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- Camino Primitivo, September 2018
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Thanks-- yes I do have the ability to tether my phone as a wifi hotspot, but after speaking with Tmobile (and based on past experiences traveling out of country), the speed is typically only 2G which isn't enough to actually get online. That's why I am hoping that maybe the portable hotspot device, one with a universal SIM even, could help hopefully? I'm really trying hard to avoid the satellite option.Many albergues, bars and hotels along the way provide wifi though it is not universal. An option you have not mentioned is using the personal hotspot facility available on many modern smartphones and connecting through that rather than a separate dedicated wifi device. It may be a cheaper and simpler option if you already own a phone with that capability.
Hi Friends, we are hiking the Primitivo this September. I work remotely and will need to be online with my laptop in the evenings. I'm looking at 2 options of considerably different pricepoints, hoping for advice. I know that the Primitivo is more rural and I definitely can't just walk in and count on reliable internet. Here's what I am considering:
1. Renting a portable wifi hotspot device. Pros: cheaper, lightweight. Cons: must have some sort of cell phone signal floating around in the town
2. Renting a BGAN (Explorer 510) which provides satellite internet. Pros: gets the job done for sure. Cons: expensive. Device is small and packable but needs to have a clear view of the sky to catch the satellite signal.
Anyone have any experiences or hacks for this? I don't need to upload photos or post to social media- I literally just need reliable enough internet to log into the corporate service and get my job done at night. Thanks so much in advance!
As I remember usual speed was 3 or even 4G this year (Vodafone SIM) but I wasn't really in the mountains.Hi Friends, we are hiking the Primitivo this September. I work remotely and will need to be online with my laptop in the evenings. I'm looking at 2 options of considerably different pricepoints, hoping for advice. I know that the Primitivo is more rural and I definitely can't just walk in and count on reliable internet. Here's what I am considering:
1. Renting a portable wifi hotspot device. Pros: cheaper, lightweight. Cons: must have some sort of cell phone signal floating around in the town
2. Renting a BGAN (Explorer 510) which provides satellite internet. Pros: gets the job done for sure. Cons: expensive. Device is small and packable but needs to have a clear view of the sky to catch the satellite signal.
Anyone have any experiences or hacks for this? I don't need to upload photos or post to social media- I literally just need reliable enough internet to log into the corporate service and get my job done at night. Thanks so much in advance!
Wow, that is definitely the best post I have read in couple of years on this forum. And so true!I know it’s not my business to question your business but I spent many, many years just working and working. I am 64 and even though I still work I know do it completely on my terms. I am far from rich and will live the rest of my life on not a whole lot at all. I look back on my work and even though most of my work life I enjoyed what I did. But when I look back that part of my life grows more and more insignificant. My only regret about work is the time it took away from my family, friends and things I loved. I did some wonderful and sometimes even important things but missing one of my girls’ soccer games gives me more pain and the satisfaction I felt for “a job well done” does not even come close to making up for it. Your time on the Camino is sacred. 99% of everything we do can wait. Maybe you are in the one percent. The Camino demands a lot from you and if you devote yourself to the Camino and give yourself to it. The Camino will give you way more
of what you need than you can ever imagine. If you think I should mind my own business you are correct and I apologize in advance.
Buen Caminó
Thanks so much KinkyOne. I really really appreciate that. Maybe one day I will see you on the Camino and you can tell me about your KinkyOne mame haha and maybe some more about life.Wow, that is definitely the best post I have read in couple of years on this forum. And so true!
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Hahahaha, nothing really much behind K1 moniker. But maybe better to tell it in person or in PMsThanks so much KinkyOne. I really really appreciate that. Maybe one day I will see you on the Camino and you can tell me about your KinkyOne mame haha and maybe some more about life.
With T-mobile you can pay $10 per month extra for 4G speed (where available), and Hotspot ability while abroad. That's what I'm using right now. Though in the past I've never paid the $10 month extra and my phone usually showed 3G,and 4G speeds. Remember though, that if you ate in a remote area there may be no cell signal.Thanks-- yes I do have the ability to tether my phone as a wifi hotspot, but after speaking with Tmobile (and based on past experiences traveling out of country), the speed is typically only 2G which isn't enough to actually get online. That's why I am hoping that maybe the portable hotspot device, one with a universal SIM even, could help hopefully? I'm really trying hard to avoid the satellite option.
Wow, that is definitely the best post I have read in couple of years on this forum. And so true!
Zillion likes!!!
I know it’s not my business to question your business but I spent many, many years just working and working. I am 64 and even though I still work I know do it completely on my terms. I am far from rich and will live the rest of my life on not a whole lot at all. I look back on my work and even though most of my work life I enjoyed what I did. But when I look back that part of my life grows more and more insignificant. My only regret about work is the time it took away from my family, friends and things I loved. I did some wonderful and sometimes even important things but missing one of my girls’ soccer games gives me more pain and the satisfaction I felt for “a job well done” does not even come close to making up for it. Your time on the Camino is sacred. 99% of everything we do can wait. Maybe you are in the one percent. The Camino demands a lot from you and if you devote yourself to the Camino and give yourself to it. The Camino will give you way more
of what you need than you can ever imagine. If you think I should mind my own business you are correct and I apologize in advance.
Buen Caminó
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