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Phone and data plans in Italy When visiting a city with ancient origins such as Rome, one might wonder how advanced technology is over there. If you’re thinking about travelling to Italy and staying for longer than a week, we highly suggest you consider getting one of the Italian phone and data plans available. There are many companies that operate in Italy, hence prices are very competitive and the services are very reliable. On top of plenty of minutes and messages the providers offer very competitive data plans, usually 5 to 20 GB per month. All phone and data plans are also valid throughout Europe, so it might be a good option to get one and use it in multiple countries to stay on budget. Italian phone plans In Italy, there are many companies that offer convenient phone plans, some of them especially designated for foreigners. The main providers that offer their services in the country are a few: Tim, Vodafone, Wind, Tre and, just recently, Iliad. Tim and Vodafone are currently the largest providers in Italy, so their signal tends to be a bit stronger than others. Wind and Tre are working on merging the two companies together (resulting in the new largest Italian provider), but all their companies’ deals are still valid for their past customers. While all of these providers’ rates were around €15/month, a new French provider called Iliad started offering competitive rates for as low as €5/month, bringing the phone plans market down. As a result, providers are now all offering very convenient rates for all old and new clients. How to activate phone plans in Italy Activating phone plans abroad might sound intimidating, especially in Italy if Italian is not your first language. However, it is pretty a pretty easy and quick procedure, thanks to