Is it possible or cheaper to get a cell phone in Italy that can be used to call the US in emergencies.
Sarah, there are currently several threads about cellphones in Europe on the General Europe board. You will get lots of opinions there, or by doing a search to find recent threads.
sarah, As the previous reply mentioned, there are a lot of posts on this topic in the "General Europe" section. Here's one example: http://www.ricksteves.com/graffiti/helpline/index.cfm/rurl/topic/82100/mobile-phones-italy--france.html Cheers!