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I take back everything I ever posted about putting a Spanish SIM in my extra unlocked phone.
I'm now going to take 1 phone. My regular USA phone along with my normal plan.
For emergencies I'll pay the $1.79 per minute, $0.50 per text rate.
( 0.05 to receive texts )
For everyone else I need to talk or text with I will wait till I have a wi-fi connection and use Whatapp
The main thing was realizing WhatsApp should take care of 90% of my needs (when I have access to Wi Fi )What changed your mind?
OK so you brought 1 one phone & switched to a Spanish SIM card?I loved having my SIM card so I could check weather and booking.com on the trail. Also used google maps to find where I was staying at the end of the day. Now would I have done that if I'd had to carry a second phone? Maybe not. That's why I don't do locked phones.
That's a great plan. I wish Verizon offered it.I have t-mobile and it works great. Unlimited text and data with 20 cents a min for a call. This is the same for all of Europe and Mexico. Haven't tried any other countries yet. Having a wi-fi phone helps also.
OK so you brought 1 one phone & switched to a Spanish SIM card?
Did that change your phone number? Did you lose any of your Apps?
Actually I will be bringing two phones to Spain & leaving the extra one at my friends place in Madrid. I do plan on putting a Spainish SIM card in it when I finish my Camino. ( I'll be in Spain another month after my Camino )
When you put another SIM card in your phone then you have the number that is of this new SIM card. But the apps are stored in your internal phone memory/external data (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.OK so you brought 1 one phone & switched to a Spanish SIM card?
Did that change your phone number? Did you lose any of your Apps?
Actually I will be bringing two phones to Spain & leaving the extra one at my friends place in Madrid. I do plan on putting a Spainish SIM card in it when I finish my Camino. ( I'll be in Spain another month after my Camino )
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.I take back everything I ever posted about putting a Spanish SIM in my extra unlocked phone.
I'm now going to take 1 phone. My regular USA phone along with my normal plan.
For emergencies I'll pay the $1.79 per minute, $0.50 per text rate.
( 0.05 to receive texts )
For everyone else I need to talk or text with I will wait till I have a wi-fi connection and use Whatapp
Nailed it perfect I did the same Jersey and am still in Madrid using itOK so you brought 1 one phone & switched to a Spanish SIM card?
Did that change your phone number? Did you lose any of your Apps?
Actually I will be bringing two phones to Spain & leaving the extra one at my friends place in Madrid. I do plan on putting a Spainish SIM card in it when I finish my Camino. ( I'll be in Spain another month after my Camino )
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1008728How does one unlock an ATT phone si that it can use a Spanish SIM?
OK so you brought 1 one phone & switched to a Spanish SIM card?
Did that change your phone number? Did you lose any of your Apps?
Actually I will be bringing two phones to Spain & leaving the extra one at my friends place in Madrid. I do plan on putting a Spainish SIM card in it when I finish my Camino. ( I'll be in Spain another month after my Camino )
How does one unlock an ATT phone si that it can use a Spanish SIM?
That's why I don't do locked phones.
I get the gist of what you are saying but to say we are getting ripped of is going a little overboard. We have more technology in these phones than the American astronauts had going to the moon. Where we might agree is what these companies offer us on trade ins. They are robbing us.I don't do locked phones either, I refuse to pay an activation fees when getting a new phone, and any way you slice it, you're paying full price of the phone.
I figured out in 2009 how unlocked phones worked and how the American public has been getting ripped off for years.
Changes in EU rules about roaming charges came into effect earlier this year. If you buy a SIM from a French company you can use it in Spain at exactly the same rates as you would pay to use it in France - and vice versa. No additional fees. There are some "fair use" limits on the amount of data you can use while roaming in another country but the cap limit is generally pretty generous and unlikely to affect someone who makes average use of their phone and does most of their heavy data traffic through the wifi which is widely available along the caminos.Just to clarity about local SIM cards, please. I am bringing my Samsung 6 from New Zealand. I fly in and out from Paris and will be there for about a week in total needing to confirm accommodation etc. Presumably, I need a different SIM for France and Spain? Any recommendations where to get these and other advice? I don't want an unexpected bills from Spark in NZ. Thanks
Changes in EU rules about roaming charges came into effect earlier this year. If you buy a SIM from a French company you can use it in Spain at exactly the same rates as you would pay to use it in France - and vice versa. No additional fees. There are some "fair use" limits on the amount of data you can use while roaming in another country but the cap limit is generally pretty generous and unlikely to affect someone who makes average use of their phone and does most of their heavy data traffic through the wifi which is widely available along the caminos.
Thank you for that clarification. That makes it easier. Would I pick up a prepaid SIM at CdG airport somewhere?Changes in EU rules about roaming charges came into effect earlier this year. If you buy a SIM from a French company you can use it in Spain at exactly the same rates as you would pay to use it in France - and vice versa. No additional fees. There are some "fair use" limits on the amount of data you can use while roaming in another country but the cap limit is generally pretty generous and unlikely to affect someone who makes average use of their phone and does most of their heavy data traffic through the wifi which is widely available along the caminos.
I do not know the answer but I'm sure someone else will. Buying a prepaid SIM in France is not as straightforward as in the UK though. The last time I did so you had to provide ID and register it in your name. As you are arriving at an international airport you will presumably have the documents to hand thoughThank you for that clarification. That makes it easier. Would I pick up a prepaid SIM at CdG airport somewhere?
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