Remember the TIM operator offer: "Maxxi TIM Web facile recharge" to have a 24/7 access with up to 500MB, covered in GPRS/EDGE/UMTS and hotspots, "Maxxi TIM web time recharge" up to 9 GB from 5pm to 9am and during weekend. Either one or the other has a 30 days duration

This past spring I did just what you tried. We were on tour and had little opportunity to chase around on our own to find a hotspot. Many of our hotels provided a wifi connection but for a price but everything we take for granted in the US had a price (such as having to pay a euro to take a whiz). Italy is beautiful with a classic photo at every corner. My suggestion is to accept the fact that you are going to have to pay for a connection in a hotel or at an internet cafe. It won't cost you any more than it would to deal with an internet connection via a cell phone. I ended up giving up on using the internet and used my n800 as a gps to track where I was going.

maxilogan and rhackenb, Thanks for taking the time to read my post. Also thanks for your advice and thoughts on traveling with the N800. Haven't decided what I'm going to do yet.

Last time I was in Italy we were in more of the hub cities, Rome, venice, Florence and others and never had a problem finding a place to log on. I don't mind paying at an internet cafe but I don't know how plentiful they will be in Southern Tuscany. It would be fun to use my N800 but I will still take it with me.