Traveling to Italy...What sim card can I use?

[Greatsrj23]

I might be going to Italy this August and I was curious if anyone has any suggestions on what I should get so I can use my Nexus 5X over there. Right now I am on Verizon and I don't believe that will work over there. Do I have to get a specific sim card to use the phone internationally or can I just get like a Straight talk or AT&T prepaid sim?

 

[VIKINGSSS]

You could try an Orange prepaird card.

 

[ptkelly]

I would ask Verizon. I have met people visiting Oaxaca, Mexico, who had unlocked cell phones and they walked into a Telcel store in Oaxaca and for about $12 USD walk out with a Telcel SIM card and $200 pesos in time. I don't know if Telcel has codes for unlocking locked phones or not.

 

[Greatsrj23]

I would ask Verizon. I have met people visiting Oaxaca, Mexico, who had unlocked cell phones and they walked into a Telcel store in Oaxaca and for about $12 USD walk out with a Telcel SIM card and $200 pesos in time. I don't know if Telcel has codes for unlocking locked phones or not.

This phone is unlocked so that shouldn't be a problem. I just wasn't sure what to use or get. I will try and contact Verizon first to see if it will work with their sim. I'm sure they will charge more though.

 

[N4Newbie]

It depends to some extent on exactly where in Italy you are as network quality varies somewhat, just as it does in the US.

I usually walk into a TIM Store and find someone who speaks English; I have had good luck using my phones on TIM.

 

[aysiu]

Project Fi? The data is supposed to cost the same no matter what country you're in—about $10 per GB.

 

[N4Newbie]

Project Fi? The data is supposed to cost the same no matter what country you're in—about $10 per GB.

Good point! And, you can make telephone calls over that data connection if you use the Hangouts Dialer app.

I have Fi now, but did not have it the last time I was overseas, so I can't vouch for the service, but do keep in mind that data is limited to 256kbps, which is quite slow. https://fi.google.com/about/faq/#international-usage

 

[pazzo02]

I went to Italy last summer and used TIM with no problems in the north (Turin, Milan, Venice)

 

[kmod75]

Verizon will work internationally, but rates might be higher than going with a local SIM. Might want to check and compare. I used Verizon in Tanzania, Africa last year with no issues. Verizon has a list on their website of international roaming agreements.