phones/apps/gps/maps

Hi all, please move if there is a better place for this question. I have downloaded Organic maps to my iPhone 12 and have also downloaded the Dutch fraternity maps and Rayyrosa maps to ‘files’ on my phone. However I am unable to bring up the box asking ‘which app would you like to open the file...

Planning Camino for April / May and would like help in determining which cell phone plan to use. My choices: 1. Purchase international phone plan in U.S. utilizing the T-Mobile network. I would be able to use for unlimited data, talk and text for 12 cents per minute. If anyone has used this...

My husband and I will be walking in France and Spain for 3 months.... March till June Just wondering which Simcard would be best. Struggling to find one that gives us the data plus the ability to keep the same phone number. Any hints would be greatly appreciated.

It is still a Beta version but entirely functional, available for both, Apple IOS and Android. (It is all in Spanish but you can open www.gronze.com with Google translate) Btw: Gronze also has a forum for members (free) without ads and posts reflect Spanish views that can be very interesting

I am totally non tech savy, so I am struggling with most of this! I have just downloaded maps.me and don't even know what to download! Do I download the whole map of Spain? How do I find out where the camino routes (in my case the Olvidado) are? Sorry I am light years behind you guys in all...

Hi can anyone tell me what the differance and meaning is if listing has a green house, or black house next to listing in gronze please. Thanks in advance

Has anyone used Strava heat maps to navigate on VdlP? I'm starting in Sevilla. I will find albergues, etc. with Gerald Kelly's guide. The heat maps can tell me where I am, but do the paths most traveled pertain to the Camino? It worked for me on the Gr 5 in Alsace. Just wondering?

Hi all. Asking all Australians what was the best way to use your current phone on the Camino plesse. IDid you just use roaming? Only need phone for whatsapp and accomm. I have an Samsung S10 and it doesnt have esim capability. Want to keep my normal number and currently using Telstra. Any...

OK, I'm not completely tech ignorant. But I've never used GPS tracks before. Is there a Dummy's guide somewhere on their use? Like. What app to use. Where to download tracks. How to use whilst walking. I've had a look at wikiloc which seems to be a common one used by Pilgrims. and for...

Hi, wanting to purchase an Orange ESIM for Europe. (need data , calls and texts). Who has experience with this? I have compatible unlocked iphone. thanks,

I am planning a trip to Spain this spring which will include walking the camino. In the past I would purchase a sim card once I was in Spain. This time however I will not be able to purchase a sim card for a few days after I arrive. Has anyone from the USA purchased a sim card BEFORE arriving in...

I've decided to get a Movistar SIM this next trip. But it seems they are only available at Movistar stores, not airports, stations etc. I'm looking for an actual SIM card, not an eSIM. My research is indicating that the eSIM is data only. For those who have used Movistar SIMs..... The...

I have never used a sim card in my phone. If I buy one in Spain, would it work if I then went to France, or would a call within France be considered an international call? And calls to the US , I would guess, would be incredibly expensive? Any other advice? Thanks for enlightening me.

We are thinking of Camino Portuguese in mid April. I had a look at Gronze.com. Does anyone know of a website that is in English? Looks like lots of info, I just can’t read it. Thanks.

I note that the fabulous Dutch confraternity does have accommodation files for some Spanish caminos but not for the Camino de Madrid. I am wondering if anyone is aware of any other files that may be available to download to my Organic Maps app on iPhone for this Camino? TIA

I’m looking for a map of all the Camino routes in France that I could possibly hang on the wall. I’ve seen several maps of the routes in Spain, but I haven’t seen any for France. IGN has a map that says it’s a general map (map 922). Does anyone here have that map? Is it a map of all the routes...

Can someone please tell me the specific name of the Miam Miam Dodo electronic app for the Camino Le Puy and where I can find it (Amazon,…etc)?

I have started to plan walking from Burgos to Sarria (yes on advice I have extended my Camino to include Burgos to Leon), and am a big fan of the Camino Ninja app. I am wondering if someone is managing and maintaining the app since the death of the wonderful man, Andy Jensen who invented it. I...

Can you please give me basic advice on using a phone on our CF trip in 2023? Background: I've traveled to various foreign (meaning outside of USA) countries quite a bit over the last couple decades (although not the last few years). But I've never once brought my phone with me on those trips...

Hello, I have downloaded few camino apps and bought paid one too. But I just don't know how to use them. Is that OK to use Google maps? I noticed that the route suggested by Google maps is different from the Camino Frances maps that I downloaded to Google maps. But I don't know how to navigate...