Cell Phones (to Tony)

[Norman Luttrell]

Dear tony, just plan advice, since you don't seem to have the need to know,
other than what you have asked. i walked the camino alone,  I did'nt have a
cell phone and in the 30 days I walked, (oh sorry, editorial comment) I never
had the need for it.


----- Original Message -----

From: Tony Schuster


To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU

Sent: 6/12/02 1:43:02 PM

Subject: Re: Cell Phones (to Tony)




Carolyn, thank you for the straightforward advice. The rest of the
editorial comments that I have gotten are fun and fill up someone's time, I
suppose, but just plain advice was what I sought and you, and a couple of others
have provided just that.

Tony


----- Original Message -----

From: Carolyn Arcand


To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU

Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 1:12 PM

Subject: Re: Cell Phones (to Tony)






Hi Tony.. as a woman walking alone on the trail last summer, I felt more
comfortable carrying a cell phone just in case anything happened (nothing did,
but it was still good to have!). I got a deal through Nextel, and the phone
worked great because it works off of a satellite instead of phone towers,
therefore I could get in touch anywhere, even in the middle of the Pyrenees. The
downside is that international calls (outside of the U.S.) cost $0.99 per
minute. However, as long as you don't talk for excessive amounts of time, I
think it's worth it. Carolyn :o)
PS there are also a good amount of internet cafes, even in the smaller
towns.. I could email my friends and family every couple of days if I wanted
to.







 From: Tony Schuster

 Reply-To: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage

 To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU

 Subject: Cell Phones

 Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 21:55:25 -0500



 We will be hiking the trail for a month or so in the fall. I was
thinking of getting a cell phone so that we would have a number that family
could reach us while we were in Spain. Being available is one of the costs of
having parents and kids and grandkids. Any ideas on cell phones? Alternately, we
could get a phone card and call in but that would mean daily phone calls. The
final alternative is to check email routinely. Any thoughts on any of this? That
is, any thoughts other than the beauty of the low tech world in which far away
meant out of touch...

 Tony




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