For Americans Going To Europe Or Overseas

snaimon · **my 2 cents -** 01-11-2007, 02:18

Suspect 1800 will suffice in large cities. Take your phone & see.

DRN has a nice formula for determining break even on buying a local SIM. Maybe he will repost.

1. Estimate how many minutes @ $1 / minute you think you will use. INCLUDE any unexpected inbound calls from US, including calls going to voicemail (advise to shut that off, if possible) and inbound calls from daughter. For 10 days or so, you might be surprised, especially if US folks are used to calling you. I bet that runs you $15.

2. Estimate cost of local SIM and same calling time. Guessing the cost will be < $15 and include at least 30 minutes call time. Our IT folks know the exact setup and may be on the IT page.

3. Take lowest alternative.

4. Have a calling card for landline dialing, either US or Italian.

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snaimon (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 898 Join Date: 17 Mar 2004 Location: Richmond, VA USA Country:	my 2 cents - 01-11-2007, 02:18 Suspect 1800 will suffice in large cities. Take your phone & see. DRN has a nice formula for determining break even on buying a local SIM. Maybe he will repost. 1. Estimate how many minutes @ $1 / minute you think you will use. INCLUDE any unexpected inbound calls from US, including calls going to voicemail (advise to shut that off, if possible) and inbound calls from daughter. For 10 days or so, you might be surprised, especially if US folks are used to calling you. I bet that runs you $15. 2. Estimate cost of local SIM and same calling time. Guessing the cost will be < $15 and include at least 30 minutes call time. Our IT folks know the exact setup and may be on the IT page. 3. Take lowest alternative. 4. Have a calling card for landline dialing, either US or Italian. Phones: DASH V3 (3) Service: US T-MO post paid (2) - US T-MO prepaid (2) - UM+ - TravelSIM DE SIMYO - DE SUNSIM T-Mobile DE Calling Cards: Onesuite Enjoyprepaid AT&T MCI Mobivox