Rome - Post Report Question and Answers
Do you have any recommendations regarding mobile phones? Did you keep your home-country plan or use a local provider?
If you work for the Embassy, your office will get you a work phone. For regular use we brought our regular phones and got a local TIM plan. - Aug 2024
Most people get a phone here. Some use google fi on their US phones. - Sep 2022
Bring your own unlocked phone and get a SIM card here. Monthly plans are cheap (as low as 10 Euro per month). - Oct 2014
All the latest makes and models are available, accompanied by a wide range of service providers at reasonable prices both by fixed and pre-paid contracts. - May 2013
It is good to have a cellphone. Various plans abound. - Apr 2012
The embassy provides them. You can also buy pre-paid fairly cheaply. - Aug 2010
Pay as you go is easy and can be recharged quickly. - Apr 2009
Don't bother bringing your old ones from home. Just bite the bullet and buy them here. If you are lucky enough to work for the government, buy yours at the Vonage store in Naples. The firmware will be in English, and the sales reps speak fluent English and will help you set it up. Whatever company you choose to buy sim cards from, get it for the whole family. Vonage to Vonage calls are cheaper (or free) compared to Vonage to Tim, for example. - Feb 2008
Everyone has one and you can buy them here. Most work on a pay-as-you-go basis unless you prefer a contract. - Feb 2008
