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All you'll need is the handy question "¿Que es la contrasena para la WiFi?" to ask for the password (if it isn't on the wall)Hello, I’m planning on walking the CF next April I currently have Verizon for my cell service,I’m not overly concerned with not having cell service while on the Camino but was wondering if using the WiFi hotspots you come across is something you have to pay for? Thought I could use them to keep family updated on my status.
It is amazing just how many Wi-Fi passwords I have in my phone. Walk into a town or village and my phone remembers the different places I've been."WeeFee" is every where in Spain.Hello, I’m planning on walking the CF next April I currently have Verizon for my cell service,I’m not overly concerned with not having cell service while on the Camino but was wondering if using the WiFi hotspots you come across is something you have to pay for? Thought I could use them to keep family updated on my status.
wifi is widely available, you should consider getting a prepaid sim , for about 20 euros a month you can make calls and get enough GB for your trip, the phone is great to have for security , and also to call ahead for reservations, or just to let your Albergue know yours still coming if you're running late, and to stay in touch with camino family members.... I've used both Orange and vodaphone and service is great for the entire camino, I think just past the iron cross I lost service for a couple of hours, which was OK because that stretch has some of the best views on the CaminoHello, I’m planning on walking the CF next April I currently have Verizon for my cell service,I’m not overly concerned with not having cell service while on the Camino but was wondering if using the WiFi hotspots you come across is something you have to pay for? Thought I could use them to keep family updated on my status.
SJPDP to Santiago. Only problem was in Hontanas. It seems to be in a valley with lousy reception so everyone is using alburge WiFi so it's at its maxHello, I’m planning on walking the CF next April I currently have Verizon for my cell service,I’m not overly concerned with not having cell service while on the Camino but was wondering if using the WiFi hotspots you come across is something you have to pay for? Thought I could use them to keep family updated on my status.
Hello, I’m planning on walking the CF next April I currently have Verizon for my cell service,I’m not overly concerned with not having cell service while on the Camino but was wondering if using the WiFi hotspots you come across is something you have to pay for? Thought I could use them to keep family updated on my status
Sorry. I hit the send button too soon.Hello, I’m planning on walking the CF next April I currently have Verizon for my cell service,I’m not overly concerned with not having cell service while on the Camino but was wondering if using the WiFi hotspots you come across is something you have to pay for? Thought I could use them to keep family updated on my status.
I don't think I would rely on anything being "automatic" with service providers today. A simple call to Verizon will insure you are unlocked.Sorry. I hit the send button too soon.
I, too, have Verizon, and have been reading about the need to contact them to unlock the phone. According to their website, new phones are locked only for 60 days after purchase and are automatically unlocked after that.
Buen Camino.
A call to Verizon is never simple. I know, I tried. LOLI don't think I would rely on anything being "automatic" with service providers today. A simple call to Verizon will insure you are unlocked.
Walked the Primitivo in May and WIFI was NOT available in many albergues. And for some strange reason, in several places ONLY cell phones carried by Spaniards worked. Did not make sense to me why other European phones would not work. Only had those problems prior to Lugo.
On the Norte in 2019, there were a lot of places without WiFi.
It's only in France that things are sometimes difficult, as one of their Ministers or MPs years ago, in a Bill intending to promote the general use of WiFi, made the silly mistake of including a provision whereby any establishment providing a WiFi service is personally liable for any illegal use of it by customers.
Because of this, WiFi is not so easily available in the country.
Update: Just saw there is a great thread on VPN here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/wifi-hackers-snoopers.60724/Thanks for asking this question @jasperg357. I would like to add another question to this around VPNs. How safe do folks feel using public WIFI is in Spain and would anyone recommend a VPN as well?
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