Need prepaid sim advice while traveling to London, Paris, Monaco, Venice, Rome,Madrid

[bylo]

Originally Posted by f13dfx

And YES, my contact (son) in Canada could call me back

Note that long distance charges from Canada to Europe are much higher to a cellphone than they are to a landline. For instance yak.ca charges 3.5¢ to 5¢/min to most European landlines but 29¢ or more to cellphones. (That's still a lot cheaper than going the other way.)

if I can somehow SMS him for FREE beforehand

If you have access to the Internet, say at a kiosk in a hotel lobby, then you could try some of these: http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/anyo...ite-t3536.html