Our prepaid SIM cards for Italy have been specifically designed to fit the cellular needs of American and Canadian tourists traveling to Italy. The Uno Mobile SIM card for Italy is a joint collaboration between Cellular Abroad and Uno Mobile (a subsidiary of Vodafone, the largest carrier in the world) and utilizes the Vodafone network. The rates are affordable, the instructions and voice prompts and customer service are in English and the service is throughout Italy. The Uno Mobile SIM card is ready to be used and does not require you to send a copy of your passport or submit any other registration as you need to do with TIM or the regular Vodafone SIM card. The service is pay as you go so you are in complete control of your budget. You can buy more talk time in over 60,000 locations in Italy or through our 7 days/week hotline. The Vodafone/Uno Mobile SIM card is available to rent or to purchase.
As a note, Cellular Abroad was the US distributor for TIM SIM cards for over 6 years. Although we sold tens of thousands, we were never completely satisfied with TIM. We dropped them when we made the arrangements to collaborate on the Uno Mobile SIM card. We have been offering this far superior solution since 2007 and are thrilled to report that tens of thousands of customers have been happily using this solution.
If your cell phone is not compatible for use in Italy, we also offer affordable cell phone rentals and cell phone purchases for Italy. Most of our customers prefer to purchase our entry level handset as it costs about as little to purchase as to rent. Please feel free to compare!
New for 2012! Italy Data SIM Cards are now available to rent and buy from Cellular Abroad, with 30 days of unlimited data for your next trip, save on expensive hotel and airport WiFi Hotspots with a more secure alternative that travels with you - you can rent a portable unlimited data hotspot or purchase a data SIM card and get the most out of your trip with constant connectivity throughout the entire country.
Information and Talk Rates Chart
Key Features
Local phone number for Italy
Free incoming calls
Free Voicemail Calls
Text Messaging
Italian toll-free calls (800-803)
Initial Credit
€10.00
112 min. Domestic
28 min. to U.S. & Canada
Local calls within Italy
Incoming Free
€0.09/min outgoing
€0.16 setup fee per outgoing call
International Calls
Incoming Free
€0.35/min to U.S. & Canada outgoing
€0.55/min other European outgoing
Text / SMS Rates
Incoming Free /
€0.09 ea. to an Italian Cell Phone
€0.50 ea. to an International #
Detailed Features
Italy cell phone number with service through UnoMobile
Easily-added additional talk time by pre-purchasing recharges before or during your trip from Cellular Abroad (7 days/week recharge service) or locally at many points of sale in Italy, including gas stations, newspaper stands or cafes.
Great rates and service!
Unlimited FREE incoming calls and SMS messages
€10.00 of initial credit comes on the SIM card.
Calls in Italy as low as €0.09 per minute (€0.16 setup fee per call)
Calls back to the US and Canada only €0.35 per minute.
Toll-free (from a landine) English customer support.
Voicemail - Free unlimited calls to check your messages
Unlike other telecom providers, your Uno Mobile SIM card has been pre registered and is active and ready to go. We do not require a scan of your passport.
While the Uno Mobile SIM card for Italy does roam outside of Italy, Cellular Abroad does not offer rates nor customer support for this service. If you will need cellular service outside of Italy, please consider the Talk Abroad SIM card.
Coverage on the Uno Mobile network is exceptional and will keep you connected across all of Rome, Bologna, Catania, Florence, Genova, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Pisa, Trieste, Turin, Venice, Verona and Sicily, AND more... To check coverage in your area, please view the interactive coverage map for Italy.
If you need more information regarding the Italy SIM Card, including how to dial, service life, how to check voice mail and how to register your SIM Card, please check out our Italy SIM Card instructions.
We have an office in Italy and I am personally there for about 2 months out of the year, so of course I use this solution. I can assure you that this is the least expensive and most convenient way possible to communicate with home! Having 7 days/week customer service and top-up assistance directly through Cellular Abroad is an important added value!
Sebastian Harrison, President, Cellular Abroad
Multi-Country Travel You can also purchase other SIM cards as well for other countries to where you may be traveling. (This option is good for those planning on doing a lot of local calling.) We also offer an international roaming National Geographic Talk Abroad™ rental that is convenient for travel to multiple countries. (This option is useful for those wanting a single number for use in multiple countries and who will be making more calls back home than locally.)