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I was very happy with my TIM simcard in Italy last month.

I had a lovely trip to Italy last month and bought a simcard for my cellphone the day I arrived.
It was E35 from TIM, and I was very happy with the coverage everywhere we went.
No "black" spots...I always had data out and about.
It gives you a massive number of minutes to call Canada, India and other countries, but not to the UK.
I can't remember if the US was on the list, as I wasn't planning to call there.
No texts.
Unlimited texting and calls in Italy itself.
I used it mainly for WhatsApp, and for real-time maps, train and bus schedules and looking up details of places we were visiting on the spot while out and about.
The amount of data/gb's was huge, way more than anyone would ever need for a short trip.

Well worth the price.
I believe it was for 30 days, with an option to top up after that for E8.99 per month.
I didn't keep the paperwork , so can't be certain of the details.
It was markedly more efficient than the VodaFone one my friend got when we were in Italy in 2019.

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Whenever I visit Italy, I always get the TIM Tourist SIM. Works flawlessly, €25, good for 30 days, 200 international and local minutes, 50gigs of data. I like using the prepaid voucher so the TIM store knows exactly what you want. Just got mine for my trip next week!

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I'm still using the Dutch Vodafone SIM I bought on eBay (can't anymore) in 2017. I've now used it in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, and the UK (but not in the Netherlands yet). I just have to keep it alive by using it every six months - send myself a text twice a year from the US. It's really nice having a SIM that works when I land in country, plus I still have the same Dutch number I've had since 2017 in case I ever need to give it to someone in Europe.

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It's been countless trips now where I've never gone wrong with either a TIM or Vodafone SIM card storefront purchase - they've both been fantastic.
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I purchase 2 SIM cards per trip - 1 for my iPhone / 1 for my iPad - I never use wifi while I'm travelling ONLY cellular service.