Hello,
My husband and I will be visiting Europe for a month in Feb/March. We're spending 2 weeks in Italy, and then traveling through 8 other countries, ending in Portugal.
We need to bring a cell phone with us for business/personal reasons, but an intl calling plan with AT&T is ridiculously expensive! We considered buying different SIM cards for each country we go to, but that would be both a timesuck and confusing for people who need to reach us on a cell phone.
My husband got an unlocked quad-band PDA-phone on ebay, and we came across this service called "Call in Europe." (http://www.callineurope.com/). We can buy a SIM card that will allow us to keep our mobile number, and calls within Italy (our home base) would cost $.39, within Europe and to USA $.49. Received calls are free. We also can access the web for $.5/KB!
It seems a little too good to be true. So I'm posting here to ask if anyone else has heard of this service and if you have any feedback or general advice on using a mobile in Europe?
Thank you to all the experienced travelers who are always sharing their advice. I appreciate your help!
Best regards,
~Stacey