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  1. Rick of Rick and Peg

    International Calling Card - any recommendations?

    ...before your plan ends. You can park the number they give you for a small monthly fee. I've put my Tello number on my eSIM which normally is free, my permanent number is kept on the physical SIM. If you don't have a dual SIM phone (I assumed you did) I don't know how much trouble things will be.
  2. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Phone services - which is best

    I see that an iPhone 11 has dual SIM, a physical card and an eSIM. That gives the two of you great flexibility but it appears that you are looking for simplicity. So, although either of you could have both Verizon AND Orange on your phones, I suggest that your phone use a physical SIM card for...
  3. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Phone services - which is best

    ...internationally for free, again only through WiFi or cellular data, but it can only call other people with WhatsApp. Do your iPhones have dual SIMs? That complicates instructions but offers you much greater flexibility. If you aren't sure tell us the model of your phones. I'll be happy to...
  4. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Bank verification with Spanish SIM

    Google's Pixel lineup of phones also have dual physical SIM and eSIM. I'm not arguing against @trecile and Samsung's phones (or any other) because I haven't done comparisons but I've been happy with my Pixels. Here are some reasons you may like them too. The "a" series (e.g., Pixel 7a) have the...
  5. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Bank verification with Spanish SIM

    Or the combination of one physical SIM and an eSIM. Possibly the one eSIM that comes with the phone can actually allow more than one number to be kept on it. Currently phones will not allow more than two numbers to be used at once though (not caring if the number is stored on a SIM or eSIM)...
  6. Rick of Rick and Peg

    eSIM card questions

    Apple supplies documentation on how to configure your phone for dual SIM. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209044
  7. Rick of Rick and Peg

    eSIM card questions

    The iPhone 12 is a dual-SIM iPhone with full support for a physical nano-SIM card and also an eSIM. This means that you can use two lines simultaneously. So, if your phone is unlocked, you could keep your US number and configure the phone to use the physical SIM for phone calls but not for data...
  8. Rick of Rick and Peg

    SIM card for Europe

    Yes, it is technically possible to have an eSIM that can have more than one plan installed on it. So, for example, you could have a physical SIM with a Spanish plan, and have your home plan and another installed on the eSIM. I don't think all phones with eSIMs can do this. Also, I believe at...
  9. 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...
  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. 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...
  12. 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/
  13. Rick of Rick and Peg

    E SIM

    Apple support has some instructional videos for iPhones. 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.
  14. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Purchasing Orange ESIM for Data, Calls and Texts in Europe with Unlocked iPhone: Any Recommendations?

    I took my SIM and transfered its information unto my eSIM and brought my physical SIM card with me. This gave me the flexibility of using either a SIM card or an eSIM in Spain. I did buy a physical SIM there so I can't directly answer your question. Also, I used a phone with an early version of...
  15. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Is a 4G phone enough in Spain?

    I'm a bit confused. The Samsung S13 specs I see say that it also has dual SIM.
  16. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Buying a Spanish SIM card for the Camino: Experiences purchasing from the US

    If your phone has dual SIM capabilies adding a second, overseas, number is my recommendation. Dual SIM could be either two physical SIM slots, a physical SIM and an eSIM, or just an eSIM that allows multiple connections. This link brings you to a list of forum threads that have the word eSIM...
  17. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Rely on wifi or get a data plan?

    I can see the advantages of wifi and the keeping of your home number and plan but if you have a dual sim phone I recommend picking up a local sim for the second. Data is too cheap in Spain not to.
  18. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Sim card or E-sim card — what’s the difference?

    ...or battery so it has gotten smaller over the years. Phones have gotten more sophisticated and can now handle more than one phone number. Dual SIM phones were developed that could take more than one physical SIM. Then someone got the idea of building the really tiny SIM chip into the phone...
  19. Rick of Rick and Peg

    E SIM

    Yes. This short video from Apple Support shows how to use dual SIM. What you asked is covered at 1:30. They show how to name your SIMs. You may want to use a name like SpanishData instead of Business like in their example.
  20. Rick of Rick and Peg

    E SIM

    Thank you @DoughnutANZ for your posts. I'm going to add a few things. I just got the newly released Google Pixel 6a. It is dual SIM, one eSIM and a card. The Pixel 7 to be released in October will have the same. I have no doubt that sometime soon there will only be eSIMs used though; that will...

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