Italian Pre-paid Sim Cards

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Originally Posted by liz5959

Thanks for replies so far. I do hear that Telestial is a rip off. Any other ideas?

I would not call Telestial a "Rip off". I would just say that they charge a premium for what you get from them. Since there are two firms who sell pretty much the same products and charge pretty much the same prices, (being a believer in competition) I have to assume that there are some high costs involved with that business.

I've looked at the MobileBee site and that Siemens phone looks like a good deal for a traveler.

I take it that your regular wireless carrier is Verizon? Does she have her own phone? Have you asked Verizon what it would cost to get a SIM linked to her number, without renting their phone?

For getting an Italian prepaid SIM, you pretty much get it after you get there or deal with the aforementioned companies. Or maybe one of your friends is like me and keeps an active Italian SIM, just in case...