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  1. Rick of Rick and Peg

    E-sim for both portugal and Spain

    The two big names in the eSIM world are Holafly and Airalo. I chose Airalo for my last overseas trip because I preferred having a bit more money in the bank than all the data the Holafly provided. I recommend the Airalo app. It is not required but it made eSIM installation easy, provided...
  2. LuckyOnMaui

    E-sim for both portugal and Spain

    I tried setting up my esim when I landed at Lisbon airport, but I was unsuccessful. I purchased a regular sim card from Vodofone in the airport, which only took a few minutes and was reasonably priced. Following are notes I took after speaking with my engineer friend, which will hopefully work...
  3. W

    SIM Card and ATM fees

    We used a Maya Mobile eSIM card with 10 gigs of data for $16. It was easy to set up and they have high ratings for customer service. I would suggest you first call your US provider and see what they charge to add European countries. I found the ATMs in Spain pretty tricky and very...
  4. Kathy F.

    SIM Card and ATM fees

    I use Holafly for an eSiM card on my phone. It seems to have worked well. I don’t stress about foreign transaction fees. I carry about €200 cash with me, refill as needed. Only refill at ATMs attached directly to a bank, just in case. For the same reason, try to refill Monday - Friday, when the...
  5. P

    SIM Card and ATM fees

    Just had good results with Airalo ESIM (you choose your region and your GB limit, it's refillable and less trouble than signing up for a cell plan). I bought the EU region to cover time I would spend in France, Spain and Portugal. If you can use an ESIM in your phone, look into this. I found...
  6. D

    Just returned! 25 April - 29 May - SJPDP to Santiago

    Hi Sarah, I loved your description and can’t wait to get back myself in the Autumn, what I’d like more is to carry a pack of 5.6kg as mine is always considerably heavier, please can you help this repeatedly overloaded perigrina ☘️🙏
  7. TheRealPixie

    Just returned! 25 April - 29 May - SJPDP to Santiago

    Th Thank you for sharing this. ❤️
  8. Rick Davidson

    cell service Sarria-Santiago

    Yes, get an eSIM from someone like Holyfly and you are good to go.
  9. Cicada

    Just returned! 25 April - 29 May - SJPDP to Santiago

    A good and interesting account of your Camino. I'm glad that you enjoyed it especially those early morning walks on your own. Many thanks from me who lives across the ditch!!
  10. Anamiri

    Just returned! 25 April - 29 May - SJPDP to Santiago

    I wondered how you were getting on. I just arrived back in NZ this morning.
  11. S

    Just returned! 25 April - 29 May - SJPDP to Santiago

  12. SarahTheKiwi

    Just returned! 25 April - 29 May - SJPDP to Santiago

    ...In fact I learned to use Whatsapp, Google Translate, Booking.com, Gronze and Buen Camino - apps I had never used before. My managed to get my eSIM going (proud moment, the instructions were in Spanish), then at El Acebo I managed to renew my data (another proud moment!) I really liked the...
  13. Juspassinthru

    Phone Service while traveling - Holafly?

    One final note, I often did not connect to public WiFi if I had a 4G/5G connection as the mobile connection was often faster and certainly more secure. I did use a VPN on public WiFi.
  14. Juspassinthru

    Phone Service while traveling - Holafly?

    ...plans while on the Camino. I was using Holafly for the first time and it seemed to be working well but it was early on. I had an Holafly eSIM with unlimited data (90 days), an Austrian phone number (60 minutes) which allows for EU roaming and it cost $99. It did not allow sms/mms but...
  15. Peterexpatkiwi

    Last minute advice for solo traveler

    This has come up on numerous occasions before in the forum, and is specific to you folks from the USA - try this: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/alert-cops-sms-challenge.81231/post-1173139
  16. joramos

    Last minute advice for solo traveler

    I had the same exact problem activating/receiving AlertCops verification code in the US. It frustrated me. However, when I was in Spain to do the Frances in 2023 somehow it worked, without getting a Spanish SIM card. I cannot really tell you what caused the hang-up, but that's happened to me...
  17. Goyo

    Last minute advice for solo traveler

    joramos, in reference to the “AlertCops” app, 5 out of 5 people who reviewed it on the app store complained of not being able to receive a verification/validation code to their US fone numbers. Does it require a Spanish fone #/SIM card/eSIM like airalo, Holafly, Masmovil, etc. to work? Thanks.
  18. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Questions about eSim card

    I don't have an iPhone but I was curious. I found Apple's instructions on this webpage (search for the section titled "Convert a physical SIM to an eSIM on the same iPhone"): https://support.apple.com/en-us/118669
  19. Rita Flower

    Orange Problem With US Iphones

    It’s not so hard once you get your head around the idea of not needing a physical sim. I look at it like tapping into some sort of phone internet once you buy a plan. I use Airola - as do many others. You can buy a plan now, set it up at home and then turn it on once you get to your...
  20. Susan Peacock

    Orange Problem With US Iphones

    I just left Spain and paid the 20+5 for 100GB of data for Orange. So cheap

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