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Italy has always inspired romance in people. When-ever you hear about Italy, there is that feeling of it being synonymous with romance, boasting of rich tradition of lovers, one being the excesses of legendary Latin lover Casanova. Walking through those narrow little streets in Rome can be equalled to very few of the romantic experience that you have ever had. Never-the-less, as you travel through Italy, you would need to be in touch with your associates, friends and your family back home.<br /><br />Hotel telephones are very expensive to use and further, if you are out of your hotel, you are unavailable to those who want to get in touch with you. You had taken your US cell phone with you before, carrying your US number on roaming. But the bill that you received at the end of the month was outrageous. Yet you cannot do away with communicating to people and as you are away from home, you would like to be available to others, 24 hours a day, where-ever you may be in Italy.<br /><br />You need a cell phone which will provide you with economy and savings offers GSM Italy cell phone rentals at incredibly low rates and when you purchase a pre-paid Italy SIM card, your saving multiplies to more than 80% of the normal costs of calls. You get a local number and you only pay for your outgoing calls and that too at the rates which the locals pay, with all your incoming calls free of cost.<br /><br />Italy has always fascinated travellers. [http://www.huriyebilisik.com/members/lisevwdgqkm/activity/331797/ here]  The attractions could be the crystal clear lakes, and the living past endorsing Italy's cultural heritage. It could be the beautiful rosy sunsets, the taste of fine Italian wine or the wonderful landscapes of the country, as you travel through Italy. If you like to go skiing, it is the Italian Alps where you should go, which has unequalled scenery, and is one of the renowned winter sports resorts in the world. With your rented Italy cell phone with you, you will be comfortable being in touch with others when-ever you need to. Your GSM Italy cell phone rental provides you with the security and emergency needs as you enjoy the beautiful country of Italy.<br />Networks in Italy operate on GSM, which is the short form of Global System for Mobile Communications. GSM is a digital technology, the second generation (2G) mobile telephony system, which replaces the old first generation (1G) analog technology. Your cell phone needs to be a GSM handset to be used in Italy. GSM is now used over 214 countries and has more than 80% of subscribers out of the total mobile telephony users in the world. The cheapest way to travel to Italy is with a rented Italy cell phone and a pre-paid Italy SIM card, which together, provide you with unbelievable savings. The matter to note is that your US GSM cell phone is unlikely to work in Italy, unless it is a multi-frequency handset, which would then comply with all or part of the GSM frequencies in the world. Networks in North America, Canada and few other countries in the Americas operate on different frequency bands than that of Europe, with Italy falling under such network frequencies. US GSM networks operate on 850 MHz and 1900 MHz while networks in Italy work on 900 MHz and 1800 MHz. GSM frequency bands.<br /><br />Your cell phone need to be a compatible GSM handset to be used in Italy. You should either have a quad band or tri-band cell phone to operate in Italy. Quad band cell phones comply with all GSM frequency bands - 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz, while tri-band supports 800MHz, 900MHz and 1800MHz GSM frequency bands. Then you get a Dual band which complies with 800MHz and 1900MHz bandwidths.<br /><br />Here is a word of caution. Your cell phone has to be SIM unlocked, when you are using a pre-paid Italy SIM card. With a SIM locked cell phone, you will not be able to use any other SIM card, except the one which is meant for that handset. Italy cell phone rentals from