sillydoll
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2002 CF: 2004 from Paris: 2006 VF: 2007 CF: 2009 Aragones, Ingles, Finisterre: 2011 X 2 on CF: 2013 'Caracoles': 2014 CF and Ingles 'Caracoles":2015 Logrono-Burgos (Hospitalero San Anton): 2016 La Douay to Aosta/San Gimignano to Rome:
estrelladigital.es reported that:
In 2015 pilgrims on the Camino Frances will enjoy free and secure wifi. It is a service offered by the company Wifinova sponsored by the Junta de Castilla y León.
The network connection Elcamino.Tuwi is the broadest of all the way, it has been running since 2013 and last year provided access to more than 50,000 pilgrims with more than 1 million page views.
One of the biggest problems for pilgrims on the long journey is the lack of internet connection. For many, the coverage does not allow them to access even the most basic queries like finding a shelter; others however do not have a Spanish fare information enabling them to connect without overspending on the phone bill.
Since the project started in 2013, El Camino Tuwi is the wifi network with more points available throughout El Camino. Just last season, more than 50,000 pilgrims enjoyed quality and 100% iafe internet thanks to these Wifi points.
Users were able to consult all internet and make contact with loved ones through their smartphones without being connected to the data from their own phone company. In addition, the variety of users who used this type of connection was remarkable. American, English, Korean, German ... More than 25,000 users were foreigners and might be connected without any problems thanks to the flexibility of languages supported by the Home portal El Camino Tuwi.
Each user spent about 5 minutes on average browsing the internet each session, along with the multitude of connected users, which has resulted in more than one and half million page views since the beginning of the project.
Given these positive results, El Camino de Santiago in the 2015 season will have Free Internet limits for all users and a network expansion to more than 120 wireless. This is a great advantage for all pilgrims, as this free connection permits easier path, safe, comfortable and social. They can read emails, check the weather, publishing experiences on social networks or find a hostel places were lots of functions that pilgrims could not do for costs or coverage.
Now these functions are easier than ever without any expense. Not only pilgrims are the winners of this project. One of the key aspects of the project is the security provided to establishments that provide the wireless service. Ever, one of the great disadvantages and uncertainties that has led establish its own wireless network, any offense committed a user on that network, responsible owns the service ... In this case, the facility provides access to El Camino internet Tuwi, is unprotected unable to identify the offender.
Through this project and ownership of the network of El Camino Tuwi, the owner is protected when using the wifinova platform, online any responsibility for the actions of their guests and users.
This is a great advantage for any owner of an inn or hostel not want to have complications. In short, the project has been very well received among the community of pilgrims and owners of establishments along El Camino. It will enable them to be always available, have a greater presence on the internet, share experiences and learn more every time. So that this project represents a major step to further improve, even if possible, the experience of El Camino de Santiago
In 2015 pilgrims on the Camino Frances will enjoy free and secure wifi. It is a service offered by the company Wifinova sponsored by the Junta de Castilla y León.
The network connection Elcamino.Tuwi is the broadest of all the way, it has been running since 2013 and last year provided access to more than 50,000 pilgrims with more than 1 million page views.
One of the biggest problems for pilgrims on the long journey is the lack of internet connection. For many, the coverage does not allow them to access even the most basic queries like finding a shelter; others however do not have a Spanish fare information enabling them to connect without overspending on the phone bill.
Since the project started in 2013, El Camino Tuwi is the wifi network with more points available throughout El Camino. Just last season, more than 50,000 pilgrims enjoyed quality and 100% iafe internet thanks to these Wifi points.
Users were able to consult all internet and make contact with loved ones through their smartphones without being connected to the data from their own phone company. In addition, the variety of users who used this type of connection was remarkable. American, English, Korean, German ... More than 25,000 users were foreigners and might be connected without any problems thanks to the flexibility of languages supported by the Home portal El Camino Tuwi.
Each user spent about 5 minutes on average browsing the internet each session, along with the multitude of connected users, which has resulted in more than one and half million page views since the beginning of the project.
Given these positive results, El Camino de Santiago in the 2015 season will have Free Internet limits for all users and a network expansion to more than 120 wireless. This is a great advantage for all pilgrims, as this free connection permits easier path, safe, comfortable and social. They can read emails, check the weather, publishing experiences on social networks or find a hostel places were lots of functions that pilgrims could not do for costs or coverage.
Now these functions are easier than ever without any expense. Not only pilgrims are the winners of this project. One of the key aspects of the project is the security provided to establishments that provide the wireless service. Ever, one of the great disadvantages and uncertainties that has led establish its own wireless network, any offense committed a user on that network, responsible owns the service ... In this case, the facility provides access to El Camino internet Tuwi, is unprotected unable to identify the offender.
Through this project and ownership of the network of El Camino Tuwi, the owner is protected when using the wifinova platform, online any responsibility for the actions of their guests and users.
This is a great advantage for any owner of an inn or hostel not want to have complications. In short, the project has been very well received among the community of pilgrims and owners of establishments along El Camino. It will enable them to be always available, have a greater presence on the internet, share experiences and learn more every time. So that this project represents a major step to further improve, even if possible, the experience of El Camino de Santiago