We highly recommend having a fully functioning phone while abroad. Relying solely on WiFi is typically not sufficient. Check with you phone service provider about international plans, or use a local SIM card. To use a local SIM card, your phone must be unlocked. If your phone is paid off, you can ask your phone service provider for the unlock code. Make sure you do this before you go abroad.

Comments from previous students:

• Vodafone was good. They give you a new SIM card.
• We bought wind and it was unlimited data which was helpful because I used google maps so frequently. It was 20€ a month.
• I used Sprint which has an international plan. It wasn’t great, but wasn’t terrible. I think getting a sim card while in Italy from one of the local places is a better idea. It’s pretty cheap, maybe $10-20 a month.
• I used T-mobile from home.