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Where to get phone plan in Italy

I will be in Italy soon, and I'm wondering whether it would be fine to look for a store selling a SIM or eSIM for a phone plan in Fiumicino or whether the same plan would be cheaper if purchased in Rome. Anyone know? Asked by: Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:21, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

@Ikan Kekek: You might get a better answer on it:Wikivoyage:Ufficio turistico. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 09:27, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Good idea. I'll try posting there. Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:59, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Just to let everyone know, my partner and I got data-only plans from Holafly while we were in Italy, and then when we got to Germany, we found out that it would have been no problem to get an Italian phone number, because the EU forbids charging more for a call from a phone number of another EU country to a German phone than between phone numbers. In any case, having data was useful, though the connection was spotty outside, but we've been happy with our phone-and-data O2 plans in Germany, with the exception that calls to the U.S., other than on programs like WhatsApp, are completely impossible on our plan. For the record, our Holafly plan was via an eSim but our O2 plan required a change of SIM unless we wanted to wait like 7 business days for an eSIM code to be mailed to us (yeah, I know that doesn't make sense, but it's nonetheless true). Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:09, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Granite dome at Paarl

Asked by: 41.114.158.73 04:09, 22 April 2024 (UTC) What types of Activities are done at Paarl?

Have you looked at our article on Paarl? Does it or the Wikipedia article help? Pashley (talk) 15:05, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Vienna-Berlin train

Hi, everyone! For those of you who have taken that route: is it very scenic? The possibilities are either no changes or a change of trains in Nuremberg. Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:44, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Which route are you looking at? Looking at trains tomorrow, there are no-change trains via Nuremberg (eg ICE 92 at 10:13, costing €254) or via Brno, Prague, Dresden (eg RJ256 at 13:10, costing €140). There are more possibilities changing in Nuremberg, Prague etc or changing in Salzburg and Munich. If you can extend your stop to 2-3 hours, you could see a little of Nuremberg or Brno, but it wouldn't be worth spending such a short time in Prague or Dresden. I think the route via Prague is reasonably interesting and scenic in places, although it is an hour longer than via Nuremberg for a no-change train. AlasdairW (talk) 20:26, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. I was just looking at trains from Vienna to Berlin available on https://www.thetrainline.com/en-us. This is a few weeks out, 2nd week of June. But the results don't show me what route the direct trains take, only where a change of trains is required when one is indeed required. We wouldn't get off to visit any city, because the entire trip takes about 7 hours 45 minutes. I see that ICE 92 is the quickest possibility, so thanks for telling me that goes through Nuremberg. SO be it. Does any of that route go over the Alps? Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:37, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

Just replying to myself: The 7-hour 40-minute train from Vienna to Berlin appears to run only on weekdays. On weekends, all trains take at least 9 hours. We haven't decided whether we'll take a train leaving at 10-something AM or fly. Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:34, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

I was using Bahn.de the German rail (DB) site, which is partially in English, and gives stops if you click on "Haltestellen". The "man in Seat 61" has a review of the two trains, but this is mainly about the inside the train. AlasdairW (talk) 19:30, 17 May 2024 (UTC)