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Note:    If you order this Italy SIM you must be available to confirm your order. Please provide a daytime contact number (and cell phone number) so your order can be confirmed. If you have any questions about this SIM please call 800-872-7626. The $39.99 fee for this SIM card is not refundable and this SIM can only be purchased with a USA or Canadian credit card.


TIM Country Specific SIM Card For Italy
 
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Code:Italy
Price:$39.99

Shipping Weight:1.00 Pounds
 
Save the hassle of submitting your passport and other documents to TIM (required under Italian law) and purchase one of our preactivated TIM Italy SIM Cards (add $20):
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If you are looking for a SIM card for Italy we strongly recommend that you consider our Postpaid TIM International SIM which offers much better rates for calls back to the USA (just 49¢ US)  Please click here to learn more about the TIM International SIM which has no monthly fee and is billed in US dollars to your credit card at rates that are 10% cheaper for local calls and over 50% cheaper for calls to the USA than the card featured below.


Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) Country Specific SIM Card for Italy
 
 

Please Note:  If you will be traveling to other countries besides Italy, and are looking for Free Incoming Calls all over Europe, we offer another SIM card that would better suit your needs.  Our SmartFree Global SIMCard gives you global coverage and you would be able to use it again on your next trip overseas.  For more information click here.

 
  Features
 
 A Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) prepaid SIM card
 About 40 minutes of starter airtime credit
 Free incoming calls
 A local Italian phone number
 Voicemail capabilities
 SMS capabilities
 Better coverage than other Italian carriers such as Wind or Vodaphone
 
  Rates - Within Italy
 
 Airtime rates on the Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) Country Specific SIM Card for Italy are quite straightforward.  All incoming calls received on your cell phone are free and all outgoing calls, within Italy, are broken down into the following 3 categories:

 
Calls to other TIM cell phones:

0.10 euro a minute

  
Calls to landlines (within Italy):

0.28 euro a minute

  
Calls to all other cell phones:

0.28 euro a minute

 
  Rates - International Calls
 

 

All International calls from Italy, when using the Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) Country Specific SIM Card for Italy, are 0.50 Euro to anywhere in Europe, the US or Canada.

Please Note:  If most of your calls will be back to the US, we offer another SIM card that would better suit your needs.  Our SmartFree Global SIMCard gives you global coverage and you would be able to use it again on your next trip overseas.  For more information click here.

 
  Service Life
 

 

The Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) Country Specific SIM Card for Italy lasts for one year from the last recharge.  There is also an additional one month period where all airtime credit is lost but free incoming calls can still be received.  If airtime credit is not added during the 13th month, the SIM card will be de-activated and the number will be recycled.
 
  International Capabilities
 

 

The Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) Country Specific SIM Cardcan be used in a number of countries outside of Italy.  Unfortunately, only in-country calls and calls back to Italy are allowed.

 
  IncomingOutgoing
    
North America 0.40 euro a minute1.08 euro a minute
    
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, UK, Greece, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Switzerland 0.40 euro a minute0.78 euro a minute
    
All Other European Countries 0.40 euro a minute1.08 euro a minute

 

Please Note:  If you will be traveling to other countries besides Italy, and are looking for Free Incoming Calls all over Europe, we offer another SIM card that would better suit your needs.  Our SmartFree Global SIMCard gives you global coverage and you would be able to use it again on your next trip overseas.  For more information click here.

 
  Activation Instructions
 
 
  • The initial activation must take place in Italy
  • Insert the Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) Country Specific SIM Card into your unlocked GSM cell phone
  • Turn on your phone and begin making calls
 
  Adding Credit
 
 Reloads for the Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) Country Specific SIM Card can be found in most convenience stores, tobacco shops and gas stations throughout Italy.  The reloads for this SIM card are called "RICARICard" airtime vouchers and come in the following denominations:  5 Euros, 20 Euros and 50 Euros.

To load airtime vouchers, follow these instructions:

  • Scratch off the grey covering to revel the reload code

  • Call "4916" from your cell phone

  • Select option "2" to recharge

  • Select option "1" to add your RICARICard recharge

  • Enter the 16 digit reload code

  • The number will be repeated back to you, press "8" to confirm

 


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