{"id":20822,"date":"2010-06-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubvillamar.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/how-to-use-your-cell-phone-while-travelling-to-spain\/"},"modified":"2018-03-01T11:46:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T11:46:11","slug":"how-to-use-your-cell-phone-while-travelling-to-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clubvillamar.com\/blog\/spain\/how-to-use-your-cell-phone-while-travelling-to-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Your Cell Phone While Travelling To Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Cell phones have indeed made our lives easy. In whichever party of world one is present, it’s easy to get in touch with family, friends and colleagues using cell phones. Spain<\/strong><\/a> also has an amazing GSM service<\/strong><\/a> and you can use the service to connect to your home or office instantly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Imagine admiring the beauty of Pyrenees Mountain or enjoying Sunbath at the beach, the moment you feel like sharing something, you can call people using your cell phone and describe everything to them. Using a cell phone in Spain is extremely easy but you need to follow certain correct procedures.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

It is important that you pack a transformer, list of important phone numbers and a plug adapter with other important things that you are packing. The adapter that you buy must have a plug of type F or C. make sure that you purchase a phone adapter<\/strong><\/a> before you set for Spain so that as soon as you reach Spain, you can charge your mobile phone and start using it.<\/span><\/p>\n

You must also carry a transformer<\/strong><\/a> which is capable of handling 230 V. In Spain, voltage of range 230 V is in use. If you do not connect a transformer, your cell phone will most likely get destroyed. High voltage may end up burning some important part of your mobile phone. The voltage as high as 230 V may permanently damage the cell phone’s microprocessor and integrated circuits.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Before setting<\/strong> <\/a>for Spain, you also need to make sure whether the same service provider offers coverage in Spain. If this service is covered in Spain, you may ask the service provider to upgrade your cell phone service to international roaming.<\/span><\/p>\n

In case, the service is not present in Spain, you’ll have to buy a Lebara SIM card<\/strong><\/a> (which provides service in all EU countries) or you have to buy a SIM card when you reach Spain. If the same cell phone cannot work there, you can consider renting a cell phone for SIM card use that offers coverage in Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n

You must also learn how to dial local numbers within Spain. You will need to have an area code chart along with the phone number<\/strong><\/a>. For dialing United States from Spain, first dial 00(prefix to call anywhere international) and then dial 1(U.S. international code). Follow by adding the area code and phone number. Make sure that you charge your cell phone daily, preferably each night using the correct type of plug adapter and connecting a transformer.<\/span><\/p>\n