My first trip abroad to Rome, Italy, I was clueless about cell phone service abroad. With that being said, I opted for the basic and free, only-use-your-phone-on-wifi service. I didn’t purchase an international phone plan or a SIM card for my trip. That meant my cell phone usage was restricted to exactly what that “service” entails: I could only access messages, email and internet on wifi. In the age of technology and globalization, I felt like a caveman trying to navigate myself around the city the old fashioned way…