Using Fotos app when abroad

[AdrianTurner]

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I hope people can advise me.  I am visiting Singapore, Philippines and Japan next month and plan to have my iPhone linked to my LeicaQ3 in order to get the GPS data. I will not use my phone for any other reason.  Does anyone know if this will be expensive or fairly cheap - I'd day over £5 per day would be expensive.  Thank you.  

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[ejd]

I'm not sure if this is what you need, but Starhub, one of the Singapore mobile phone companies, offers at tourist e-sim for S$12 -- lasts 14 days and gives you 100GB of data etc etc

https://www.starhub.com/personal/mobile/tourist-sim.html

I expect the others -- Singtel and M1 -- have similar offerings. 

[Cogito]

If you’re only trying to get GPS data, you don’t need an internet connection for that. I hike for weeks at a time in the sierra, far from cellular connectivity and get gps data on both my watch and phone.

[AdrianTurner]

On 11/7/2024 at 3:57 PM, Cogito said:

If you’re only trying to get GPS data, you don’t need an internet connection for that. I hike for weeks at a time in the sierra, far from cellular connectivity and get gps data on both my watch and phone.

Thank you Cogito.  That never occurred to me.  (I'm a bit of a technophobe.)  So I ran a test this morning.  I switched the iPhone to Airplane mode, turning off all wifi and internet stuff, connected the Leica Fotos app to the camera and, hey presto, the GPS data was saved to the camera.  Amazing.  I can now do my Far East trip without worrying about roaming charges.  Thanks again. 

[Cogito]

2 hours ago, AdrianTurner said:

Thank you Cogito.  That never occurred to me.  (I'm a bit of a technophobe.)  So I ran a test this morning.  I switched the iPhone to Airplane mode, turning off all wifi and internet stuff, connected the Leica Fotos app to the camera and, hey presto, the GPS data was saved to the camera.  Amazing.  I can now do my Far East trip without worrying about roaming charges.  Thanks again. 

Glad it worked out for you Adrian. Personally, I find gps data on photos isn't worth the huge battery loss (on both camera and phone) but for a far east excursion I can see why you'd want to geotag. Have a great trip and take some great photos.

[Stephen_C]

1 hour ago, Cogito said:

Personally, I find gps data on photos isn't worth the huge battery loss (on both camera and phone)

Yes it's a great pity but, sadly, I've taken the same view (even with the eco setting).

Stephen

[jaapv]

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Save even more on roaming charges by buying a local simcard on the airport. Most phones nowadays support dual sim by making the original simcard an e-sim. 

[AdrianTurner]

3 hours ago, jaapv said:

Save even more on roaming charges by buying a local simcard on the airport. Most phones nowadays support dual sim by making the original simcard an e-sim. 

When you are on an expedition ship arriving at small islands this isn't an option . . . 

[jaapv]

There are also online companies offering such cards.

[Stephen_C]

If your phone takes eSIMs take a look at something like Airalo. They are possibly a little more expensive than the cheapest local SIM you could buy but incredibly convenient and I've used them and have been very satisfied. Be aware they are data only so not for use making voice calls (although often you can use apps like WhatsApp for calls, of course—so using data).

Stephen