@BigFlyer: thank you! Sounds like that could be an amazing deal.
First, the convenience of keeping my Italian # would be huge (everyone I know already has that # saved, and I wouldn't have to send out a mass email/text regarding my new French #).
Should also be easier to load up.
Looking into Smart Passport now.
50 minutes
25 input / 25 output
50 SMS
Unlimited Internet
on your smartphone
(Over 500MB browsing at 32Kbps)
3 € / day
Wow....