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Can you elaborate on where you bought this SIM card please?I just purchased a SIM with 12GB of data that is good for 1 year anywhere in Europe (for about $60). You probably can pick that up in Spain. I mention it more as a type of service that is available. In my case, I like to have the SIM card ready to go when I get off the plane in Europe so I may end up paying a bit more for the convenience.
Hi Gimoz I live in NZ am going back for my third trip in ten days time. The first and second times 2017 and 2018 I had a pre paid phone. We used viber (free phone connection) not sure if it is as good as it was to start. But also my wife and family are on facebook which means we are on messenger and I just used the messenger phone to ring my wife at night our morning. But with my pre paid you have to turn data off cost a flammin fortune, and just use wi fi as you find it all cafe,s an Albergues have wi fi.. Using either Viber or messenger I always got through. Good luck and God bless.I am coming from Australia so am not familiar with the different mobile networks in Spain. It would be good if I can get a SIM which will work in Europe as well as in Spain as I plan to be in several countries in Europe. Do I wait until I get there to buy one or just get a global SIM?
I'd be weary of wifi in cafes and albergues. Most of the places I stayed at had limited internet connections and they were overwhelmed with people hogging bandwidth. I'll be looking for a SIM with data to use with an old phone in Europe and use it as a wifi hotspot.Hi Gimoz I live in NZ am going back for my third trip in ten days time. The first and second times 2017 and 2018 I had a pre paid phone. We used viber (free phone connection) not sure if it is as good as it was to start. But also my wife and family are on facebook which means we are on messenger and I just used the messenger phone to ring my wife at night our morning. But with my pre paid you have to turn data off cost a flammin fortune, and just use wi fi as you find it all cafe,s an Albergues have wi fi.. Using either Viber or messenger I always got through. Good luck and God bless.
I am flying into London first and will be there a few days before taking a flight to Biarritz. Like you I would prefer to get a SIM ready to go. I can pay for global roaming on my AU SIM and then buy one which I can use for my time in UK and Europe. Can you tell me what is the one you bought? Thank youI just purchased a SIM with 12GB of data that is good for 1 year anywhere in Europe (for about $60). You probably can pick that up in Spain. I mention it more as a type of service that is available. In my case, I like to have the SIM card ready to go when I get off the plane in Europe so I may end up paying a bit more for the convenience.
I am starting from Biarritz so I will pick one up there. I will look into Orange.Buy a card from Orange in Pamplona.
I use Viber on the Camino and other travel abroad. It always works great. It's free to call other Viber users, and you can buy Viber credit to call landlinesaand other phones. Especially useful if you need to call albergues or make calls back home. I usually buy US$5 worth of credit, and it lasts much longer than my time on the Camino. Calls with Viber credit are only US2¢ a minute.We used viber (free phone connection)
Sorry, I'm clueless about all this.....to make a call to another Viber user, do you need wifi? Will it work if you have the data turned off on your phone?I use Viber on the Camino and other travel abroad. It always works great. It's free to call other Viber users, and you can buy Viber credit to call landlinesaand other phones. Especially useful if you need to call albergues or make calls back home. I usually buy US$5 worth of credit, and it lasts much longer than my time on the Camino. Calls with Viber credit are only US2¢ a minute.
You need to have wifi or cellular data. Yes, it will work on wifi with data turned off.Sorry, I'm clueless about all this.....to make a call to another Viber user, do you need wifi? Will it work if you have the data turned off on your phone?
You can call any phone using Viber Out by buying Viber credits. Making calls this way is only 2¢/minuteBoth parties have to have Viber
Dear Gimoz, Like you I am an Aussie. On my early Caminos I used to buy a local (Spanish/Portuguese) SIM (trying various companies over time) and go through the process of shifting to that when I arrived in Europe. This worked ok, but was quite a hassle -- and not particularly cheap. On my last couple of caminos I have taken a different strategy. I obtained a simple 'pay-by-use' Lycamobile SIM in Australia (they'll send it to you free) and set it up to deduct $10 from my credit card whenever my balance dropped below $2. There are local Lyca companies operating in Portugal, Spain, France and various other European countries. On arriving in either Portugal, Spain or France (and I suspect also the UK), an Aussie Lyca customer gets an sms saying that as an existing Lyca customer, the local Lyca (Spanish, Portuguese, French) company will only charge you the local rate when using your Australian Lyca card in that country. Lyca is pretty cheap for calls. I found I only used about $10 a week (approx 6 Euro), and as it auto-filled from my credit card I did not need to worry about topping it up in a foreign language/currency! I used 'free' internet calls (skype etc) mainly, and free internet in albergues/cafes etc where available. But I had an easy, relatively cheap SIM set-up to use when I needed it for calls. On the basis of past experience, I won't be bothering to get a local SIM card for future caminos. I was happy just using my Australian Lyca card.I am coming from Australia so am not familiar with the different mobile networks in Spain. It would be good if I can get a SIM which will work in Europe as well as in Spain as I plan to be in several countries in Europe. Do I wait until I get there to buy one or just get a global SIM?
