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  1. U

    Best mobile phone SIM for Ruta de la Lana

    I bought a 12GB Three data sim card in the UK the day before leaving for the Lana, valid for a month, which cost about £20 I think. I have a dual sim phone so for the very odd phone call, I used my normal sim. With data roaming, it made sense. The new sim worked perfectly for the entire month...
  2. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Best Mobile Phone SIM card and plan in Europe?

    ...I'm a happy FI user but it suits MY needs and maybe not someone else's. I have a phone with an eSIM essentially meaning that I have a dual SIM phone and I will likely buy a European SIM card for my upcoming camino. I'll be able to switch between the two depending on my use. For example...
  3. dougfitz

    Eating up data in Spain

    ...etc. For my current Android, the path to data usage statistics is: Settings / Connections / Data Usage / Mobile Data Usage (if you have dual SIM device, this option is for each SIM). You can then find the usage for each application. I expect that there will be other ways of getting to find...
  4. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Eating up data in Spain

    ...ago that my phone has an eSIM in addition to a SIM. Essentially an eSIM is a SIM built into the phone. This means my phone is, in effect, a dual SIM. I have a couple ways to switch between which I want to use. When shopping check how it can be used. You may be able to have both active at the...
  5. D

    Eating up data in Spain

    ...tips: https://medium.com/@jayatigupta97/13-tips-on-how-to-save-international-roaming-data-charges-59b60c9b884f My next phone will have a. dual SIM, which I hope will allow me to remain contactable on my main number, while giving me a cheap local contract for data. I think there are ways to...
  6. Bad Pilgrim

    LIVE from the Camino BP starts from Alicante, version 3.0 (2019)!

    Thanks K1, I am taking notes of this. I had no idea what was going on with my phone. If I can learn how to compress my photos, maybe I can even learn how to handle my phone... :rolleyes:
  7. KinkyOne

    LIVE from the Camino BP starts from Alicante, version 3.0 (2019)!

    ...useful on less walked Caminos in remote areas and for using on-line GPS. You just make sure you can top up that foreign SIM via internet. I'm coming from EU so I already do have my SIM card with no roaming fees but having dual SIM phone I always buy prepaid Spanish SIM card just in case.
  8. frbobs

    Sim card or international phone card?

    ...it). It looks like the easiest solution, would be to buy a spanish phone card (I could get one online and set it up before I go). It's a dual SIM as well, I suppose I could buy an international SIM card. I don't use a lot of tech, but I'm usually not an idiot when it comes to figuring it out...
  9. U

    LIVE from the Camino And we're off. Camino de la Lana. May 2019.

    ...a new phone the day I few out. I didn't want to carry my camera anymore or an iPad, just this phone and my old one as a backup. I bought the dual SIM Huawei P20 Pro, last year's flagship model, because I wanted a phone with a much better camera but not spending silly money in the process. It...
  10. RuediG

    SIM card confusion

    With the Samsung J7, you're in luck. That "dual SIM" model has three slots. But (buyer beware!) not everything that is advertised as "dual SIM" has an additional dedicated memory card slot. Some just have one "SIM" slot plus one "SIM/Memory dual function" slot. (I've owned both kinds of phone.)
  11. Rick of Rick and Peg

    SIM Card question (again)

    Don't you just hate the way companies these days skimp on their documentation? Review sites do a much better job. Use this web page to get the Project FI overview: https://www.tomsguide.com/us/project-fi-faq,review-4530.html I believe you still have to be a US resident to use it but they...
  12. trecile

    SIM Card question (again)

    The T-mobile plans in the US work pretty much the same as Google Fi. I have used my T-mobile plan on all of my Caminos and also on trips to Mexico and Guatemala. Unlimited roaming data is included, along with unlimited texting to/from US numbers.
  13. ortemio

    SIM Card question (again)

    ...getting off the bus and no gps. So I got a portugal orange sim , also. This year I will try google-fi seems reasonable with no changes to phone number and data costs the same as in the US. A dual sim phone is a good option, just in case. link: https://fi.google.com/about/international-rates/
  14. KinkyOne

    Oh dear... cell phone app Iphone — Vodaphone — question and warning

    ...no roaming fees but then she would pay a lot if in emergency calling me. That's why we get the same package and it was OK because I have dual SIM phone. 10€ for 1,5GB, 15 minutes of talk (unlimited & free within Youser SIMs) and some text messages and all in 4G. For 30 days. She ran out of...
  15. Juspassinthru

    Cell phone/SIM card

    You can also purchase an inexpensive unlocked, dual SIM phone on Amazon. I got a BLU phone for around $50. I had access to my US number and my Spanish number. You may not have access to all your apps. Whatever you do, add +1 to all your US numbers (no impact on dialing here) and +34 for...
  16. D

    Cell phone/SIM card

    Best thing I put in my phone was a Spanish sim it was brilliant 20 euros lasted three months I still have it in while in Spain and a good contact for local services you made need. It takes about 30 seconds to fit your normal one if needed or just get a dual sim phone.
  17. KinkyOne

    Cell phone/SIM card

    ...(SD) card of your phone and you can use them regardless of the SIM card in your phone. So you can change the SIM cards as many times as you wish for different purposes. The other option is if you have Dual SIM smart phone. That's really easy, don't have to change them just switch between them ;)
  18. A

    Rates using Booking.com

    Yes, very often used by expats. But pricy. Google "dual sim cards" and lots will come up, including this: http://www.techadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/mobile-phone/best-dual-sim-phones-for-2017-3511526/
  19. N

    Cameras and smartphones for the frugal

    I have a better solution do the Camino cell free and enjoy the results of a tech free Camino. Have done it for my 10th. Camino.
  20. Carlos Santiago

    Cameras and smartphones for the frugal

    I use a Galaxy S7 (215 grams; normal flat screen, dual sim) for all of the above functions - indoors, outdoors, motorcycle trips, etc. - still camera, music player, video player, sound recorder, internet, dictionary/translator, gps, and a host of other specific functions supported by apps. It is...

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