Talk:Italy/@comment-2001:8003:20B0:AA00:5947:B1F9:FAA1:A788-20180514074821/@comment-27968765-20180514142809

Well if all 4 of you are not going to always be around each other, then you may need multiple SIMs.

I purchased the TIM International SIM for 20 Euros last week. I could either have 10 GB of data along with voice and SMS or just 30 GB of data.

I opted for the latter for my iPad as my iPhone allows me to roam cheaply, 20 cents a minute for calls and free SMS.

I only ended up using 10-15 GB of data in a week, though on my flight back to the US, I saw that in Germany, the roaming was at full 4G speeds.

If you were to be always around each other, you could tether everyone's devices on that big 30 GB data bucket and use things like WhatsApp or Viber to message with each other as well as make calls to other phones by adding a few Euros of credit on those apps.

But probably easier just to get mutliple SIMs. I'm not sure how cheap SIMs are with minimal data and minutes. Probaby at least 10 Euros each just for getting the physical SIM with some nominal amount of credit.

The big data bucket is useful if you plan to travel for an extended period. You will often find the Wifi in hotels can be spotty so I like getting the most mobile data I can.