Going to ITALY - Wind or TIM for data

noddy · **Going to ITALY - Wind or TIM for data -** 15-07-2007, 23:21

Hi,

I'll be travelling to Italy soon and need to use the laptop whilst I'm away. I have a Vodafone 3G datacard but the cost of roaming is £5/Mb

Are the pre-paid sims readily available at the airport (FCO) and can anyone recommend the best network for coverage in Formia (Latina)

Alternatively can anyone on the forum provide a prepaid sim?

Thanks

Effendi · 16-07-2007, 08:10

You can buy a prepaid sim anywhere in Italy with no problem, just follow the instructions in one of the many discussions about or directly on the Italy page on this website.

Wind is cheaper, TIM has better coverage in 3G.
At FCO there are TIM, Vodafone and 3, no Wind shop AFAIK. 3 also has good offers on 3G.

AndreA · 16-07-2007, 13:25

If I can remember Formia has 3G coverage by Tim, vodafone and H3G too.

capitanissa · **Great deal from COOP -** 10-11-2011, 12:27

1 GIGA/ MONTH 8 EURO
5 GIGA/MONTH 18

Web 5 giga

buy a COOP SIM at any COOP supermarket.

kimdo · 11-12-2011, 14:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by capitanissa

1 GIGA/ MONTH 8 EURO
5 GIGA/MONTH 18

Web 5 giga

buy a COOP SIM at any COOP supermarket.

Can it be used in Mifi? I mean pocket wifi device.

If ok, what is the APN foe this SIM Card setting?

Effendi · 12-12-2011, 08:30

Just click on "configurazioni" on that page and you get the settings.
BTW the APN is web.coopvoce.it so you can use it for tethering, on an usb bundle or on a Mifi, no problem.

kimdo · 12-12-2011, 08:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Effendi

Just click on "configurazioni" on that page and you get the settings.
BTW the APN is web.coopvoce.it so you can use it for tethering, on an usb bundle or on a Mifi, no problem.

Thanks a lot.

Compare with TIM, which one is better? I will travel Italy coming year... Roma>Firenze>Venezia>Milano, so... I need a stable and good SIM card.

Effendi · 13-12-2011, 16:19

Coopvoce uses TIM's network so they are exactly the same.

kimdo · 14-12-2011, 03:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Effendi

Coopvoce uses TIM's network so they are exactly the same.

Great! Thanks a lot

mingelli · 14-12-2011, 13:03

Is this offer also good for Voip services or those are not allowed? TIM only allows Voip on most expensive offers.

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noddy (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 3 Join Date: 15 Jul 2007 Country:	Going to ITALY - Wind or TIM for data - 15-07-2007, 23:21 Hi, I'll be travelling to Italy soon and need to use the laptop whilst I'm away. I have a Vodafone 3G datacard but the cost of roaming is £5/Mb Are the pre-paid sims readily available at the airport (FCO) and can anyone recommend the best network for coverage in Formia (Latina) Alternatively can anyone on the forum provide a prepaid sim? Thanks

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Effendi (Offline) The great Dictator! Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,487 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Trieste/Trst Country:	16-07-2007, 08:10 You can buy a prepaid sim anywhere in Italy with no problem, just follow the instructions in one of the many discussions about or directly on the Italy page on this website. Wind is cheaper, TIM has better coverage in 3G. At FCO there are TIM, Vodafone and 3, no Wind shop AFAIK. 3 also has good offers on 3G. Working Prepaids: IT: Wind, Vodafone IT, UNO Mobile; SM: Prima; UK: 3, Virgin; INT: TravelSIM, Truphone. Deceased Prepaids: CZ: Oskar, Eurotel; SK: Orange; DE: E-Plus, Aldi, Simyo; GE: Geocell; AM: Armentel; PL: Heyah, Plus; LT: Tele2; LV: Amigo; EE: Elisa; UA: Kyivstar; NZ: Vodafone; INT: UM, UM+, ICQSim. GSM/3G Phones: Nokia Lumia 630 dual sim

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AndreA (Offline) Administrator Prepaid Genius Posts: 1,650 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Florence, Italy Country:	16-07-2007, 13:25 If I can remember Formia has 3G coverage by Tim, vodafone and H3G too. ANTPEAΣ AΠO THN ΦΛΩPENTIA My Phones: iPhone 2G, E65, N70, P910 DVB-H, A835, 6630, 7600, 6210, S55, T39 "Working" PrePaids: IT: Wind, H3G, Vodafone, Tim, CoopVoce, Poste Mobile, Telepass Mobile, Uno Mobile - CH: OrangeClick - RSM: Prima Easy - UK: O2, H3G - INT: United Mobile, TravelSim, ICQ SIM "Deceased" PrePaids: IT: Blu - AT: H3G - FR: Itineris - ES: Yoigo - GR: Cosmote, Frog - HR: Tele2 - UK: Virgin, Orange TO: UCall - NZ: Vodafone - IN: Hutch - CAN: Fido - USA: T-Mobile - INT: Travelfone, CallKey, Globalsim, HopMobile, GT, 09, Mobal, Yackiemobile ITALIAN TLC BLOG

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capitanissa (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 1 Join Date: 10 Nov 2011 Country:	Great deal from COOP - 10-11-2011, 12:27 1 GIGA/ MONTH 8 EURO 5 GIGA/MONTH 18 Web 5 giga buy a COOP SIM at any COOP supermarket.

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Effendi (Offline) The great Dictator! Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,487 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Trieste/Trst Country:	12-12-2011, 08:30 Just click on "configurazioni" on that page and you get the settings. BTW the APN is web.coopvoce.it so you can use it for tethering, on an usb bundle or on a Mifi, no problem. Working Prepaids: IT: Wind, Vodafone IT, UNO Mobile; SM: Prima; UK: 3, Virgin; INT: TravelSIM, Truphone. Deceased Prepaids: CZ: Oskar, Eurotel; SK: Orange; DE: E-Plus, Aldi, Simyo; GE: Geocell; AM: Armentel; PL: Heyah, Plus; LT: Tele2; LV: Amigo; EE: Elisa; UA: Kyivstar; NZ: Vodafone; INT: UM, UM+, ICQSim. GSM/3G Phones: Nokia Lumia 630 dual sim

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Effendi (Offline) The great Dictator! Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,487 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Trieste/Trst Country:	13-12-2011, 16:19 Coopvoce uses TIM's network so they are exactly the same. Working Prepaids: IT: Wind, Vodafone IT, UNO Mobile; SM: Prima; UK: 3, Virgin; INT: TravelSIM, Truphone. Deceased Prepaids: CZ: Oskar, Eurotel; SK: Orange; DE: E-Plus, Aldi, Simyo; GE: Geocell; AM: Armentel; PL: Heyah, Plus; LT: Tele2; LV: Amigo; EE: Elisa; UA: Kyivstar; NZ: Vodafone; INT: UM, UM+, ICQSim. GSM/3G Phones: Nokia Lumia 630 dual sim

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mingelli (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 149 Join Date: 22 Mar 2009 Location: Italy roaming on my yacht Country:	14-12-2011, 13:03 Is this offer also good for Voip services or those are not allowed? TIM only allows Voip on most expensive offers.