 Cell Phone Sim Purchase in Italy
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:42:44 -0400, Joseph Coulter
<yourvacation@> wrote:
>HT wrote:
>> Is it possible to purchase a sim at the Fiumicino Airport?
>>
>> I seem to recall reading that you had to be a resident of Italy to
>> purchase one.
>>
>> Thanks
>What you need is a codice fiscale which can be obtianed through many
>online sites. It gives a rendition of your name, birth place and date.
>Buying before you go on ebay is one option, beware here of expiration
>times for the cards as well as the amount of balances. Buying new
>through online distributors may well be pricy.
Thansk for the replies. I had been looking on line and ebay and there
are certainly a variety of expensive choices. In Ireland a couple of
years ago I got a sim in a phone shop for 25 euro which included 20
euro of air time. They installed it and made a test call. I can't
remember the cost per minutes but it seems like we talked a fairly
long time, longer than what I see as the rates for the sims I've
looked at on line/ebay. I may pick one I can use in both Italy and
France and get one before I go, haven't decided yet.
I have the codice fiscale card printed out should I choose to go that
route. Thanks for the pointers.
If anyone knows if there is a phone shop in Fiumicino Airport please
let me know.
Thanks again
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