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SIM card for Italy

  • 04-05-2014 12:25pm
    #1
    mollybird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭


    does anyone know when we arrive in italy where could we get a SIM card for our phones? me and my hubbie heading there for 3 weeks in sept and want to be able to use our phones over there.

    thanks


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  • #2
    mollybird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭mollybird


    Sugarman, thanks a million for that. something we will seriously consider. We are both with vodafone. is it ok to swap over to another ph comany sim card for short term usage?


  • #3
    whitebriar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,745 ✭✭✭whitebriar


    Also,manually choose three Italy when over there because if your phone defaults to any network other than three,which it will when on automatic,you will be charged the normal extortionate roaming rates.


  • #4
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,620 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    I wouldn't trust what a call agent would tell me regarding whether the phone is locked or not. Best way to test is to borrow a 3/O2/Meteor (anything but Vodafone) SIM from a friend and try it, that way you'll know for certain if it's locked or not.


  • #5
    ballooba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    Is three like home still available to new customers? I didn't think it was.


  • #6
    corkleo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭corkleo


    3 like home should be still available: apps (dot) three (dot) ie/roaming/pages/display/three-like-home

    Only thing, if you just plan to call each other, and use skype or a similar service to call people in Ireland, you can find a lot cheaper phone deals in Italy. Also, you should be able to have calls, sms and data for less than 20 euros a month: check Tim.it (look for "special" or "young" if you can apply, or "smart"), or vodafone.it "smart 200" or wind.it "all inclusive".
    Also three is good, but you might have some little issues with signal coverage in some parts of the country.


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