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harry2010

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any one here familiar with San pedro de Marcoris? i need to direct my brother to get one of those prepaid cell phone kit so we can stay in touch.
how do they call them in spanish? and about how much the whole transaction should cost? buying, activation and card.
thanks?
I will be calling texting from US and he should be able to make DR calls as well
thanks
 
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Bryanell

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harry2010 said:
any one here familiar with San pedro de Marcoris? i need to direct my brother to get one of those prepaid cell phone kit so we can stay in touch.
how do they call them in spanish? and about how much the whole transaction should cost? buying, activation and card.
thanks?
I will be calling texting from US and he should be able to make DR calls as well
thanks
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Claro Codetel has a "plan prepago" and sometimes they have prepaid programmed phones for very cheap on offer. Right now you can buy from any Claro shop a prepaid SIM chip for RD$150 including RD$100 credit. I did this the other day for a visitor who needs a phone to use while he is here. If you need a phone to go with the SIM they had various models from RD$600 and up. The cheap phones are OK for texting and receiving calls, but I think you can't make international calls on the cheapest plan. You do need a cedula to buy the SIM

The only catch is that to keep the number activated you need to top up your credit once a month, but you can do that with a RD$50 phone card which can be bought in any Claro shop, most colmados or on the street at main intersections. Your brother shouldn't have any problem to find a Claro outlet in San Pedro.
 
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harry2010

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are they looking at the wrong places. they told me they could not finfd any phone in that price range
 
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harry2010 said:
are they looking at the wrong places. they told me they could not finfd any phone in that price range
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You should be able to pick one up for 300.00, 100.00 of card time included at any cellular repair/activation shop. Don't know about San Pedro but we have tons here. Usually no ID is needed just 300 pesos.
 
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I have prepay with Claro and Orange and both took my passport info. Also depending on the length of time he will be here, would make a difference on the phone. I purchased a phone last year for RD$295 (Special). It did what I needed. If he will be here for a good length of time, I would recommend purchasing a nicer phone. For a short period 3 months or less I suppose, he just probably needs a cheap phone. There are always usually deals but I can not speak for San Pedro, I have only been there one time.
 
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