Traveling to Italy from Canada with iPhones

Beil · **Traveling to Italy from Canada with iPhones -** 30-08-2009, 09:04

My wife and I are heading over to Italy this Fall and would like to be able to use our (not jailbroken) iPhone 3G handsets there if possible. We'd mainly be needing the phones for local calls to each other and local text messages. Data would be handy if there was an affordable option available, but we'd be fine just using wifi spots for data. (Receiving calls from Canada could be handy, but could also be avoided if it would be too expensive.) Looking at our Canadian provider's "Traveling Abroad" info, it looks like their fees would be prohibitively high.

However, since iPhones are GSM phones with SIM cards, could an Italian TIM/WIND (or other company) SIM card be purchased and used in our phones instead of the Fido SIMs? (Or are iPhones somehow otherwise locked to not work outside their home countries?) And if we did use a local Italian SIM, would data usage be something we should watch out for/avoid, since we'd technically not be "roaming" there.

And is there anything else we should know or consider about this set up?

Thanks in advance!

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Beil (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 2 Join Date: 30 Aug 2009 Country:	Traveling to Italy from Canada with iPhones - 30-08-2009, 09:04 My wife and I are heading over to Italy this Fall and would like to be able to use our (not jailbroken) iPhone 3G handsets there if possible. We'd mainly be needing the phones for local calls to each other and local text messages. Data would be handy if there was an affordable option available, but we'd be fine just using wifi spots for data. (Receiving calls from Canada could be handy, but could also be avoided if it would be too expensive.) Looking at our Canadian provider's "Traveling Abroad" info, it looks like their fees would be prohibitively high. However, since iPhones are GSM phones with SIM cards, could an Italian TIM/WIND (or other company) SIM card be purchased and used in our phones instead of the Fido SIMs? (Or are iPhones somehow otherwise locked to not work outside their home countries?) And if we did use a local Italian SIM, would data usage be something we should watch out for/avoid, since we'd technically not be "roaming" there. And is there anything else we should know or consider about this set up? Thanks in advance!