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Imagine all these pilgrims with throw away phones which they will all throw away after their camino!!!
Good old mother earth did not deserve this!
I haven't, so I should not be writing here.Anniesantiago said:Has anyone successfully used their iPad2 with wi-fi/3G along the Camino?
Sienna Moon said:Please can all of you who take an iPad. It takes a while to recharge , what are you or have done regarding this. How did the 3G work and as I have scanned in everything to this and we are travelling for longer than the Camino guide books are necessary and so will take this. Charging up is my main worry. Please can you help!
Sienna Moon said:Please can all of you who take an iPad. It takes a while to recharge , what are you or have done regarding this. How did the 3G work and as I have scanned in everything to this and we are travelling for longer than the Camino guide books are necessary and so will take this. Charging up is my main worry. Please can you help!
evanlow said:Hi Canadiandude,
I hope it a big solar panel. Only those work. The palm size type will take a whole day and barely charges an iPhone, let alone an iPad.
I've seen a pilgrim carried one this year (looks like a giant satellite panel). It's green but looks a little out of place as it covered most of the backpack. That space is better off drying you socks (in case it didn't get dry overnight).
You're better off with charging it in the albergue.
A smartphone will still be better, whether it is to check if there is wifi around, plus it is always with you. I don't think many will want to lug an iPad for dinner, or feel safe enough to leave it in the albergue while you have you dinner.
jeffnd said:I recently picked up a Nexus 7 tablet. It's very light and thin, but still big enough to read with no problems. Typing isn't that bad either, although I still might pick up a keyboard, I haven't decided yet. The battery life seams very good. My only complains? No card reader and I'm going to have to take this one back because of a burned out pixel. I can overcome the no card reader by rooting it and using a OTB cable. (Yes, it voids the warranty, but rooting android devices is very safe.) And the one pixel that's burned out isn't really that much of a bother, so had I rooted it and been unable to return it, I could live with it.
Judging by the experience of others, it's not that hard to come by wifi. I recently watched a video series of someone who uploaded video diaries along the Camino. I think he had problems finding wifi just a handful of times.
He y Peconic Bill did you have trouble charging it as it does take some time? How was your trip? I got a waterproof case out of Hong Kong with strap and earphones its great $9.95 free delivery to Australia and works well. Alibaba a or Alixexpress are great web sights for camping gear also.PeconicBill said:Last Spring I celebrated turning 70 by walking Le Puy to Santiago and brought my iPad (first version) with me. I did not connect to 3G but simply used wifi wherever I found it, which was almost every day. I also used it as a book reader, as I could lie in bed at night and read a book after the lights went out in an albergue. It does add two pounds to your pack, but for me it was worth it.
I have found that the traditional Internet cafe is a thing of the past in Europe, the victim of smart phones and iPads. But I also found that so many bars have wifi these days that it's not a problem.
canadiandude said:Sienna, I'm planning on doing the Camino next year (June/July) and will be bringing my iPad 3 with me. I bought a solar panel battery pack that attaches to my backpack and stores enough power to charge my iPad twice via a USB cable running to the iPad in my pack. The best part about it is that the iPad will be in a constant fully-charged state for my full Camino journey.
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