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Kindles are good value for money but tied tight to Amazon - my daughter tells me you have to "root" them if you want Google App Store to work (sounds painful/technical/both) but, as others have said, do you NEED to take one?
Would appreciate any info regarding today's Kindles, as a device to take on the Frances next year. My current one is so old it had a analog keyboard on it and its internet usefulness is almost nil. I have a Pantech tablet which is useful as a book reader and internet connection but it is now dicey in its operation and I need to replace it. I am hoping a newer Kindle would fill the bill but would like some feedback from forum members.
Some of the new smartphones have screens almost as large as a small tablet. If you want to use it on the Camino with a Spanish SIM card, be sure it's unlocked. My carrier (Verizon/US) does not lock their smartphones, so they're good to go out of the box. Other carriers may require a wait period to give you the unlock code.Thanks for the replies...I just have a semi-worn out tablet and smart phone and an ancient Kindle. Was hoping to get something that would replace them as far as internet access and a reader. Maybe I can find a NOS older smart phone and go from there. Will be getting a new phone in a few months with contract renewal but that will stay with my wife when I head out to the Camino.
Again I appreciate all the replies. It is interesting to get insight as to what others use when on their walkabout in Spain.
Brought a Kindle Fire on my second camino. Posted it home from the first open Correos I found. Useless piece of kit, no time to use it as I spent all my spare time interacting with other pilgrims. Bring a notebook and pencil and you can relive your pilgrimage transcribing it to digital format when you get home. If you must read or keep a blog, a smartphone is all you need. It even doubles as your camera and all your pics are stored to Google photos when you get wifi provided of course you have an android device, dont know how an iphone works in this respect
Would appreciate any info regarding today's Kindles, as a device to take on the Frances next year. My current one is so old it had a analog keyboard on it and its internet usefulness is almost nil. I have a Pantech tablet which is useful as a book reader and internet connection but it is now dicey in its operation and I need to replace it. I am hoping a newer Kindle would fill the bill but would like some feedback from forum members.
I have to say that I absolutely loved having my Kindle Voyage along. It's light enough, and I hate reading for more than a few minutes on my phone. I had about 20 novels & non fiction books plus several guide books on my Kindle, plus even downloaded one spur of the moment when a fellow pilgrim suggested a Camino related book. I could read in bed (it's backlit, and can adjust the brightness way down). I'm a voracious reader and so always had something to read if I wasn't feeling like being social, or if there was simple no one around to talk with (it happens!) I wouldn't go on Camino without it.
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