I am coming from Australia so am not familiar with the different mobile networks in Spain. It would be good if I can get a SIM which will work in Europe as well as in Spain as I plan to be in several countries in Europe. Do I wait until I get there to buy one or just get a global SIM?
We bought Sim s from Orange in Pamplona. They were very helpful and the product worked well.Buy one when you get there. Spain is in Europe and in the EC. There are no roaming charges in the EC so you're good to go for most of Europe. Some places that are in Europe but not in the EC may or may not have a reciprocal agreement with the EC over roaming charges but your provider will be able to advise. Or just use wifi to send messages and Skype to explain that you might be later than you thought for dinner...
"Global" sims are about the one possible sale that'll bring a smile to the face of that poor sod in the call-centre / airport kiosk.
Have you used it yet? If not please report back with your experience.After a lot of searching, i opted for these guys. Data packages, cheap calling, credit doesn't expire and works almost worldwide.
Traveller SIM - Stay Connected Abroad | Tellink Traveller SIM
Affordable traveller sim. Call, text and stay connected using the best available networks in more than 200 countries.www.tellinkroaming.com
Same here mate started with Vodaphone and got an orange sim, it cost 35euro for the Voda and did not use all the voice and data in 6 weeks so binned ole orangeIf you're just seeking advice on which carrier's SIM to purchase, I've been happy with both Orange and Vodaphone.
I am coming from Australia so am not familiar with the different mobile networks in Spain. It would be good if I can get a SIM which will work in Europe as well as in Spain as I plan to be in several countries in Europe. Do I wait until I get there to buy one or just get a global SIM?
I used Vodaphone, finding a shop when I got there. I guess you can Google where they are. The advantage was that the salespeople all spoke English!I am coming from Australia so am not familiar with the different mobile networks in Spain. It would be good if I can get a SIM which will work in Europe as well as in Spain as I plan to be in several countries in Europe. Do I wait until I get there to buy one or just get a global SIM?
Please do share your experience.Have you used it yet? If not please report back with your experience.
You can buy a SIM card in France, and it will work in Spain too, as they have eliminated roaming charges in the EU (at least that's my understanding)Where can you buy it if starting in SJPdP? I’m actually starting in Lourdes flying thru Paris. What’s the earliest point we can buy it at? Hubby wants to make sure I report my whereabout everyday. I’m going solo.
@Maxcheese, do you know if there is flexibility of which providers this SIM uses? If it's cheap and can piggyback off any available signal, that could be the way around the 'dead zones' on some caminos, where one local provider works but another one might not.After a lot of searching, i opted for these guys. Data packages, cheap calling, credit doesn't expire and works almost worldwide.
I unexpectedly needed a sim card in Sanguesa last year (long story). The friendly clerk at a shop on the Calle Mayor said "Try Llamaya", a brand I'd never heard of before.... I did. It met all my simple needs perfectly.
https://www.llamaya.com/tarifas-prepago/
And what kind of SIM card is that and where did you purchase? ThanksI just purchased a SIM with 12GB of data that is good for 1 year anywhere in Europe (for about $60). You probably can pick that up in Spain. I mention it more as a type of service that is available. In my case, I like to have the SIM card ready to go when I get off the plane in Europe so I may end up paying a bit more for the convenience.
]On arriving in either Portugal, Spain or France (and I suspect also the UK), an Aussie Lyca customer gets an sms saying that as an existing Lyca customer, the local Lyca (Spanish, Portuguese, French) company will only charge you the local rate when using your Australian Lyca card in that country.
And what kind of SIM card is that and where did you purchase? Thanks
Hmm, my memory is not 100% on this, so this information on data may not be correct. But if I recall correctly I did have some problems with data downloads. It worked most of the time, but I did have to reconfigure my phone several times over the course of the months I walked as it seemed somehow to 'forget' the settings required for data download. I was not sure whether this was due to my phone, or the use of the (Australian) Lyca SIM in Europe (on local European Lyca networks). I use an android Xiaomi-brand phone. My wife, who uses an Iphone, didn't seem to have these problems with her data downloads. Generally speaking, though, I used 'free' Wifi in cafes, albergues etc so avoided using my SIM to download.Does that include mobile data local rates etc?
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