Rose Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Some of you may remember that in a few weeks I'm hoping to retrace Sweets and Gems fabulous walk across Northern Spain. I'm planning to walk in September and I've allowed 7 weeks for the walk. I plan to carry a smartphone/phablet... it will be my phone, my camera, my guidebook, my map, my book, my internet, and my link to home (and to you lot).I've not bought the phone yet but I'm thinking of getting the Note 3 (my son wants me to get the new HTC) and I'm then I'm thinking of getting a Pay as You Go SIM for use in Spain... ideally sorted advance so it can be set up before I leave home.We've looked at a few deals but as I've not used a smartphone before I'm unsure what kind of useage I'll need. How much is 100mb a month? If I'm loading photos to something like skydrive or flickr will that soon get eaten up? I've been using mapmywalk at home on my laptop and would like to load the app onto the phone to trace my steps... but I'm guessing this will eat into my data usage but I've just no idea how much? There are a few Camino apps that have been recommended too which I'll also use.I will take advantage of free wifi whenever possible but I really like to get this right and sorted before I go... so any clever people out there who can guide me?p.s. to give you an idea of my skill level... I currently dont have a mobile phone!p.p.s It seems like vodaphone is a popular choice in Spain... any others I should consider? And what is happening on the 1st July? Will that impact on my choices?a big THANK YOU in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Each photo could be between 2.5mb and say 10mb so 100mb would only allow between 40 and 10 photos to be uploaded each month and noting else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Hi Paul and thanks for the reply - that's pretty much what I thought but I wanted to be sure I wasn't missing something obvious. That's not going to be anywhere near enough! I know I can find wifi spots along the way to save my data limit but I do want to be secure in the knowledge that a) I can have coverage/internet/data etc if I need it and b) that it wont cost me an arm and a leg when I get home.More research needed I think... the most annoying thing is that all these companies are international but the spanish information is only in spanish... why not have a range of language options? grrr... just my moan for the day!thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Rose, this isn't brand new, up-to-date information, but it might help you know what's available:[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travel-advice/9432416/The-best-local-SIM-cards-in-Europe.html[/url]...and I also found this[url]http://www.simcardspain.es/en/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Betty... many thanks! the second link is really useful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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