I've had a very successful attempt (as reported upthread) a week ago, not sure why it would change, unless these people all together decide to make NEW rules,
Not sure about activation,
My question is, are people scanning the correct barcode or the wrong one, as if I remember correctly, there are 2...
A week ago is very different than today.
It seems that activation outside of the stores that actually sell the cards is not possible anymore (I'm curious to know if can be activated in a state that sells them even if that store specifically doesn't sell them).
People have tried it with both bar codes and have had no luck.
One person upthread seems to have trouble activating a permanent card without a receipt, but that seems to be an anomaly.