[Plone-conference] SIM card with data

Mon Sep 30 02:12:11 UTC 2013

If I can find & remember to pack my sim chopper, I will

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~Spanky

On Sep 29, 2013, at 17:12, Fulvio Casali <fulviocasali at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, I did it.  I went to Lojas Americanas at Brasilia Shopping and bought a TIM card for R$ 5.  Turns out, once you plop a new SIM chip into your phone, the first time you try to make a call, it connects you to TIM.  Press 2 for english.  Then it will prompt you whether you want to activate it using a CPF, or a passport number.  If you choose the passport option, it will connect you to a live operator, who will ask you your name, date of birth, nationality, passport number, postal code and street number of your lodging in Brazil.  That's it!
> 
> While at Brasilia Shopping, I found a cell phone repair shop (in the parking garage) where they had the little clipper tool to turn a mini SIM into a micro SIM for use in an iPhone.
> 
> Now I just have to buy a recharge for my SIM, and figure out what the options are.
> -- 
> Fulvio
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Mikko Ohtamaa <mikko at opensourcehacker.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I think there exist a process to activate Brazilian SIM cards for foreigners, but shops are reclutant to do it because 1) they don't know how (a rare event) 2) a lot of manual work for them.
>> 
>> So if you go to a random shop, don't expect they can serve you only with passport. 
>> 
>> -Mikko
>> 
>> 
>> On 29 September 2013 20:57, Dylan Jay <djay at pretaweb.com> wrote:
>>> So it turns out you don't need a cpf number. Get a sim from americanas
>>> department store. Take it to a TIM shop and they will activate it
>>> using your passport.
>>> 
>>> Dylan Jay
>>> Technical solution manager
>>> PretaWeb 99552830
>>> 
>>> On 27/09/2013, at 3:43 PM, Patrick Gerken <gerken at patrick-gerken.de> wrote:
>>> 
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > i've got two working sims with tim pre.
>>> > While you can buy these cards without needing a CPF, you need a CPF to
>>> > activate them. You have to enter a number for for activation (*144#)
>>> > then you have to enter a CPF, and after that they ask you if you want to
>>> > receive spam. 2 stands for no.
>>> > I did not try to enter a random CPF, but I had to enter the CPF three
>>> > times because of some server problems, so there must be some form of
>>> > online check happening.
>>> > I've filed the form to apply for a CPF online, but I didn't try to get
>>> > one yet.
>>> > Unfortunately, the form is only in portuguese. They ask some strange
>>> > things like in which part of the city you live.
>>> >
>>> > Best regards
>>> >
>>> >        Patrick
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 19.09.2013 13:48, Davi Lima wrote:
>>> >> I believe TIM has one of the best prepaid data plans, called "Infinity
>>> >> Pré": http://www.tim.com.br/se/para-voce/planos/pre-pago/-infinity-pre
>>> >>
>>> >> You pay R$ 0,50 for each day you do download some bits. There's no
>>> >> bandwidth limit but if you use more than 10MB per day
>>> >> you connection speed downgrades itself to 2G. Unlimited SMS is
>>> >> provided in the same manner: if you send just one SMS then you're
>>> >> charged R$ 0,50 and you can send as many SMS as you can in that day.
>>> >>
>>> >> Calls for other TIMs numbers are very cheap too: R$ 0,25 per call,
>>> >> even across cities. If your friend doesn't have a TIM but a non-mobile
>>> >> number you pay R$ 0,60 per call. If it's a non-TIM mobile prices are
>>> >> not as cheap (ie: charges per minute).
>>> >>
>>> >> Cya!
>>> >> Davi
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> 2013/9/19 Nejc Zupan <nejc.zupan at gmail.com <mailto:nejc.zupan at gmail.com>>
>>> >>
>>> >>    Hey all,
>>> >>
>>> >>    can anyone recommend which provider to get a prepaid SIM card with
>>> >>    data from?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>    Thanks,
>>> >>    Nejc Zupan
>>> >>
>>> >>    M: +386 (0)40 730 735
>>> >>    E: nejc.zupan at gmail.com <mailto:nejc.zupan at gmail.com>
>>> >>
>>> >>    www.niteoweb.com <http://www.niteoweb.com/> |
>>> >>    www.mladipodjetnik.si
>>> >>    <http://www.mladipodjetnik.si> | www.eestec.net
>>> >>    <http://www.eestec.net/>
>>> >>
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