I am hoping to buy a cheap phone and italy chip in the Fumincino Airport. Does anyone have a clue if this is possable? Names & numbers please if you know them.
Posted by
Wichita
831 posts
JOHN,
A phone with SIM card will cost 39 euro.
A SIM card from TIM will cost you 10 euro with 5 euro talk time. See http://www.privati.tim.it/template/temp_ling/tim_main_ling1_eng/0,,71_2_,00.html for locations of TIM stores.
Posted by
Milwaukee, WI, USA
45 posts
You can buy a cheap unlocked phone here. Try overstock.com or ebay. Just make sure it is GSM and at least tri-band. Then, when you get there all you have to do is buy the chip.
Rose
Posted by
Everett, WA
49 posts
The 39 Euro phones... are those pre-paid and include minutes?
Posted by
Wichita
831 posts
Yes, the 39 euro phone included 5 euro of talk time. You can add euro (time) at the TIM store or at most tabachi with a recharge card.
Posted by
Hendersonvlle, NC
486 posts
Between me and my brother, we have since found four used phones here in the U.S. that will work in Italy. We did a lot of research and you can find the results in a topic I wrote under topic "Getting a Cell Phone for Use in Europe" in the Cell phone topic area http://www.ricksteves.com/graffiti/graffiti134.html. For anyone contemplating the best way to find a cell phone for use in Italy, I suggest you read it.