Did you TIM card go into an iPad 1 or 2? And what part of Italy were you traveling in. We're going to be in the Northern part mostly....as far south as Tuscany & Florence...flying into Pisa.

I'm also confused by people in older posts talking about having to trim a sim card to fit in an iPad...is that old news?

Thanks.
CM

Hi there, yes just back.
We have an ipad 2. The ipad 2 takes a smaller sim card called a micro sim card. so does th i phone 4. The carriers can trim down the cards no problems.
Italy was easy as.. Tim shop paid 9 euro for 1 gig and they put the card in and away we went. easy as..
spain the same with vodaphone.
France a whole other kettle of fish. not worth the effort.
Italy easy though and worked in Amalfi, Positanto and of course the main cities.
If you are flying into Pisa they may not have the micro sim card ( at the airport) so go to a Tim shop or other carrier. It really was easy and my concerns of restoring etc was just not a problem. Good Luck and ask any more questions if needed. cheers.

Thanks for this info. We go through Italy in 4 weeks and it's just one less thing we have to worry about.

By the way do any settings need to be entered into the Ipad for the new sim or is it just automatic.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Leeton

Hi there, yes just back.
We have an ipad 2. The ipad 2 takes a smaller sim card called a micro sim card. so does th i phone 4. The carriers can trim down the cards no problems.
Italy was easy as.. Tim shop paid 9 euro for 1 gig and they put the card in and away we went. easy as..
spain the same with vodaphone.
France a whole other kettle of fish. not worth the effort.
Italy easy though and worked in Amalfi, Positanto and of course the main cities.
If you are flying into Pisa they may not have the micro sim card ( at the airport) so go to a Tim shop or other carrier. It really was easy and my concerns of restoring etc was just not a problem. Good Luck and ask any more questions if needed. cheers.

Im in bardalino, Italy. Purchased a micro sim from Vodafone one, €30 for 3gb and it works great! All I needed was my passport, the sim worked the next day (like he said it would!) awesome. I could have got 1gb for €9 euros but I read something about restrictions, so I just paid the 30.

Oh and the APN settings are automatic.

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Originally Posted by addiosamigo

Im in bardalino, Italy. Purchased a micro sim from Vodafone one, €30 for 3gb and it works great! All I needed was my passport, the sim worked the next day (like he said it would!) awesome. I could have got 1gb for €9 euros but I read something about restrictions, so I just paid the 30.

Oh and the APN settings are automatic.

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I'm currently in Florence. While in Cinque Terre we bought a microsim from Tim (€15) and then a €9 for 1GB package. Time limit is one month. It turns out this will be insufficient for our 3 weeks in Italy. Also available was an €19 package for 5 GB/month. I was told to wait 2 hours. I slipped in the microsim, waited for a confirmation message from Tim and we have been surfing ever since.

So to summarize €15 (for microsim) + (€9/1GB or €19/5 GB)

Originally Posted by Duckfeet

I'm currently in Florence. While in Cinque Terre we bought a microsim from Tim (€15) and then a €9 for 1GB package. Time limit is one month. It turns out this will be insufficient for our 3 weeks in Italy. Also available was an €19 package for 5 GB/month. I was told to wait 2 hours. I slipped in the microsim, waited for a confirmation message from Tim and we have been surfing ever since.

So to summarize €15 (for microsim) + (€9/1GB or €19/5 GB)

Sorry It was €19 euros for 1 month, 3GB with and I qoute '24 hour navigate without time limit' that's why I chose it, it will be more than enough for 2 weeks so all in all a great deal deal and it's very fast too.

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Hi Posters, I've been researching micro sim cards for Italy and France. We'll be in Italy for two days, then drive to France for 2 weeks, back to Italy for three days and return to States. I think I can get a micro sim in Casteggio Tim shop but if I were to use that in France instead of a French sim would the Italian roaming charges be high? Will be using wifi most of the time. Thanks.

Originally Posted by chorap

but if I were to use that in France instead of a French sim would the Italian roaming charges be high? Will be using wifi most of the time. Thanks.

This will NOT work. Each country's microsim/ipad data deal is specific to the country and cannot be used in another country. As soon as you hit the border "poof!" it is gone. However, your TIM microsim will work again when you return back to Italy for the last couple of days. For France, you will have to get another microsim for a French network. We used Orange which has a 9 Euro unlimited micosim that lasts for 24 hours. Once 24 hours is up you need to return to store to "fill 'er up" again with another 9 euros (assuming you want another 24 hours). Italy = easy, France = #%$&!@ (pita).

Have fun on your trip, we are still in Italy!

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