Italian Pre-paid Sim Cards

oliver · 15-04-2006, 22:39

In May I'm taking my unlocked Nokia 6102 GSM phone with me to Italy for a 5-6 week visit, including a week in Firenze. I plan to buy a TIM SIM either before I leave the USA or immediately upon arrival because family and others need a telephone number where I can be reached if necessary. I do not know whether there is any advantage in buying a TIM SIM in the USA just to have the telephone number if I still need to go through the bureaucratic application process to get it activated in Italy, and to select various options (I have no idea what they are) for voice mail etc. I'll have a callback service so that I can modify the answering message on my home phone in the USA.
Driving from Innbruck across the Brennero to Firenze, where is my first opportunity to buy a TIM SIM that does not require a lengthy detour into a city where one cannot park anywhere? I'll stop for lunch in Campogalliano.
Thanks for suggestions, Oliver

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oliver (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 2 Join Date: 09 Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco	15-04-2006, 22:39 In May I'm taking my unlocked Nokia 6102 GSM phone with me to Italy for a 5-6 week visit, including a week in Firenze. I plan to buy a TIM SIM either before I leave the USA or immediately upon arrival because family and others need a telephone number where I can be reached if necessary. I do not know whether there is any advantage in buying a TIM SIM in the USA just to have the telephone number if I still need to go through the bureaucratic application process to get it activated in Italy, and to select various options (I have no idea what they are) for voice mail etc. I'll have a callback service so that I can modify the answering message on my home phone in the USA. Driving from Innbruck across the Brennero to Firenze, where is my first opportunity to buy a TIM SIM that does not require a lengthy detour into a city where one cannot park anywhere? I'll stop for lunch in Campogalliano. Thanks for suggestions, Oliver