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manoll said:Oh, and yes, for checking the daily route on google maps,
So, I will be checking with Verizon for their global plan, but do you think it be better to just get a SIM card in Spain?
Mary
newfydog said:manoll said:Oh, and yes, for checking the daily route on google maps,
So, I will be checking with Verizon for their global plan, but do you think it be better to just get a SIM card in Spain?
Mary
http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/glo ... icing.html
The last time I bought a local sim it was $25 euros, and a long irritating wait in line at a store. You need to estimate your usage to know what is best for you.
Depending on how much you want to learn about navigation, there are many data-free alternatives to google maps.
AubreyL said:My SIM card cost 2.35€ and I got a data package that costs less than 4€ a week.That sounds better!
The last couple of years France has been awful, for price, convenience, etc. but I hear it is improving there too. Has anyone bought something like this?
http://www.sfr.fr/mobile/tablette-cle-i ... vue=000mg0
Keep the updates coming!
MikeIan, this is awesome news -the blogging partI wrote my blog and uploaded the photos from my phone at the end of most days when I had wifi. Normally with a beer!
Newfydog, this sounds pretty much like what I would like to do too! If possible I prefer to keep away from paved roads, the local people many times will know a better route to avoid highways.On parts of the Norte I often took different routes so as to keep more to the coast and to avoid some of the tarmac and the sometimes ridiculously long winded marked paths.
newfydog said:The last couple of years France has been awful, for price, convenience, etc. but I hear it is improving there too. Has anyone bought something like this?
http://www.sfr.fr/mobile/tablette-cle-i ... vue=000mg0
is just the SIM and you can then pick a month of services.L’offre sans abonnement
pour un usage occasionnel
You can add time anytime you need it. As you run out of credit, the data rate slows, then disappears. To keep the data rate fast, take the monthly option with 1gb of data. You will be renewing each week, so the monthly rate is less than the combined weekly rate, and you will maintain your data rate.If the nano Sim is available for the iPhone, then the payment is relatively low and I would be limited to X amount of MB/day
Falcon thank you very muchTo keep the data rate fast, take the monthly option with 1gb of data. You will be renewing each week, so the monthly rate is less than the combined weekly rate, and you will maintain your data rate.
If you have a Spanish SIM that has been kept active, you can keep that phone number. Your U.S. number will not be active with a Spanish SIM.with this plan my cellphone number remains the same
falcon269 said:You can add time anytime you need it. As you run out of credit, the data rate slows, then disappears. To keep the data rate fast, take the monthly option with 1gb of data. You will be renewing each week, so the monthly rate is less than the combined weekly rate, and you will maintain your data rate.If the nano Sim is available for the iPhone, then the payment is relatively low and I would be limited to X amount of MB/day
Assuming you have a cell phone that work in Europe(?) you don’t need anything extra. Then as you say you can use Skype, apps, forum, email and GPS with data roaming AND mobile data off when you have access to the local wifi.MikeIan, please correct me, you are telling me that it won't be necessary to get anything extra for my cellphone, right? Because it's global ready there is no need to pay, 2nd, if all I want to do is use Skype, check the forum, email, etc. if wifi is available and my data roaming is turned off, then I'm good to go, and no problem. Correct?
If you use the local wifi the day or evening before to look at the next days areas using google maps (which I still find to be the most usable) then you will not need any data the next day. The maps will stay in the phone for use and the phone’s gps will tell you where you are! Not needed every day,but very useful if you think you are lost and if you wan to take a different path. On parts of the Norte I often took different routes so as to keep more to the coast and to avoid some of the tarmac and the sometimes ridiculously long winded marked paths.
I have wondered how much map data stays on an iPhone or iPad. How exactly do you "select" the area you want your device to hold? Does it work from the top down; meaning all the detailed information is stored along with the gross area?
AubreyL said:I'm on the Camino del Norte right now (in Santona) and I have to say, my iphone has been a lifesaver! I have an unlocked 3Gs and I bought a prepaid SIM card in Madrid. The whole process was so easy! I went with Movistar though I've also heard good things about Vodafone and Orange. My SIM card cost 2.35€ and I got a data package that costs less than 4€ a week. I'm extremely pleased with the plan. I have AT&T and was going to get their international plan, but once I started looking into it, realized it was a rip off.
manoll said:Well I did go to Verizon this afternoon and the person that attended me recommended it would be better to get a nano sim card than to use data their plan where 100 MB cost $25. He suggested that whenever wifi was available, as long as I had the data roaming off, I could go ahead and use my apps including Skype and that would cost me nothing. The reason he gave me was that 100 MB is very little and it's used up in no time. Also said it would be better to purchase a calling card here and then I could be covered for making calls and would have no surprise charges on my bill when I returned.
Do they have the nano Sim card in Spain? Is it readily available for the iPhone 5? My time is coming up and now I am getting a bit nervous due to my lack of technology knowledge.So again, the question is if all I want to do with my phone is use some of my apps like Skype, go into the Camino de Santiago forum, call home with a calling card, and download pictures, is the recommendation from Verizon correct?
Mary
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