Visiting Italy and France

snaimon · **depends.... -** 16-03-2007, 21:52

Think it depends on how much calling you plan to do. 8 days is pretty short.

Did you see the GOING TO EUROPE sticky?

Going again? Anytime soon? Wud not go for 2 SIMs unless you are going again or making lots of calls. Wud not go for intl SIM unless you plan to travel more or have someone to whom you can sell it or donate it.

Don't forget a calling card; usually cheaper than cells and you should be able to use from hotel rooms.

Also, EU stuff is much in flux. May be lots of changes upcoming. Might be best to wait.

Bon voyage.

Stan

ahab · 16-03-2007, 22:08

Realistically, this 2+ week trip is it for a while (slightly delayed honeymoon, and it's hard to find time to travel that much).

Neither of us are doing any work while in Europe, so the only phone use is talking to family. I don't expect that much, but I think I'll avoid the whole calling card thing for simplicity sake.

Is it easy to buy SIMs locally? I've seen some of the online sellers saying how you need three copies of your passport plus a whole lot of other stuff to get them--I don't believe everything they write, since they're obviously trying to sell me something, but it seems like all I need is let them copy my passport.

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snaimon (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 898 Join Date: 17 Mar 2004 Location: Richmond, VA USA Country:	depends.... - 16-03-2007, 21:52 Think it depends on how much calling you plan to do. 8 days is pretty short. Did you see the GOING TO EUROPE sticky? Going again? Anytime soon? Wud not go for 2 SIMs unless you are going again or making lots of calls. Wud not go for intl SIM unless you plan to travel more or have someone to whom you can sell it or donate it. Don't forget a calling card; usually cheaper than cells and you should be able to use from hotel rooms. Also, EU stuff is much in flux. May be lots of changes upcoming. Might be best to wait. Bon voyage. Stan 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

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ahab (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 9 Join Date: 16 Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Country:	16-03-2007, 22:08 Realistically, this 2+ week trip is it for a while (slightly delayed honeymoon, and it's hard to find time to travel that much). Neither of us are doing any work while in Europe, so the only phone use is talking to family. I don't expect that much, but I think I'll avoid the whole calling card thing for simplicity sake. Is it easy to buy SIMs locally? I've seen some of the online sellers saying how you need three copies of your passport plus a whole lot of other stuff to get them--I don't believe everything they write, since they're obviously trying to sell me something, but it seems like all I need is let them copy my passport.