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[QUOTE="AubreyL, post: 136814, member: 19506"] Hey Bobbie, I had an unlocked iPhone 3g and it was a lifesaver. I read up on internet plans in Spain and decided on Movistar. I found a Movistar store right by my hotel in Madrid and was fortunate enough to be helped by a woman who spoke perfect English and was able to explain the pre-paid plans to me. It was sooo easy to get set up with a prepaid SIM card. You pay 2.35 Euro for a SIM card and under 4 Euros per week for unlimited internet. You get 100mb at full speed and after the first 100mb you have unlimited data but at a slower rate. I never noticed a slower data connection, so either I never went over my 100mb per week or they slow data is still pretty fast. I put a 50 Euro credit on my phone at the Movistar store in Madrid and didn't have to recharge it until almost 4 weeks later. That 50 Euros included data, several local phone calls, numerous text messages, and several international calls. Recharging is also really easy. You can do it at any tobacco shop and most supermercados. All you need to give the clerk is your phone number and the amount you'd like credited. You'll get a text message instantly showing your new credit. If you don't want a data plan, I think you'd do fine with just relying on the wifi in bars and some of the albergues. Many of the bars and restaurants I stopped in had wifi. It's too bad that you arrive at 9 am because the train to Irun leaves at 8. What about spending a day in Madrid and leaving the next day on the morning train? I found a promotion on the Renfe site and got my ticket for around 35 Euros. The train was cheaper and faster than the bus and much, much nicer. I carried some food every day because I worked up an amazing hunger! I quickly realized that to stay happy and full of energy I needed snacks to carry with me :) Usually I would just look ahead in the guidebook and see what my food options were for the next day. However, many of the places mentioned in the guidebook were closed (who knows why) so it was nice to have some extra food in my pack. I also bought some of those little packets of Nescafe instant coffee. I normally wouldn't be caught dead drinkign that stuff but on mornings where you need to leave before the bar opens or if you're served really weak and terrible coffee (in some albergues) then you just add a little Nescafe. Voila! I also used a rain jacket and backpack cover combination. With the exception of one exceptionally rainy day, that combo did the trick. Between Santander and Santillana del Mar I experienced rain like I've never seen before! It was like walking all day in a shower. I kept thinking it would let up, but it didn't. I ended up buying some plastic garbage bags and wrapping up my sleeping bag and clothes inside my pack. I think if you get the right poncho they can be a great item to have. Unfortunately I saw cheap plastic ponchos discarded and scattered all the way across the camino. As for a sleeping bag, I was really glad I had one. Mine is a 40 degree down bag that packs down to just over a pound. Most of the places I stayed had blankets, however, whether you'd want to snuggle up in those blankets is another story. :D I look forward to hearing about your trip. If I could, I would go back and do it all over again right this minute. [/QUOTE]
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