So in Canada, I loaded my Lebara SIM that I had used in May/June in France after checking with them twice that it would work in Spain. Well, the data works fine, but the phone doesn’t. I can receive calls and texts free! And from France, I can all call over Europe. Big deal. So, over the last few days I’ve been back and forth with them a number of time and last night they actually called me to sort out the problem. I asked that they just give me all data and no phone, because on our way out of Segovia we had picked up a SIM card for Les’ old Samsung phone.
We had walked into this little phone shop with a young Asian (we think Chinese) who spoke Spanish very well, but no English. He showed us the various SIM cards so we picked the one that was just phone calls for 10€. We tested it 30 minutes later,at the bus stop, and called Lynn in the UK. Perfect! We felt like we were geniuses. And at the small village later that day, we dialled the number posted on the albergue door and received the message that we needed to load more money onto the SIM card! The guy in Segovia had put in the wrong card so we had 10€ of data and 1€ go phone calls, and we used enough of that up calling the UK that there were not enough funds left for a second call.
So, yesterday, after our coffee in Nava de Asunción, we passed a phone store and asked the guy to add 5€ for phone calls only. It took 20 seconds for him to do this.
And last night, Les called my phone and guess what? He now has 15€ of data and still no phone access. So we are travelling data heavy (and Les has no access to his email from the phone so it is of little use.) and still no ability to make a call.
But this is a first world problem. We’ll see if we can get it sorted at the next larger centre, perhaps today in Alcazarén. Don’t you just love the names of the towns?
By the time we reach the Camino Francés we won’t need to call ahead so I winder if it’s all worth it.
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