Thanks to everyone for piping in and offering suggestions. Very helpful! -Kevin Sent from my iPad with Retina Display http://www.kevincallahan.org
On Jul 22, 2012, at 4:13 AM, Andy Fuchs <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > as others already mentioned: if your device(s) have Simlock, you can't simply > put in an italian sim card. > > Forget about free WiFi in Italy. They are restricted by law and you'll hardly > find one. > > Here's another idea (something I did frequently over the last couple of > years): > > - use a pay-as-you-go sim-card from the carrier 'Three'. Three is very > flexible in Europe - they work in UK, Italy, Spain, Austria, Denmark > (everywhere three has a network) at local prices (which are cheap). AND you > can buy the card in UK (three.co.uk), which may be easier for you unless your > italian tongue is good and they still work at local rates in Italy (I dunno, > if there's a three-network in Sicily, though). > > - get a small MiFi-router (e.g. Huawei 5830, or E5), so you can surf the web > with all your devices at once (with only one contract/card) > - get a cheap and unlocked phone, just in case you want to call somebody > locally > - get a SIM/Micro-SIM-Adaptor to be flexible > > The only disadvantage is, that you must switch on the MiFi, if you want to go > online. > > Cheers > > Andy > > > > Am 22.07.2012 um 01:41 schrieb Kevin Callahan <[email protected]>: > >> My wife and I will be taking a 17 day trip to Rome and Sicily. I have a few >> questions about data plans, sims etc. >> After trying to find the answers online, I thought I'd come to you guys as a >> better source. >> >> We will take the following -- ALL are on AT&T: >> >> iPhone 4 >> iPhone 4S >> Two iPad (3)s >> >> We'd like data on all 4 devices and of course, phone coverage. >> >> 1) Are we better off getting sims in Italy? (assuming all 4 of our devices >> are capable?) or, is AT&T's international data plan more reasonable now? >> 2) Is there a preferred carrier in Italy? >> 3) Should I assume that Siri will work as normal since it's hooked into the >> account on the 4S? >> >> >> Thanks! >> -Kevin >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> iPhone-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk >> > >
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