Originally Posted by
Majuki
I agree that it's sufficient for lightweight use. If you're going to be relying on anything more substantial like heavy web browsing or uploading to social media then I'd echo the suggestions here to get a local SIM card or an Airalo eSIM.
Originally Posted by
Flying Machine
I travel many parts of the world and I use the basic data plan that’s included which is 128K. I’ve never had an issue with Maps, WhatsApp, Skype, iMessages, email, texting etc. the only thing is loading webpages it takes a moment or two and if you have very wide band at your home office you’re gonna have to relax a little bit and wait a few seconds for the pages to load completely. Other than that I think you’re going to have the same issue with the pages loading at 256K. Just my experience. I’m not a big browser of webpages when I travel I typically do that when I’m on Wi-Fi. But in a pinch if you’re on the street and you’re looking for a restaurant or a museum or something the browsing will work just fine albeit with a little patience. I’ve used T-Mobile both in Rome and Naples and the cities in between and the service was very good
Definitely would buy a local SIM if I need a lot more bandwidth. I think it might be good to just upgrade a few people in the group to the 256K and leave the rest at 128K. It is only $15 additional and we only pay a very low $20 month per line for unlimited Magenta 1.0 service.
Thank you for the feedback on Italy. We will be starting in Rome and headed into Tuscany and surrounding areas then ending up in the north. We are doing the well tread tourist route so I am sure the coverage will be good wherever we go.