Performance
No Italian data plans offer unlimited traffic at the maximum available speed! They all provide a traffic limit, and once over it, the speed is drastically reduced.
Sometimes the operator limits the speed, or blocks the connection, if you use specific services services like VoiP, P2P, and video streaming.
Often times tethering is prohibited or a fee is required for tethering. If the cell antenna is overloaded, almost every Italian operator applies a “priority access” policy, which penalizes the more economical data plans.
Contracts
Depending on your home country, it may not be possible to sign an Italian data plan contract, for fiscal and/or legal reasons. In most cases, the registration requires time in the store, you must talk with store personnel who may not speak your language, and above all, will require you to sign an extended period (months or years) contract that consists of many pages.
Other Risks
Often the operator applies extra costs for traffic over the standard amount.
In addition, you may pay for “services” related to “fraudulent” banners on some websites.
If you bring an additional device (smartphone or hotspot) from your home country in order to use the Italian SIM card, you need to configure it, which wastes your time and may risk that the hardware is not 100% compatible.
In this case you would have to purchase an Italian device, which may not work once you return to your home country.
No Italian data plans offer unlimited traffic at the maximum available speed! They all provide a traffic limit, and once over it, the speed is drastically reduced.
Sometimes the operator limits the speed, or blocks the connection, if you use specific services services like VoiP, P2P, and video streaming.
Often times tethering is prohibited or a fee is required for tethering. If the cell antenna is overloaded, almost every Italian operator applies a “priority access” policy, which penalizes the more economical data plans.
Contracts
Depending on your home country, it may not be possible to sign an Italian data plan contract, for fiscal and/or legal reasons. In most cases, the registration requires time in the store, you must talk with store personnel who may not speak your language, and above all, will require you to sign an extended period (months or years) contract that consists of many pages.
Other Risks
Often the operator applies extra costs for traffic over the standard amount.
In addition, you may pay for “services” related to “fraudulent” banners on some websites.
If you bring an additional device (smartphone or hotspot) from your home country in order to use the Italian SIM card, you need to configure it, which wastes your time and may risk that the hardware is not 100% compatible.
In this case you would have to purchase an Italian device, which may not work once you return to your home country.