Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Info about Internet Usage in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 11 June 2008)

Here are the links for Internet Access, Portals and Providers in Italy:

ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines)
VOIP (Voice over IP)
  • lingo – offers unlimited local and long distance calls anywhere in the U.S., to Canada, and to Western Europe, plus over 25 calling features.
  • Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype.
  • VOIP.HTML.itIn Italian Only
  • VOIP Your Life – "FREE YOURSELF FROM THE PHONE COMPANY'S HIGH PRICES!"
  • Vonage – Using an existing high-speed Internet connection, Vonage technology enables anyone to make and receive phone calls - worldwide - with a touch-tone telephone.
WI-FI (Wireless Fidelity)
  • Hot SpotTin.it – In Italian Only
    • Tin.it – Characteristics of the service
  • Italian hotspots – Telecom Italia In Italian Only
  • JiWire – Find and safely use WiFI hotspots – anywhere!
3G AND UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) – Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia INTERNET PORTALS
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (ISPs)
FREE/PRE-PAID/PAY-AS-YOU-GO INTERNET ACCESS (USUALLY DIAL-UP)
ARTICLES
MISCELLANEOUS
The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google.

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

* = Blog entry has been updated.


Many of the above links are in Italian. If you are already living in Italy or planning on a move to Italy, you may want to find a native or someone fluent in Italian to assist you in getting ADSL and/or other Internet services. You can also send an email MSG and request that an English speaking company representative contact you.

I know in the States that calling 911 (Emergency Response/Police/Fire Department) from some VOIP vendors setups do NOT function correctly. As a potential user of VOIP, it is YOUR responsibilty that you verify and confirm that the VOIP from the vendor that you select operates correctly with the critical phone numbers that you need to dial in Italy for Police, Fire, Ambulance and other emergency services.

That's it for Tuesday, 22 November 2005: martedì, 22 Novembre 2005

Ciao, Ben

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Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro."
"He who finds a friend finds a treasure."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 11 June 2008)

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