> You won't be able to "purchase a SIM card" in Europe unless your phone is unlocked. > If your iPhone or iPad are capable of accessing GSM networks, BE VERY CAREFUL with data roaming (ie: "when driving"), as the costs can be HUGE! I believe Verizon offers travel plans for a small extra charge, but you'll have to check with them. Only the Verizon iPhone 4S and later are able to access GSM networks. > Whether your iPhone will even work in Europe (except for Wi-Fi) will depend on which model phone you're using. Also, explaining to non-technical sales staff that you need more connect time is a lesson in A few questions and comments. So, for brief email and web-surfing, it worked fine when not near WiFi (WiFi, of course, is never available while in a moving vehicle, and is very spotty, especially in the countryside where I was traveling). It took more than a day to actually connect, and then, only after a return to the store (I fortunately was in the same town for that period) where the tech staff checked my iPad with an Orange card, and the sales staff then entered some additional information for SFR. SFR (France) was quite a different story. Once the SIM was in the iPad, it worked almost right away. I should also note that Vodafone and Orange had the best prices and the best connection experience. Note that the SIM must be capable of being resized to micro-SIM and that you must have the iPad "tool" to pop our the card carrier, or use a very slim paper clip. The problem, for me (since my personal use was for mapping and GPS) is that the connect time is limited - about 10 hours in each case - and, once used up, nearly impossible to recharge, especially if you're on the move. They are relatively inexpensive (about 20 Euros, depending) and come charged with unlimited data. When traveling in Portugal, France, and Spain recently, I was able to purchase a SIM card to work in the iPad. I know this reply is several months late, but it may be helpful to you and others. For that it works great and I don't have to worry about looking for a wifi connection. I don't require data-heavy applications, such as watching video, but instead do some Internet surfing as well as use it to send and receive email. This is the course I will take on my next trip. I've used it in the U.K., Germany, Italy, and France.
I have used data on a computer and smartphone by buying a prepaid SIM from T-Mobile in the U.K. Wifi will be available at lots of places and may be free. I can help you find them if the Search feature doesn't produce them. I don't recall a really recent discussion here, but there have been message threads in the past year or so that have discussed it. There is one that caters to IPhone and IPad users. Or: Get a SIM from a travel phone company that is designed for data. Alternative: Buying a prepaid SIM from a local company in Europe and then getting one of the pay-as-you-go data packages. The costs for using data overseas can be astronomical. You don't want to try and use an AT&T SIM without some sort of lower-cost data plan from AT&T.
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