hi,
Just wanted to thank you guys again for the great info here, and mention that you got "plugged" (linked from) at TripAdvisor:
TIM, vodophone, or WIND sim card in Rome? - Rome Message Board - TripAdvisor
As I wrote in my first post, I wish I had found you when I first started looking for international sim card information instead of two weeks later!
Veni, vidi, vici... Italy, here I come.