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  1. I

    E SIM

    So does this eSIMcome with international calls and texts (limited amount) like the online Orange eSIMs ?
  2. A

    E SIM

    Good to know! This seems like a way better deal for an esim than the ones Orange offers for purchase online, which are around $30 for just 14 days, although with unlimited and calling and texting (but way less data). This makes me think I'll just wait till I get to Spain and go to an Orange...
  3. KathyRugg

    E SIM

    Thanks for the info! Did the e-sim from Orange give you data plus a phone number or just a data plan? Do you know if you can top it off (if needed) electronically or if you would have to stop in at a physical store? Also, I imagine that to add the second 28 days you had to show your passport to...
  4. Susan Peacock

    E SIM

    E-SIM experience TODAY in Spain. I am here now. If you have an iPhone 13 or earlier with dual sim and are looking for a physical SIM, you can easily pick one up at many places in the Madrid airport. Orange is 20 euro for 100GB for 28 days. If you have an I-phone 14 with dual sim you will not be...
  5. Laynni

    E SIM

    Yeah, unfortunately an iPhone 8 won't have dual sim capability. I think it started at iPhone 11 and SE 2. And if you have a phone with dual sim it will also need to be unlocked. That applies to use an eSim or a local physical SIM. As for your destinations - so far the Stans are not well-covered...
  6. L

    E SIM

    Yikes! I guess that’s why I haven’t done it before. I think my phone is really old, iPhone 8.
  7. Elle Bieling

    E SIM

    ...have TWO sims, one PHYSICAL SIM and one EMBEDDED SIM which is necessary to get an eSIM. You will first need to find out if your phone has dual SIM capability. If it has only the physical SIM, you will have to remove that SIM in the country where you will be and purchase a local SIM. That...
  8. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Cell phone use in Spain

    There are three ways a phone can have dual SIM capability for essentially more than one "phone number" (I'm simplifying here). (1) It can take two physical SIM cards. (2) More commonly now it can have one physical SIM card and an eSIM (see more at link below). Canadian iPhone 14s are like this...
  9. WGroleau

    Need internet connection while on Camino

    If you are in USA, consider Project FI from Google. Works in Spain and hundreds of other countries without changing SIM or phone number. I don't have it now, but when I did, they charged by usage, but with a cap of US$60 per month. However, there won't be cell service everywhere, and where...
  10. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Cell phone sim cards

    ...support has some instructional videos for iPhones. Watching these may make the text instructions easier to understand. YouTube video id g5j7ILjx-BI shows how to install a number to an eSIM. YouTube video id 7lnEQLVOsH4 shows how to use dual SIM once you have installed a number to your eSIM.
  11. A

    Need internet connection while on Camino

    Can I ask how you know how much data you will need? I do almost everything now on my laptop, not phone, and have very little sense of how much data things need. I'm not planning on doing a lot with my phone while on the Camino -- occasional glances at map apps, and I want to have a phone in case...
  12. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Cell phone sim cards

    Not the best one for sure for an iPhone 13 which has a dual SIM capability, a slot for a physical SIM and a built-in eSIM. You can have text and voice calls come in on your home number and data on the Spanish number. Swap things around to make sense for your needs at the time. This Apple...
  13. Leon RSA

    Need internet connection while on Camino

    ...internet connection. To save weight, I prefer to only buy a simcard (to be used in both Portugal and Spain) and insert it in my current dual sim phone. No router required. Any recommendations on which service provider to use? It will be 90% data and maybe a few local calls to book...
  14. Flatlander

    New law gathering personal information from travellers in Spain, starting Feb. 2023

    I have already offered solutions I also offered some suggestions to the OP as to how they could better explain the situation so as to get a better response. As for your Apple Pay it's not clear to me how this will work in reality. There is a credit card (or bank account) attached to that...
  15. Flatlander

    New law gathering personal information from travellers in Spain, starting Feb. 2023

    ...Hospitaleros) Yes. An unintended consequence perhaps of saving a few $ by not using roaming. Having prepared for such an eventuality (a dual sim phone, or leaving the sim in a cheap phone at home with a trusted contact as just two examples) the impact of fraud can be reduced...
  16. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Cell Phone Usage

    Mentioned earlier was eSIM. If you have that you have dual SIM capability. That's the way to go. Cellular is cheap in Spain. Questions about this? See this thread: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/questions-about-esim-card.75197/
  17. Susan Peacock

    Cell Phone Usage

    ...I was using maps a lot. A $50 purchase of a lot of data fixed the problem. 3) If you want to call within Spain and have a newer phone with dual sim capability you may want to pick up a cheap Spanish sim. I always just pick up one from ORANGE at the Madrid airport. I could go bank and forth...
  18. dougfitz

    Australians phone question

    I have tried several approaches over the years. Roaming, buying a cheap handset with a local SIM, buying a pre-paid SIM on arrival, and more recently buying limited-time pre-paid SIMs before departure. I can be contacted on WhatsApp, Signal and Messenger wherever I am with and internet...
  19. Sirage

    Australians phone question

    A dual SIM - physical SIM for the Aus number, and - eSIM for Spain for data for WhatsApp etc, is a good option. Purchase eSIM before you leave home.
  20. Housedog

    E SIM

    To add to this, my Pixel accepts an eSim (GoogleFi - no international plan) and a SIM (I bought an Orange SIM in Spain). With WiFi calling my GoogleFi number worked over the Orange SIM data. This is a really nice bonus of eSIM+SIM. Dual SIM phones are handy

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