In T3 arrivals there seems to be 2 places to buy a SIM card: the
WHSmith Store (I just called them and they confirmed SIM cards are sold there), and the
TIM Store.
Does anyone have recent experience buying one at FCO? Is one place better than the other in terms of ease of purchasing it and getting it activated? TIA!
Edited to add:
Actually I see there's another company, called Exactta, which has two landside stores in T3.
Here's T3's map.
When I clicked on the store's details it said:
Here's its website:
Exactta
This place is new to me - I haven't been able to get to Rome in a long while - so I just googled "Exactta SIM card reviews" and got
these results. I didn't click on anything yet, just saw all the headlines with "SCAM" and "Don't buy".
But still looking forward to hear any of your recent experiences!
If you really want a SIM because your home company doesn't provide a competitive product, the TIM store is easily found shortly after you exit landside, and head towards the Leonardo Express. It's on the right side. It may be advantageous, but I'm on ATT, and for $10 a day I get to use my phone in an unlimited way, as if in the USA. If I'm on a 5 hour train ride, I can use my phone to read all I want. SIMS are a bit of a pain in the neck, and only save you money on long trips. And, no one can contact you from your home number, because it gives you a new phone number. It used to be that a SIM from one EU country didn't work in another EU country. They made a treaty so that now, a SIM from any EU country is good in another without roaming charges. I could stand to be corrected on this, but that's my understanding. Exactta is a different thing. It's for people who will be in the USA, Russia, India, Venezuela, then Japan, who are sort of all over the place. It's not necessary for a simple trip to Italy, per my limited opinion.