[Gocamino] Calling cards

[Glenn]

I think the phone system in Spain is a mystery.  I wonder how many different 
phone cards there are.  The ones with the pin numbers are more versatile (as 
opposed to the computer chip ones)because you can use them in many 
albergues. I bought several in Spain over a period of 6 weeks...and they all 
had different amount of minutes even though they were 5 Euro cards.  I 
really never understood it.  In Hospital de Órbigo no phone that I found 
would take any card at all.  I also had problems with them in Ponferrada and 
asked the Hospitalara about it.  She was German but was in Spain for many 
months.  She advised always using coins at the Telefonica System pay phones 
as the best solution.  Beware that not all pay phones are Telefonica ( a pay 
phone in Santiago just devoured my money as fast as I could put it in!).
Glenn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brooke Broadbent" <bbroadbent at sympatico.ca>
To: <Gocamino at oakapple.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 10:53 AM
Subject: [Gocamino] Calling cards


> Hi,
>
> What experience have folks had with calling cards?
>
> Best to purchase in France or Spain?
>
> Did you take a North American card with you from your phone company?
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brooke
>
> www.brookebroadbent.com
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> 613 862-4459
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>
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