Utilities

Out of curiousity, if you were moving near friends in another part of your country and they were suggesting you steal water/electricty, etc, would you consider it normal or would you consider it a warning sign about the type of people?

Adrian (A DR resident for 6.5 years)

Look, it does not happen like that. You are thinking USA, and this is the DR..

When you get here, you go to the offices of EDE-Norte, with your passport and request a contract.
then you go to the Acueducto and do the same thing. Then the CODETEL or Tricom or Centennial office and request your phone/computer hookup. Same thing for Cable...



You need to do these things personally or pay a lot for some lawyer to do it.

HB

I agree with Hillbilly, you will nto get anything done over the phone. You need to do that in person, with your passport.

For example here -

EdeEste (electricity) - passport + contract + deposit - paid in person - site revision (about 2 days later) you have to be present to sign on the sheet, then you get a contract sign on that, then you get a meter and you are ready to go. Without bribes or "knowing someone" about 7-10 days total.

Codetel - passport, you get a contract, pay deposit, your line is hooked up within 3-7 business days, Internet - after that. If you do not know anybody, count on countless problems. Ask the salesperson if they know any techs (they know) and their phone number - offer them $$ (to techs) to speed up installation. Also, if you are new to DR Codetel may not want necessarily to install you Internet for 3 montsh until you prove your credit worthiness (strange, I know, but that's the way it is) - you may need to put thye line after somebody else's name and after 3 months do a simple swicth to your name.

Cable - any form of ID, pay installation, be available for installation, sign on the sheet, you get the box, ready to go - the simplest one of all of the above. And it's only about "3 days" if they aren't that much busy...

SKing said:

I promised myself before that I was not going to get into it with you again.

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I'm not interested in an argument. Based on my experience and your posts, it seems to me like you're heading for trouble. But, I hope you can make it work and I wish you well.

SKing: FOrget the Internet.!!!! You are stressing out. You don't have to, that is why we are so cool and laid back here. What? Me Worry??? No way...
Get here, do it all in one day in a town like SAJOMA....

There MUST be a cable company up there, there is one in every little town...
As for the rest, do as Rubio__Higuey says....

HB

If you don't have your residency, DO NOT FORGET to bring along your fiador. That is a dominicano who already has an account with them, who has a cedula, who will guarantee your account. Bring your maid! Bring a motoconchisto! Bring anyone with a cedula! It doesn't matter if you have gold-balls credit wherever you are coming from, SOMEONE HAS TO GUARANTEE YOU WILL PAY!

I remember this experience bitterly (can't you tell?). Save a trip - bring someone along to sign for you!