Read about Italian and Greek prepaid mobile broadband services on the web before we came over. Stopped in at a phone shop at Rome airport (Fiumicino / Leonard Di Vinci) on arrival and showed the guy my unlocked USB modem. He sold me a Wind SIM card for Euro 5 and told me to bring the SIM card to a Tabbachi shop and add Euro 20. He also gave me a sheet of paper with some SMS codes and an APN code. You have to SMS a code for the plan you want after you add the Euro 20. Did what he said and it worked perfectly. One month / 2GB of mobile broadband for Euro 25 is an awfully good deal, in my opinion.
Having mobile broadband helped me fill in the hours of waiting while Mrs. V was getting ready to be photographed. Also saved me from being held hostage by hotels trying to charge Euro 20 a day for wifi. If you're a frequent traveller it might be a good idea to get hold of an unlocked USB modem, if you don't have one already.
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