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Adjusting your mobile phone plan during your move is a vital step to stay connected. There are pre-paid plans and options should you want to retain your U.S. number.

Local Providers: Tim, Vodafone, WindTre, Ho, Iliad, Kena, VeryMobile

Note: Vodafone has a retail location located on NAS I:+39-095-56-4493

Google Voice

Google Voice will allow you to port your U.S. number for a fee so you can keep it. Then, you can use a local SIM card to have a local number and U.S. number simultaneously (with a dual-SIM phone.) Google Voice allows free calls to the U.S. using WiFi. If you don’t want to be limited to WiFi and haven’t gotten a local SIM yet, Google Fi is a paid phone plan that uses T-Mobile’s cell towers.

Starting either of these processes is much easier while still in the U.S.

Apps to communicate internationally for free

Note: When you arrive, put your phone on airplane mode to avoid unexpected charges.