Santa Pola, Centro de Salud,time and place vaccination, language problems - Page 2

Hi Kim,

3 years ago we bpught for around 50 euro a thing in Thailand. It is DTAC...

We  try  always to  avoid to use it, but we are going to investigate!

Thanks,

Ron

Unbelievalble, I think this old cheap thing is translating maybe even by voice!

I CAN talk to it , the THING can listen and translaters by written text.

It 's a MIRACLE!

Hi Ronald,

Apologies if you already know this, but Android is a mobile phone operating system (as opposed to iOS, which is the operating system for Apple phones).  You say that you're familiar with using a laptop, so unless it's an Apple laptop, you would be best suited to an Android smartphone.  You can get yourself a perfectly good Samsung Android phone for between Eu 200 and Eu 300, much cheaper than a laptop and, most importantly, portable, but there are other makes, such as Huawei, which also have very good functionality at a lower price.  Probably "Media Markt" in Zenia Boulevard has the best selection if you want to be able to compare costs between the different brands.

Kind regards,

Kim

Sorry, Ronald, I think I was typing at the same time as you!  Great to hear that your existing phone does what you need :o)

Yes, it does, and those smartphones I think you should have such small fingers for using it,as well as BIG eyes, or good ones...

Thanks anyway,

Ron

I’m very pleased for you.  No need to worry anymore.   Sorry i didn’t think of that.  well done you x

I went to the doctor's last week and she spoke very little English,but she used a translator on the computer that translated visa versa

Well, since corona i only HEAR my doctor by phone. He is also not an expert on english, but the desk officer at the Salud  for  the FIRST time used a translation phone and actualy that made think about that thing we have at home. That is now not only writing to us but even talking! Until now we were with two a la casa but know there seems to be a third one, ha,ha.

Regards and all the best, Ron

Get a translator, it may be expensive but not understanding medical advice or instructions can be life threatening. Imagine you were a UK General Practitioner faced with a spanish speaking patient, would you be expected to speak spanish. I think not