I would like to get a prepaid "throw away" phone to use while I am in Italy. Where can they be purchased?
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
15221 posts
Amazon is one place.
Just search:
UNLOCKED GSM QUAD PHONE.
or you can buy one at any phone or electronic store in Italy.
Posted by
824 posts
Joan,
Is this going to be your one and only trip overseas? If no, I would suggest buying a used and unlocked GSM phone. My personal preference is for iPhones, but nobody is perfect...
Posted by
Atlanta, GA, USA
715 posts
I got a blu phone for $17 on amazon.....nothing special, just using it for calling and texting people (for which it came VERY in handy when I DROPPED OUR APARTMENT KEYS DOWN THE SEWER) and it worked fine after getting some vodaphone minutes....
Posted by
New York, NY, USA
11294 posts
If you do just want one for Italy and don't care if it works in another country, it's easiest to get one there from a phone store. You'll have to go to the store anyway to get the SIM card if you bring an unlocked phone with you.
TIM, Wind, Vodafone, and 3 run the main networks, and have stores in all the cities. They also have stores in Terminal 1 of the Rome airport, but behind security, so you can only get phones and SIM cards on arrival there if you are arriving at T1; otherwise, you can get them at Roma Termini Station.