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I bought a ' dumb ' phone for an elderly family member recently . No bells or whistles , just a phone for emergency use . It cost Aus $36. and came with $10 worth of call time included .
I doubt if you could rent a phone for less , see what the major phone companies have on offer , they usually keep these cheap options under the counter so ask directly at a store . Once you have no further use for it you could always pass it onto to a pilgrim that has a similar need or has lost their own phone .
On further investigation it seems I paid far too much at $36
My apologies I don't know if rentals, but I would guess your cellular provider would rent you one. I would guess that would be the expensive route.
You can purchase a prepaid (prepago) SIM and local telephone number (if your phone isn't 100% CDMA or it isn't locked by your carrier) or prepaid phone packages (no contract) within Spain. Movistar (Telefonica), Orange, Vodafone and a few other companies are the bigger players. I purchased a SIM for about 20 euros and it came with 6GB of data and an hour or two of talk time. If you have a smart phone you just have to be careful and make sure you don't have apps that are using data in the background or keep the phone off/airplane mode.
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.
Everything @Darby67 said. I bought a SIM for my unblocked IPhone in Pamplona from Movistar. Cost was about $20-30 as I recall. Perfect for making local calls and accessing occasional apps like mapping while enroute. Also, as he said, turn off background data use of your apps or they will eat up your data allocation. It worked fine. Only thing that would have made it better was me being able to speak Spanish.
I’m leaving soon for CP and again attempted to use what’s app without success. I was trying to call a hotel in Spain, it just rings but nothing else. A few years ago I tried using in within Spain...
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I gearing up to start my 1st CdS and have seen people recommended sleeping bag liners to protect against bed bugs.
Do these help or is it a myth?
Should I add the extra weight of bringing one?
Michael @wisepilgrim had mentioned a new feature that he was developing for Wise Pilgrim, and it looks like it is now in operation. You can check the app and see in real time how many beds are...
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Well…… about $400 usd in socks and liners later and about 160 miles. I live in California near the Sierra mountains so we have some good trails and heat-
I wanted to find my perfect combination...
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