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Can someone who has stayed there recently tell me if they have wifi?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Annie , they have a very nicely written chalkboard sign next to the register at the bar , it says ; '' No WIFI , try talking to someone '' , or words to that effect .
So short answer is that they might have an internet connection but they don't offer WiFi to their patrons .
Thanks Charles. I've seen that sign other places but not at Orisson.
Oh, but you do. See a few recent posts about Roncesvalles albergue started with reservations this summer....but for booking ahead purposes, it can sure be handy! (not that you need that at Roncesvalles)....
Oh, but you do. See a few recent posts about Roncesvalles albergue started with reservations this summer.
You just have to book ahead -they take reservations via their website, since early this spring.Man, oh man, K One. This in part explains why I'm not at all interested in walking in the hot and crowded summers! It would be hard to cross the mountains and not have a bed.
I booked Roncesvalles the last two seasons.You just have to book ahead -they take reservations via their website, since early this spring.
There is wifi at the top of the Pyrenees a small station. I was blown awayCan someone who has stayed there recently tell me if they have wifi?
Thanks.
Can someone who has stayed there recently tell me if they have wifi?
Thanks.
Not having Wifi is one thing, but I'm sure you could still have made a phone call with your cell, no?Nope. It would be nice if there were.
I have health issues. If they had I could have reassured my wife last year that I made it there safely instead of her having to wait until I got to Roncesvalles the next day.
Nope - no service on my phone. I did borrow a phone and sent an email however since it wasn't from me it went straight to her trash.Not having Wifi is one thing, but I'm sure you could still have made a phone call with your cell, no?
Wow, that's odd as Orisson is not remote, I was sure cell service woild have been available.Nope - no service on my phone. I did borrow a phone and sent an email however since it wasn't from me it went straight to her trash.
Hate to say it, but some of us old codgers, sound like old codgers....
Ha , ha, a bit less of the "old codgers" please Kanga. This one is still going strong (well mostly!) at three score years and ten.Yes, things sure have changed. I remember when there was nothing at Orisson, no gite at all, let alone wifi. Only the ruined remnants of an old building. And that was only 16 years ago.
Hate to say it, but some of us old codgers, sound like old codgers....
I remember using them in the UK but not in Spain. My memory of phoning home is vague - probably because the payphones I used were in bars I seem to recall stacking up some 100 peseta coins before making the calls.Ah yes @Bradypus, remember phone cards? We used them in public telephone booths.
I remember queuing at the main post office/telephone central in Moscow in 1992 and again in Nairobi in 1998 to make calls. Ah, but calling from Moscow anywhere in the world was ridiculously cheap back in the day. Things do change, but not just for the better .Ah yes @Bradypus, remember phone cards? We used them in public telephone booths.
One of my favourite scenes from St Jacques Le Meque is where they are all trying to find a spot where their phones will connect. Orisson is a bit like that.
I understand this year sim cards are available that work in both France and Spain. I will definitely be getting one of those for my 2018 camino.
Interesting. I walked the Camino Portuguese in May/June and bought a Simm card in Porto. It would not work in Spain!Recently implemented EU rule means no roaming charges in Europe . Any phone sim / plan bought in one EU country will work the same in any other country. Already been very useful to me.
Did you have your phone set to allow international roaming? Many are set by default to prevent it. If not then obviously the sim would not work once out of range of your Portuguese network.Interesting. I walked the Camino Portuguese in May/June and bought a Simm card in Porto. It would not work in Spain!
Interesting. I walked the Camino Portuguese in May/June and bought a Simm card in Porto. It would not work in Spain!
The recent change is to do with the costs of roaming and not its technical availability. The underlying GSM/3G/4G network has not changed. I do not think that in recent years there have been any Portuguese mobile phone networks whose SIM cards could not be used in Spain at some additional cost provided international roaming was enabled.I believe that the new rules came into effect on June 15th. You may have just missed out. As the post above states you may have to set up roaming to take advantage of the change.
No they don't. They have a big sign that says "No we don't have wifi- talk to each other!"Can someone who has stayed there recently tell me if they have wifi?
Thanks.
No they don't. They have a big sign that says "No we don't have wifi- talk to each other!"