Italy Sim Card

**Italy Sim Card -** 18-01-2011, 14:59

Hey guys, do you know where I can buy Italy and egypt sim card? I will be leaving on the 1st week of february and I want to make sure I have a number to leave my family before going to my trip. Any suggestions? Thanks.

snidely · 18-01-2011, 18:53

IF you need a number before you leave, contact telestial.com. Their website says they have Italian prepaid SIMS. You would pay somewhat more than you would if you waited until you got to Italy but you save the hassle and have it ready when you get their.

They do not list Egypt in their inventory. The company is based in U.S. As for Egypt, you could buy a "multi-country SIM from them (or elsewhere) of wait til you land in Cairo and email or text your Egypt number to family.

...mike

18-01-2011, 19:44

O thank you very much, I am on their website right now and I already ordered Sim card for Italy. Thanks a lot.

DRNewcomb · 20-01-2011, 01:38

You should know that you pay a big premium for having the SIM in advance. It is much more cost effective to buy the SIM after you get there and text or twitter the number to your family. There are several places to buy SIMs in the Rome airport.

snidely · 20-01-2011, 19:01

DR - Perhaps I should have used stronger language to convey that the premium paid is large. However, even if it's $20-$25, it might be worth it for convenience. He has number in advance to give out, can avoid the hassle of dealing with purchase in airport and setting it up etc. I think I have read here that Italy requires extra "red tape" when buying a SIM, especially if you are not Italian.
...mike

Iceburnmarko · 05-07-2011, 07:28

I know this is somewhat an old post but think would reply for future people. If one choose to buy the Italian simcard in Italy there is indeed a lot of red tape and quite a few shops refuse to serve u. Ie they say have to live and have Italian Id card. In end did find small independent shop that did process it with my iD. Could use my address back home but at end use our family address in Italy. (Was about to get it in their name). It cost €10 with €5 credit. Reason I want wind is cause a lot of friends / family are on wind and have unlimited data think got fair usage of 2gb for only €3 a month

Iceburnmarko · 05-07-2011, 07:31

Oh press sent by mistake. One last thing new simcard take upto 24 hours to get activated with overseas ppl taking the longest due to them have to be manually input into the system. So like the other person said might be worth paying the extra $20 for the convience

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smartfree Guest Posts: n/a	Italy Sim Card - 18-01-2011, 14:59 Hey guys, do you know where I can buy Italy and egypt sim card? I will be leaving on the 1st week of february and I want to make sure I have a number to leave my family before going to my trip. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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snidely (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 375 Join Date: 09 May 2005 Location: Berkeley, California and Miami Country:	18-01-2011, 18:53 IF you need a number before you leave, contact telestial.com. Their website says they have Italian prepaid SIMS. You would pay somewhat more than you would if you waited until you got to Italy but you save the hassle and have it ready when you get their. They do not list Egypt in their inventory. The company is based in U.S. As for Egypt, you could buy a "multi-country SIM from them (or elsewhere) of wait til you land in Cairo and email or text your Egypt number to family. ...mike Make use of T-M's UMA/wifi free calling from any place in the world with access to wifi. Wife uses HTC Android that has a form of UMA wifi calling. I use BB 9700, which is fully UMA capable. U.S. T-Mobile unlimited minutes (incoming and outgoing), 2GB data each line, unlimited SMS for 2 lines - about $140/mo. for both lines line. (In U.S. no surcharge for calling a cell.)

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smartfree Guest Posts: n/a	18-01-2011, 19:44 O thank you very much, I am on their website right now and I already ordered Sim card for Italy. Thanks a lot.

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DRNewcomb (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,331 Join Date: 27 Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Country:	20-01-2011, 01:38 You should know that you pay a big premium for having the SIM in advance. It is much more cost effective to buy the SIM after you get there and text or twitter the number to your family. There are several places to buy SIMs in the Rome airport.

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snidely (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 375 Join Date: 09 May 2005 Location: Berkeley, California and Miami Country:	20-01-2011, 19:01 DR - Perhaps I should have used stronger language to convey that the premium paid is large. However, even if it's $20-$25, it might be worth it for convenience. He has number in advance to give out, can avoid the hassle of dealing with purchase in airport and setting it up etc. I think I have read here that Italy requires extra "red tape" when buying a SIM, especially if you are not Italian. ...mike Make use of T-M's UMA/wifi free calling from any place in the world with access to wifi. Wife uses HTC Android that has a form of UMA wifi calling. I use BB 9700, which is fully UMA capable. U.S. T-Mobile unlimited minutes (incoming and outgoing), 2GB data each line, unlimited SMS for 2 lines - about $140/mo. for both lines line. (In U.S. no surcharge for calling a cell.)

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Iceburnmarko (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 7 Join Date: 05 Jul 2011 Country:	05-07-2011, 07:28 I know this is somewhat an old post but think would reply for future people. If one choose to buy the Italian simcard in Italy there is indeed a lot of red tape and quite a few shops refuse to serve u. Ie they say have to live and have Italian Id card. In end did find small independent shop that did process it with my iD. Could use my address back home but at end use our family address in Italy. (Was about to get it in their name). It cost €10 with €5 credit. Reason I want wind is cause a lot of friends / family are on wind and have unlimited data think got fair usage of 2gb for only €3 a month

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Iceburnmarko (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 7 Join Date: 05 Jul 2011 Country:	05-07-2011, 07:31 Oh press sent by mistake. One last thing new simcard take upto 24 hours to get activated with overseas ppl taking the longest due to them have to be manually input into the system. So like the other person said might be worth paying the extra $20 for the convience