Cell phones

Well, I've finally done it... I am now the proud owner of a Spanish mobile phone! I decided to go with Vodafone, one of three major companies in Spain (the other two being Movistar and Orange). Basically I discovered that Vodafone is the company that is right in the middle of the other two. They have good coverage but also good prices, which is a combination that is hard to beat.

Orange can be a bit cheaper for some kinds of calls, but the service is not as good, and Movistar is just plain more expensive. And the number one feature of Vodafone is... their 60 x 1 plan which lets you call all national landlines (fijos) and Vodafone mobiles and talk for an hour, while only paying for the first minute! This plan works great in combination with a calling card to phone home, at least to Canada.