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• June 1, 2021
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eSIM in Italy – best eSIM options

Since 1840, Italy, the land of diversity, has been a popular landmark for mass-tourism. From art to religion, history to food, romance to beaches, ski to cities, and wine to language, Italy is a destination which offers a plethora of attractions that travellers naturally gravitate towards, as it truly meets their vacation needs.

Besides being an attractive destination – boasting grandiose scenery, culture and beauty – Italy’s appeal as a destination additionally stems from the fact that most of its major carriers support the user of an eSIM in Italy! In other words, it is very easy to obtain a line to use in Italy, through the simple scanning of a QR code.

Stay connected during your travels by purchasing an eSIM in Italy online!

eSIMs are easy to acquire and activate without the need to engage in a physical exchange of cards with a phone provider, and they additionally allow you to continue to use another physical SIM (i.e. your local line) at the same time! Travel eSIMs are especially useful as you can acquire them virtually right before you travel. They are perfect for travellers – especially frequent ones – as they eliminate the need to purchase individual SIMs. You can also easily switch devices by registering your new device with your cellular network provider, via online services.

How do eSIMs work?

The way an eSIM works is that when you purchase one from a mobile network provider, you are sent a QR code via email, which you can scan and use to install a connection onto your phone. In other words, it is simply the virtual form of a SIM card, which you can easily install on your phone!

Why purchase an eSIM in Italy?

For starters, it is a great way to stay connected to your destination country. In this case, purchasing an eSIM in Italy will allow you to maintain connection to communication services while you are abroad during your travels. If you were to use roaming data, you could be charged high fees. Secondly, they are very easy to acquire and you do not need to physically interact with any mobile service provider of an eSIM in Italy, keeping your travels as streamlined as possible!

Local Carriers – Obtaining an eSIM in Italy

TIM

TIM, owned by Telecom Italia, is the largest phone line operator in the country. The entirety of the country is covered by 2G; 97% of the population is additionally covered by 3G; and 4G/LTE is available in 6,300 municipalities, thereby covering 94% of the population.

5G was launched in summer 2019 in a couple Italian cities, and will be further developed in cooperation with Vodafone. It is included on the Advance 5G and 5G Top Plans (auto-pay required) and costs 10 € extra with any 4G offer (to acquire it, simply ask for the “5G On” option).

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For Tourists

For tourists, TIM offers a SIM card called TIM Tourist for 20 € (+ 10 € for the SIM, including credit of 1 €), and it comprises 200 minutes of call-time, 15 GB of data in Italy, and up to 6 GB in the EU, all for a monthly.

The plan applies to domestic calls as well as international calls to around 65 countries. Data operates on 3G/4G and will be throttled to 32 Kbps should the quota be exceeded. No upsize or extensions are possible.

Overcoming problems

Some stores may be reluctant to sell you this offer, as they don’t yield many benefits from it. Just be firm and polite! You may show them a print-out of the offer or let them call their Head Office. Numerous users reported problems related to obtaining this official offer by going to more than one TIM store, but it’s nonetheless possible to acquire it.

This carrier supports the use of an eSIM in Italy.

Check out their local prices and coverage (in EUR)

Windtre

Windtre (W3)- this newly merged company, having started out in 2017, currently has 27 million mobile customers. In 2018, Hutchison (the former owner of Tre) took over the rest of the company and bought out Veon (the former owner of Wind). Initially, both brands were sold separately.

Over time, the newly combined network scored several points in network tests and became on par with TIM and Vodafone. Both Umlaut and OpenSignal discovered, in 2020, that W3’s 4G coverage is equivalent to that of the other two networks and their average speeds are even slightly higher, at 28.6 Mbit/s.

As of March 16th, 2020, the new brand and logo W3 was introduced, and both brands have now merged commercially.

For Tourists

For non-Italian citizens only, carrying a passport or ID from outside the country, WindTre has released these offers:

• Giga International: 9.99 € – including 40 GB data (EU cap: 4.7 GB), for one month. The activation fee is 5 € and the SIM card costs 9 €, rendering the total cost 24 € for the first month, and 10 € for subsequent months. This offer is only for customers with foreign citizenship. It can be activated by texting ‘GIGA INTERNATIONAL SI’ to 4033. As it auto-renews after a month, you could cancel your plan by texting ‘GIGA INTERNATIONAL NO’ to the same number. You could additionally check your data balance by texting ‘SALDO’ to 4155. After consuming all your data, your allowance can be renewed by texting ‘INTERNET RESTART SI’ to 4033. It is all a very simple process!

This carrier supports the use of an eSIM in Italy.

Check out their local prices and coverage (in EUR )

Vodafone

Vodafone is Italy’s 2nd largest network, and according to tests, it has surpassed TIM both in 4G/5G speeds and coverage. 4G/LTE covered 98% of the Italian population in 2019, and it is included in most of their prepaid plans.

5G was launched in summer 2019 in a few Italian cites and is available as a part of prepaid plans without surcharge (on most plans). It will be sent out in cooperation with TIM in the years to come.

Plans for foreigners

Vodafone offers a special plan to foreigners lacking Italian citizenship. It’s called C’all Global Max and is a combo pack with 300 mins of calls from Italy to about 50 countries, 500 domestic mins, and 50 GB of data (or 70 GB if you can link it to a credit card or bank account, with roaming data throughout the EU maxing out at 5.6 GB). For this plan, you would be charged 11.99 € monthly + an initial activation fee of 3 €. It includes the Vodafone Pass Web Voce with zero-rated chat and messenger apps, VoIP calls, and 300 mins to several foreign countries as well as landline numbers in Australia, Brazil, Israel and Morocco.

For tourists

Regarding tourist plans, Vodafone offers Dolce Vita for 24.99 € per month exclusively to foreign tourists. It includes 30 GB in Italy (15 GB in the EU), 600 minutes of domestic calls and calls to many international destinations, as well as their Social, Chat and Map Passes with zero-rated apps. This plan is free of an activation charge!

Note that the terms for both of the above offers indicate that a “foreign tax ID” is officially required (even for the tourist offer!) Follow the directions at the beginning of the wiki to check yours and have it ready, just in case.

This carrier supports the use of an eSIM in Italy.

Check out their local prices and coverage (in EUR)

eSIM2Fly Roaming SIM

So how does a roaming eSIM compare with local eSIMs?

Local SIMs are charging about $2.12 per GB. The price per GB on SIM2Fly is $3.10 per GB on the first package, and then only $2.50 for add-on packages. This makes the eSIM2Fly roaming SIM quite competitive with the local eSIMs in price per GB. Plus, it offers you yet another option for an eSIM in Italy! They are also valid outside of Italy and can be purchased in advance, so that you plan your visit before you travel.

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1. I have Xiomi Redme 10C is it workable with your eSIM?

   1. Hi Leo. You can find a list with the devices that are compatible with eSIMs in general at: https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sSIMTypes=4 Thanks for asking.

2. Hi, if I am purchasing an esim from an Italian provider (via your wiki) do I get an Italian number? Thanks

   1. If you choose an Italian provider you will get an Italian number. If you choose esmi2fly, your number will be from a carrier in Thailand.

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