very new to this and need help

[DRNewcomb]

Originally Posted by SoPas Pat

Do the SIM cards in Italy automatically allow you to use the phone as a modem,i.e. data?

Italian prepaid SIMs have a wide variety of plans, programs and "bolt-ons" that are generally activated or deactivated by texting a particular phrase to a particular number. I don't know all the plans because they seem to change them almost weekly. At one time, long ago, Wind had an unlimited GPRS plan that give you full Internet access for 20 Euro per month. I traveled all over using my laptop tethered to my T68i. It was slow but much cheaper and more convenient than an Internet cafe.

Wind dropped that plan and changed to other and then changed them yet again. Look on the Italy page for the (more or less) current information. But your plan will work: I've done it.