Prepaid SIM for Italy...

[petkow]

For $39 you could buy a TIM card in the US through Telestial. http://www.telestial.com/view_produc...T_ID=LSIM-IT01

However, on there it says it doesn't do data... but I think it does. Maybe someone else could advise more.

By the way I think if you were to buy the same card in Italy it would only be €10.

[inquisitor]

Try Italian eBay, where you'll find dozens of prepaid SIMs (e.g. http://cgi.ebay.it/SIM-WIND-12-SPECI...QQcmdZViewItem). Afaik WIND has the most attractive data options for prepaid customers and with the "Call your Country" option your boss can call home for € 0,35/min.

[theletterj]

Thank you for the quick replies. I've called Telestial and asked them; they do not support Data plans, so that option is out, though would have be a great option otherwise. I've tried Italian eBay, but can't really understand what they're describing the plans to be. Is it at all possible, once I have a SIM card, regardless of data plan, to add one through the website? I've heard of people doing this via Mondowind, or rather 155. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.

[inquisitor]

You just need to get a SIM, all the options can be activated through the WIND website after you've requested and received a SMS with the login details.
WIND has dozens of options for prepaid customers, but as I mentioned before "Call your Country" would surely be the best voice option for your boss, as he can call home cheap and regarding data WIND offers two interesting options called "MEGA 15000" (5 GB traffic for € 30/month) "MEGA NO LIMIT" (2.5 GB for € 20/month).

[petkow]

Originally Posted by theletterj

Thank you for the quick replies. I've called Telestial and asked them; they do not support Data plans, so that option is out, though would have be a great option otherwise.

I can't understand why Telestial say TIM does not support data. http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/italia/tim.html states that they support GPRS/EDGE/UMTS. Are they still selling some old SIMs that don't? In any case, WIND is definately the more economical option, but does this matter that much as he is your boss (and putting this down as an expense anyhow). I would cross check with Telestial exActly which TIM prepaid tariff they are putting you on.