Here is how to make sure your cell phone will work in the DR

Bigocean

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I am planning on getting another cell phone soon and was doing some research this morning and came across what looks to be a good resource for determining whether or not specific phones will work here in the DR. It seems to be accurate with the sample of phones that I checked so hopefully it is always correct.

Maybe this will help some DR1 santa?s purchasing some cell phones this holiday season!

http://www.willmyphonework.net/
 

Kipling333

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I am doing my research also ...used to have a Sony Ericson that would never pick up Orange in La Romana or Higuey , now have a Samsung S5 which does not pick up Orange in many places . I am trying to change over to Claro with the same number as several of my friends get three bars with Claro where I only get one or nil . And I am going to try with an apple . Funny thing is that my Samsung tablet picks up two bars more than my Samsung cell phone in many places...can someone explain ???
 

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Funny thing is that my Samsung tablet picks up two bars more than my Samsung cell phone in many places...can someone explain ???

Different cellular modules used, as well as different antennas. Thus - different sensitivity.
 

Tamborista

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WTF is an "Sdeal", I GOOGLED it and nothing exists with this brand name!
Also has NOTHING to do with the OP's question!
 

Kipling333

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Different cellular modules used, as well as different antennas. Thus - different sensitivity.

Thank you ....not that I really understand much better ..but I can tell that to someone in the Claro shop
 
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I am doing my research also ...used to have a Sony Ericson that would never pick up Orange in La Romana or Higuey , now have a Samsung S5 which does not pick up Orange in many places . I am trying to change over to Claro with the same number as several of my friends get three bars with Claro where I only get one or nil . And I am going to try with an apple . Funny thing is that my Samsung tablet picks up two bars more than my Samsung cell phone in many places...can someone explain ???

S5 has three different versions, depending on where you bought it it may or may nto support Orange on 3G+ (HSDPA) but will support it on 2G (GSM/EDGE data).

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G900F, G900I
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - G900A
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - G900M
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - G900T

Orange uses 900 MHz.
You can usually find your exact model under the battery.

If your model supports Orange, then to get a better signal on Orange, flash a different radio file

Extract the radio file from Lollipop ROM and flash it over with Odin, you can flash it over even Kitkat or older Android if you have.

You can download the ROMs here
e.g. for G900I
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-G900I
 
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jinty05

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I presume all this information relates to various Samsung handsets/tablets?

I have purchase sim free Apple iPhones 4/5/6 in both the US and Ireland. You drop a Dominican Orange chip into them and they work including 3G.
 

AZB

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get yourself new asus zenfone 2 and be happy. it will work on both orange and claro and will run on their lte frequencies. good phone with latest hardware and for the price of a cheap smartphone.
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