Originally Posted by
transpac
You're confusing Activating with Registering.
Not me. It's a while ago, but in I have noted for registering you dial *161*2*ID No#Send then follow the instructions. Foreigners text Passport No to 170.
To be fair, I don't fancy risking screwing up a SIM to try it out, but the point was to backup the statement that registering could be done at home - this may have been a pre-app method.