Travel to Europe this summer. What do I need to know

Traveling to France and Italy for 12 days this summer. Have never been. Will I have phone service as is or will I need a special SIM card? What issues do I need to know about? If I can use my phone as is, is it horribly expensive for minutes? Is using data expensive? It is still free if I find a wireless hotspot, yes? I think I can turn off edge now, yes? Is it worth signing up for an ATT international minutes or data plan for 12 days? Thanks for your help.

I just took the iPhone with me to Spain for 10 days. I did get the smallest international data plan, just in case, but I wound up using no data roaming because I kept Data Roaming off. Both hotels I stayed in had free Wi-Fi (I think this is more common in Europe than in the U.S.), so I used that for email as well as the web, and incurred no charges there. I think I sent 5 texts, at 50 cents each.
The trick is to keep your calls to a minimum. Without an international calling plan, which is probably not worth it unless you plan to make a lot of calls, all calls are $1.29 a minute (I think it's the same for France and Italy; check with AT&T), so that can quickly add up. (I used 33 minutes, mostly calling friends on New Year's Eve). Actually, traveling with a phone turned out to be a great convenience (I'd never done it before) and the iPhone's web capabilities are also very helpful when travelling. It was also fun to send photos via email (always using wi-fi).
I haven't seen my final bill yet, but my latest bill (which included New Year's Eve) was very reasonable, and nothing like the horror stories people have reported. (I'm hoping there were no hidden costs I missed; we'll see next month.) But the two rules are: Keep Data Roaming Off! and Keep Your Calls to a Minimum!
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