Wifi? - Slave to online education. Need advice

CuriousKat

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April 2016

• Mar 4, 2017

• #1

Hi! I will be starting the Camino Frances on March 21 2017. I'm a bit nervous because I'm also taking graduate courses online and will need access to the internet at least 4 days per week. I get that most places in Spain will have wifi but I'm wondering if it is difficult to look for or if I would be better off getting a dongle/hotspot type thing. Any advice?

If I was to get a wifi device, where and which company would you recommend?

 

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• Mar 4, 2017

• #2

Wifi has become quite widespread. You probably will need to ask for the password. If you get a Spanish SIM chip, you can get affordable data for your smart phone.

 

evanlow

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• Mar 4, 2017

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I am more concern with the distraction of your online course.

How are you able to focus when you are walking 8 hours or do you plan to do much less per day? With showering, finding a place to eat for dinner, journal, washing, body maintenance, interacting with other pilgrims, the only time left maybe some internet for communicating with the love ones back home.

 

CuriousKat

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• Mar 4, 2017

• #4

Wow- Thank you so much for the concern. I was planning on taking it slow and day by day. I figured I would have to take more rest days to complete a project or whatever I needed. It is a concern I have myself too and I don't want to be so distracted I miss the pilgrim experience either. I am in a great spot now and have completed much of my work that will be due while on the trail so that should help to lighten the load and I will have a 2 week break from courses as well. This is why I was also thinking that getting an internet connection might help make it a bit easier to focus on work for an hour in the evenings or early morning 3 days a week.

 

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Mark Lee

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• Mar 4, 2017

• #5

Lot's of wifi all along the Camino Frances. In albergues. In cafes. In bars. In restaurants. I'm not saying you will find wifi in 100% of the places, but it is quite prevalent. You should be able to find it 4 days a week, and you should easily find an hour or so to do your work on those days. The daily "chores" so to speak, of being a pilgrim along the Camino are not that difficult or time consuming. Get to the albergue. Shower. Do a little bit of laundry and hang dry it. There, that's it. ha ha. After that you should be able to find a quiet cafe or bar, buy something and use their wifi. Knock out lunch/dinner and your studies at the same time.
I imagine something like a tablet device would be best and lightest. Make sure you get a padded neoprene type sleeve for it for protection.
ultreia

 

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Jay Campbell

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• Mar 5, 2017

• #6

You will have no problem getting wifi . It is almost everywhere along the way. Buen Camino

 

Anniesantiago

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• Mar 5, 2017

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Free wifi all along the Camino.

 

CuriousKat

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• Mar 5, 2017

• #8

Thanks so much- Much appreciated to know that it is doable and I should be able to find wifi. Feeling much better about chores and such but an 8 hr day followed by food and homework sounds like a regular day to me. Thank you for the advice!