I just returned from Las Terrenas yesterday. When I was down there I was using information that I had read in several travel guides. One guide told me to go to Heidi?s Arche Noah (German food). This place is right down next to the Fisherman?s Village and when I asked them about international phones they looked at me like I was crazy. They told me that I could not make an international telephone call from there.
I did find several places to make calls (including my hotel). My cell phone company quoted me a rate of USD$2 per minute, so I was happy when I heard about Verizon?s rate of $.30 (yes 30 cents) per minute. It was 9 Dominican pesos per minute. They also have cheap Internet rates if you need that, but several hotels, restaurants offer free wi-fi access.
If you cannot find this place and if you have to ask locals for it?s location, make sure to ask for the Verizon COMPANY location. Even locals who were a block away shook their head or misdirected me when I asked for the Verizon store (they sent me to other stores that sold cell phones). The key is to look for a big antenna and a chain link fence (on the North side of the street).
I did find several places to make calls (including my hotel). My cell phone company quoted me a rate of USD$2 per minute, so I was happy when I heard about Verizon?s rate of $.30 (yes 30 cents) per minute. It was 9 Dominican pesos per minute. They also have cheap Internet rates if you need that, but several hotels, restaurants offer free wi-fi access.
If you cannot find this place and if you have to ask locals for it?s location, make sure to ask for the Verizon COMPANY location. Even locals who were a block away shook their head or misdirected me when I asked for the Verizon store (they sent me to other stores that sold cell phones). The key is to look for a big antenna and a chain link fence (on the North side of the street).