never even told me what the number was...! Do you know how I get this to work? Sorry to ask you to play tech support, but I'm stuck and at a language barrier (they barely understood sim card at the store).

fedeprovenza · 07-03-2010, 18:26

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Originally Posted by Mets

hey Effendi,

I put it in my phone, but I don't think it's working (phone is unlocked blackberry). When I type *123# it says "servizio no permesso in italia,"

this is for wind sim card, not those tim

Have you called 4916?

Mets · 08-03-2010, 00:16

I got it to work, but I seem to be flying through the balance, even just for txt's to America. How do I reload it?

Motel75 · 08-03-2010, 08:44

Go to any tabacchi.

fischietto · 14-03-2010, 16:17

I know this problem....this is when your card isn't registered, so when your identity card or passport hasn't been registered by TIM. You have to wait some days (about 1-2 but sometimes also 3...). The number *123# to know the credit is only actived abroad.

mutrax · **Wind point of sale at Fiumicino ? -** 18-03-2010, 19:03

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Originally Posted by Effendi

Buy it in Italy, it's MUCH better.
At Fiumicino there's a 3 and a Vodafone shop (Terminal 1), plus a multi-brand store (Terminal 3)
Shopping Gallery - Aeroporti di Roma - Rome Airports Shopping Gallery

Hi Effendi and thanks for the link !
The multi-brand store (SmartphONE) in T3: Does it sell Wind SIMs ? I can't find any point of sale of Wind SIMs in Fiumicino Airport at the wind.it site.
Christian
Québec

Effendi · 22-03-2010, 07:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by mutrax

Hi Effendi and thanks for the link !
The multi-brand store (SmartphONE) in T3: Does it sell Wind SIMs ? I can't find any point of sale of Wind SIMs in Fiumicino Airport at the wind.it site.
Christian
Québec

I don't know, I'm not from Rome so I cannot chek. They could sell Wind cards, but they are not listed on Wind site so probably they won't. BTW you can buy one in the centre.

Mets · 08-04-2010, 04:17

hey guys,

Thanks for the advice, this forum was a big help during my trip! I (unfortunately) have been back in the states for about 3 weeks now, but just the other day I recieved a charge for 5 Euro on my credit card from telecom italia...does anybody know what this might be for? I ran out of credit on my sim card half way through my trip and never bothered to recharge. I was just about to throw it away when I saw this random charge. Did they refill it for me, and do they usually do this?

Mets

Effendi · 08-04-2010, 09:03

You mean you have been recharged? It could be some promotion or someone who refilled the wrong number!

Mets · 09-04-2010, 03:06

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Originally Posted by Effendi

You mean you have been recharged? It could be some promotion or someone who refilled the wrong number!

Indeed I was. How do they even know my credit card though?

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Mets (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 7 Join Date: 21 Feb 2010 Country:	07-03-2010, 01:21 hey Effendi, I bought a TIM card at the FCO airport for 10 Euro. I put it in my phone, but I don't think it's working (phone is unlocked blackberry). When I type *123# it says "servizio no permesso in italia," and when I try to dial it says "call forwarding - conditional." It does say I have 5 Euro credit when I txt CREDITO to 40916, but they never even told me what the number was...! Do you know how I get this to work? Sorry to ask you to play tech support, but I'm stuck and at a language barrier (they barely understood sim card at the store).

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Mets (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 7 Join Date: 21 Feb 2010 Country:	08-03-2010, 00:16 I got it to work, but I seem to be flying through the balance, even just for txt's to America. How do I reload it?

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Motel75 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 573 Join Date: 15 Jun 2006 Location: Berlin Country:	08-03-2010, 08:44 Go to any tabacchi. Current DE: Vodafone, Netzklub; PL: Klucz, Virgin; UK: Giffgaff, Vodafone; US: T-Mobile; CA: 7-Eleven; IT: Vodafone; UA: Kyivstar; FR: Bouygues; GR: Vodafone Former DE: Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Blauworld, 01051mobile, Solomo, Lycamobile, Simyo, Congstar, Fonic, Edeka Mobile, Lidl Mobile; PL: Heyah, Era, Virgin, Sami Swoi, Orange, POP, iPlus, Carrefour Mova, Telepin Mobi, Play, Lycamobile, T-Mobile; UK: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin; US: T-Mobile, AT&T, Lycamobile; CZ: Vodafone, Oskar; ES: Lebara; GR: Vodafone, Wind; UA: Vodafone; IL: Orange; TR: Turkcell

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fischietto (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 3 Join Date: 14 Mar 2010 Location: Provincia Granda Country:	14-03-2010, 16:17 I know this problem....this is when your card isn't registered, so when your identity card or passport hasn't been registered by TIM. You have to wait some days (about 1-2 but sometimes also 3...). The number *123# to know the credit is only actived abroad. a sim is the chip of life

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Mets (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 7 Join Date: 21 Feb 2010 Country:	08-04-2010, 04:17 hey guys, Thanks for the advice, this forum was a big help during my trip! I (unfortunately) have been back in the states for about 3 weeks now, but just the other day I recieved a charge for 5 Euro on my credit card from telecom italia...does anybody know what this might be for? I ran out of credit on my sim card half way through my trip and never bothered to recharge. I was just about to throw it away when I saw this random charge. Did they refill it for me, and do they usually do this? Mets

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Effendi (Offline) The great Dictator! Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,487 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Trieste/Trst Country:	08-04-2010, 09:03 You mean you have been recharged? It could be some promotion or someone who refilled the wrong number! Working Prepaids: IT: Wind, Vodafone IT, UNO Mobile; SM: Prima; UK: 3, Virgin; INT: TravelSIM, Truphone. Deceased Prepaids: CZ: Oskar, Eurotel; SK: Orange; DE: E-Plus, Aldi, Simyo; GE: Geocell; AM: Armentel; PL: Heyah, Plus; LT: Tele2; LV: Amigo; EE: Elisa; UA: Kyivstar; NZ: Vodafone; INT: UM, UM+, ICQSim. GSM/3G Phones: Nokia Lumia 630 dual sim