very new to this and need help

[SoPas Pat]

Originally Posted by Richard10002

Get a phone that does internet, and a Yoigo SIM, and you can have unlimited GPRS for 1.39 euros per day. Alternatively, you can put the SIM in a datacard in a laptop/pc and browse just like you do at home, (not quite as quick though ).

Richard. I have a Nokia 6310i (oldie but goodie) that I used in Europe a while ago. It is unlocked and I can buy a SIM in Italy where I'll be traveling for a month. Do the SIM cards in Italy automatically allow you to use the phone as a modem,i.e. data? I will be staying mostly in a villa in Tuscany so no good internet service there. I have an IBM Thinkpad T40 which unfortunately does not have bluetooth. It does have infrared but I'm still trying to make that work re: modem. Can't seem to find the right driver for IRda. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks!