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  1. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Is this powered USB hub setup safe?

    FYI, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) logo on a product does not certify that a product meets any safety requirements. It means that the product will produce minimal electromagnetic interference. The introduction to Wikipedia's article on the FCC mark says: The FCC logo or the...
  2. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Am I the only one perplexed by WhatsApp?

    Repeating what @peregrina2000 wrote above, mobile numbers in Spain are nine digits long and start with either a 6 or a 7 (an exception is that numbers starting with a 70 are not mobile numbers). Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Spain
  3. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Am I the only one perplexed by WhatsApp?

    My guess is they weren't near the phone. Try a text message. Here I suspect that somehow you had the incorrect country code after the +. I'm still new to WhatsApp though so someone else may come up with a better response. Edit: that looks like @DoughnutANZ who finished writing before I did.
  4. Rick of Rick and Peg

    What’s the difference between my two chargers?

    This post will only interest a few technically inclined readers. Today on my morning YouTube viewing the following video was presented to me (I swear that I didn't seek it out). The channel DiodesGoneWild tears apart chargers to examine them. Most are found to be dangerous but this one passes...
  5. Rick of Rick and Peg

    What’s the difference between my two chargers?

    The following is most of one of my previous posts. It is a bit related to this thread's subject. Apple's very expensive cords have a lot of electronics hidden within them. Within two minutes this video shows you what the cables look like inside. Then it explains why it needs everything. Then...
  6. Rick of Rick and Peg

    What’s the difference between my two chargers?

    Adapters are for sissies. [Note: Don't do this in real life or life will no longer be real.]
  7. Rick of Rick and Peg

    What’s the difference between my two chargers?

    My eyes started to shut so I can't give a good review of this paper (unless "My eyes started to shut" counts). International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics Volume 92, November 2022, 103345 Weight-dependent sensation and measurement for portable chargers...
  8. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Apps on the Camino & Random Tech Help!

    I like Gronze. Here are a few tips. If you use the Chrome browser it will either automatically translate the webpages for you or ask you if you want it to do the translation. Other browsers can do translations also but you probably have to use their menus to get it done. When translated some...
  9. Rick of Rick and Peg

    US International Phone plan or Spanish SIM card while on the Camino?

    If you are trying to estimate how much data you will need figure on 1 mb per minute for calls made with cellular data. You'll get about 16 hours of calls for 1 gb at that rate. I see various numbers given but most have the 1 mb rate at the high end of costs.
  10. Rick of Rick and Peg

    US International Phone plan or Spanish SIM card while on the Camino?

    Some phones allow multiple eSIMs and your regular plan could be on an eSIM allowing your travel plan to be either a physical SIM or an eSIM.
  11. Rick of Rick and Peg

    US International Phone plan or Spanish SIM card while on the Camino?

    Be careful with the monthly international plans. If your regular home plan starts at the beginning of a month and you are taking a month long trip starting in the middle of a month you could end up paying twice as much for what you use.
  12. Rick of Rick and Peg

    US International Phone plan or Spanish SIM card while on the Camino?

    Because it is expensive but, really, it looks like it may be the plan for you; simple to use for $3 a day.
  13. Rick of Rick and Peg

    How to call a US cell number from the US (when the phone is in Spain)

    American here. I use NoMoRobo to screen calls from known spammers. The phone rings once and then NoMoRobo only lets the possibly good numbers through. There is a way to have real people to get through if NoMoRobo thinks they are a robot. Free for landlines, mobile has to pay something. Also...
  14. Rick of Rick and Peg

    How to call a US cell number from the US (when the phone is in Spain)

    I've been a happy user of Fi for 8 years. At home they use T-Mobile as their carrier. Overseas you can cut their 20 cent per minute rate down to around 2 cents (depends on who you call and where but generally really cheap). To do that get into airplane mode and then connect to wifi and dial...
  15. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    Mostly in the parks run by the state or county. Some forbid alcohol in the park but allow it on the campsites. It's easier to remove and fine drunks for drinking than proving that they were drinking too much.
  16. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    At home Peg likes stemmed wine glasses but I prefer old jelly/jam glasses. A friend gifted us some plastic tumbler type glasses like in post #69 (with a thumb indentation yet). We have them in our travel trailer because they are unbreakable. At campgrounds where alcohol is forbidden empty coke...
  17. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Liner Socks

    Peg wore nylon socks under her wool ones and they worked well. The secret to socks is to get a snug fit (but not tight). They should act as an extra skin layer. The shoe rubs against the sock but the sock shouldn't rub against your skin. The inner sock helps here in that if the outer sock would...
  18. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Albergue pillows

    I use thick pillows or double them up. When using a long Spanish pillow I folded it over to double the thickness and used a shirt as the pillowcase because the thick folded pillow wouldn't fit the supplied case.
  19. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Those who have walked at least one Camino - What are your favorite insoles and why?

    Wad of tissue paper under the arch of the insole that the shoe came with. Two caminos.
  20. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Vodaphone Travel eSim

    Extra useful information: 5GB for 10 Days 12€ 10GB for 15 Days 23€ 20GB for 30 Days 35€ eSIM good for 90 days if recharging.

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