For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation) |
---|
@marjude you can continue to use your old Australian phone number in WhatsApp with a Spanish SIM card. I am sure the carrier will help you when they install the SIM card. It is very easy.
Your SMS text messages will use the new Spanish phone number, and not your old Australian phone number. For iPhone users, you can send SMS text messages using your email address rather than your phone number, but I found it easier to use WhatsApp for everything.
¡Buena suerte! ☘
Hi, I carry a phone with me but I turn my international roaming and cellular data off and I only use my phone for contacting my family on the family FB page and taking photos, I have never had any need to use my phone to make calls on my walks. I have also installed WhatsApp on my phone this year to contact Ray and Rosa.
This year walking the Madrid it seems that several Albergues require a phone call to come and open the Albergue.
My question is : is it really necessary to be able to ring these numbers or could I get by without having a phone??... It’s not that I’m against having a working phone it’s more that I feel technically challenged as far as having the sim changed in my phone or buying another phone when I’m in Madrid and understanding the technical things the sales person is telling me.
I feel I’m asking a question that I already know the answer to but I really am in two minds as what to do.
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks judy.
Hi Linkster, thanks for your help, your explanation has made it easier for me to understand what I will need to know about my phone in Spain.@marjude you can continue to use your old Australian phone number in WhatsApp with a Spanish SIM card. I am sure the carrier will help you when they install the SIM card. It is very easy.
Your SMS text messages will use the new Spanish phone number, and not your old Australian phone number. For iPhone users, you can send SMS text messages using your email address rather than your phone number, but I found it easier to use WhatsApp for everything.
¡Buena suerte! ☘
Yes Laurie, if C clearly had tried to explain it to me I would have been like you and “ never really got it”. I think I’m going to be on a real learning curve on this walk.I use WhatsApp a fair amount and have never figured out how there is absolutely no difference when I switch from US sim card to Spanish sim card. My contacts are all still the same on my list and they continue to contact me as before. @C clearly once tried to explain this to me, but I never really got it.
It is a great way to communicate, I found that many albergues use it, but usually not if the owners don’t have a young member of the family helping out.
The funny thing is, I don't really understand it either, but I have learned enough to know how to make it work for me. My impression (someone can correct me) is that WhatsApp works on data - either from your phone plan or wifi. The original phone number that you set it up on, becomes your username. From then on, you can sign into the account with that user name, from any phone or (now) computer. If you have the app on your phone, it is stored like all of your apps, on that device. Changing the phone service provider (SIM card) doesn't change the data you have stored on your phone in the app.Yes Laurie, if C clearly had tried to explain it to me I would have been like you and “ never really got it”
Hi, thanks for your reply, I have decided to take my phone but it’s good to know this just in case for some reason I’m unable to get my phone to work.On the Madrid last year I only ran into 3 place that a phone call was necessary. Luckily I found someone nearby who was able to find someone to open the door for me because only one of them responded to my call.
Hi Elizabeth, your right it is going to be a lonely route from the information that I have read so having a phone will make me feel more at ease and I have decided to take one.We walked the Madrid last year and found having a phone invaluable. We called ahead several times to confirm availability of beds, especially on the longer days when we were contemplating walking longer distances and arriving later. It is a very isolated route so you also may find that having it gives you some piece of mind.
Hi C clearly, thank you for explaining the WhatsApp to me. I now have a better understanding of it.The funny thing is, I don't really understand it either, but I have learned enough to know how to make it work for me. My impression (someone can correct me) is that WhatsApp works on data - either from your phone plan or wifi. The original phone number that you set it up on, becomes your username. From then on, you can sign into the account with that user name, from any phone or (now) computer. If you have the app on your phone, it is stored like all of your apps, on that device. Changing the phone service provider (SIM card) doesn't change the data you have stored on your phone in the app.
The funny thing is, I don't really understand it either, but I have learned enough to know how to make it work for me. My impression (someone can correct me) is that WhatsApp works on data - either from your phone plan or wifi. The original phone number that you set it up on, becomes your username. From then on, you can sign into the account with that user name, from any phone or (now) computer. If you have the app on your phone, it is stored like all of your apps, on that device. Changing the phone service provider (SIM card) doesn't change the data you have stored on your phone in the app.
It is just like your email - you have a username that you can use to sign in on any computer or phone. In Whatsapp, an old phone number is your username!Ok, I give up, I still don’t get it.
Actually it's quite easy. When you download Whatsapp (or any other free app) it asks you to allow certain things like access to your contacts folder, location info etc. otherwise you can't download it. And even if you change SIM cards you can use apps like Whatsapp via wi-fi and when you connect to wi-fi you have access to your contacts because they are already uploaded in the Whatsapp cloud. Makes any more sense?Ok, I give up, I still don’t get it. But I can use it, so that’s going to have to be good enough.
Actually it's quite easy. When you download Whatsapp (or any other free app) it asks you to allow certain things like access to your contacts folder, location info etc. otherwise you can't download it. And even if you change SIM cards you can use apps like Whatsapp via wi-fi and when you connect to wi-fi you have access to your contacts because they are already uploaded in the Whatsapp cloud. Makes any more sense?
These apps are free only because they are collecting free meta data from you. The only catch there is.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?