Using UK iPhone 5 with an Italian SIM

[JoshJ]

Hey guys. I have an iphone 5s. I am with Tesco Mobile (o2) at the moment in the UK. I am traveling to Italy for a few months and need to get my phone working with a WIND or TIM (the 2 main Italian providers) sim, whilst I am out there. What steps do I need to take to make that happen?

many thanks

 

[badshoehabit]

An alternative solution may be to get a monthly SIM-only deal from Three which gives usage abroad within the package. (Don't tell them you will be living abroad!) Go back to Tesco when you come home.
http://www.three.co.uk/Store/SIM/Plans_for_phones

http://blog.three.co.uk/2015/01/06/use-phone-abroad-extra-cost-spain-new-zealand/

 

[chas_m]

The simplest thing for travelers, I have found, is getting the iPhone unlocked. You should ask about this now while you are still in the UK: most providers will do it for a small fee IIRC (it may even be free if you've been a customer with them for a long while). Doing this means you never need to go through any hoops: the iPhone will "just work" with any foreign GSM SIM the world over, and the next time you take a trip there will be nothing special you need to do either. I travel a lot, and unlocking is always the first thing I do to an iPhone once I'm allowed to do so (here in Canada, you must be a customer for at least three months first).