Purchase and activate one sim online it is an increasingly widespread practice. Simple to carry out even independently thanks to the use of Spid or Cie, this method not only allows you to save time by avoiding having to physically present yourself at a point of sale, but also to take advantage of special offers designed to incentivize your customers from telephone companies , given that online activation allows them to reduce costs
The system with Spid And There is for identification, it instead allows the user to streamline the times previously expected for remote activation methods, which involved video recording and uploading documents online. If before it took at least two days, given that the operator had to verify the video recording and the documents before starting the procedure, with this practice the new SIM is generally active in a few hours. The only exception is in cases where the user requests portability of their telephone number: they will have to wait at least two days, but in the meantime they can use a temporary number assigned by the telephone company to their customer so that they do not remain “discovered”. until the conclusion of the operations. For now, however, not all telephone companies have adopted this new method.
She was the most ready to accept the news Fastweb, the only one that allows its customers to use both Spid and Cie. Once you reach “attiva.fastweb.it”, just enter your tax code or VAT number and the last five digits of the Iccid Serial Number written on the back of the SIM. Once this step is done, you are asked for the authentication method you want to use, including Spid, Cie and video identification. A step is foreseen only in the case of a request for number portability: in fact, a link is sent to the customer via text message to complete the procedure.
Tim, which is preparing to align itself with Fastweb, allows you to carry out the procedure only with Spid. For online activation, use the MyTim app, where you enter the tax code and Iccid serial number of the new SIM: in the event of a portability request, a photo of the old SIM must also be sent. We move on to identification, but in this case, unlike Fastweb, the user can only choose between “Identification with Spid”, or “Identification with a document”, which gives access to video identification. By choosing a digital identity, after authenticating with your credentials, you will need to digitally sign the contract and choose a temporary password. Once this last step is completed, the card will be active in a few hours.
They are still missing Vodafone And Wind Three, who preferred to experiment with the innovation on the sims of the low-cost brands Ho and Very Mobile. Ho allows you to activate the SIM online via your app and to identify yourself with the Spid and scanning the serial number. Very Mobile allows you to register with Spid both via the app and via the website: in case of number portability you need to take a photo of the old SIM and then digitally sign the contract.
The other companies that do not allow you to rely on authentication via digital identity, namely Iliad, Vodafone, Wind Tre, Poste Mobile, still focus on video identification, which is done through the mobile phone camera or via web cam in case of activation via the website. In addition to this, users are required to have the SIM purchased, the identity document used for the purchase and the mobile number indicated at that stage. If number portability is requested, the old SIM and the tax code or health card are also required.