Comments on: Staying connected in the DR

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 22:01:56 +0000

I will be coming to the DR for a month, and will be working remotely. Would it be better to buy a calling card and keep my Canadian cell service, or should I buy a DR sim card, have my phone unlocked, and how expensive would international calling be? Or should I just pay $10 and roam like home with my Canadian service provider?
I am not worried so much about data as I will have wifi. It’s the signifigant amount of international calling I am worried about!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 23:28:53 +0000

You mention to bring an unlocked phone and activate a new phone number in the DR.
I will be visiting for 2 months and wish to keep in contact with folks in the U.S., would I be able to activate at Santo Domingo or La Romana airport? If not, where else would I be able to activate a new phone line?

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 15:48:08 +0000

I don’t see why not as long as you have roaming service active with your carrier so you can receive calls to your cell phone number while abroad. Be advised that the fares are more expensive while roaming.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:48:22 +0000

I will be traveling to the Dominican Republic Aug 17-24. My husband is incarcerated in the USA and he wants to call me while I am on vacation. I was wondering if he will still be able to call my regular phone # while I’m in the DR or what steps do I need to take in order to receive his jail calls.

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:25:51 +0000

If your phone’s unlocked then I’d recommend activating a number here with a company like Claro or Altice (previously Orange). It would be a lot cheaper!

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:24:12 +0000

Yes it would stay active as long as you put money into it (I think it needs to be at least every 3 months) and 100 pesos should do it! =)

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 19:39:45 +0000

I don’t think this is possible Ellen, since the area code would be different. If it’s just the digits after the area code you might find it still available here in DR but you’d have to make a contract with a local phone company, not transfer your current phone number).

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 20:28:55 +0000

I will be moving to the DR in the next 2 to 3 months and need to know if I can transfer my current cellphone number to a carrier there.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 01:09:07 +0000

If you have a cell phone with Orange and have money on account but don’t use the phone (say go back to Canada), how long until Orange closes the account? If I were to top up account say every two months with 300 pesos but not use phone, would the account/number stay active

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:40:31 +0000

You can buy a prepaid chip from Orange (you can buy data and have voice calls and text enabled). $10 a day is excessive!