- Thread starter caro
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question about cellular
No, but it can't be totally dead either
After your card expires you can't make calls and can receive them, that's true.
However at some point ( and depending on the carrier it can be 3 months or 6 or a year) you will be deactivated and the phone will not receive calls and the phone number is lost as well. At that point the phone has to be reactivated and a new phone number installed.
Always a good idea to add RD$30 or RD$100 or whatever the smallest card is from time to time to keep it able to receive calls. That's only 60 cents to $2 US now and then.
caro said:
After your card expires you can't make calls and can receive them, that's true.
However at some point ( and depending on the carrier it can be 3 months or 6 or a year) you will be deactivated and the phone will not receive calls and the phone number is lost as well. At that point the phone has to be reactivated and a new phone number installed.
Always a good idea to add RD$30 or RD$100 or whatever the smallest card is from time to time to keep it able to receive calls. That's only 60 cents to $2 US now and then.
You Must be Kidding
An Orange phone without clock display but that works well and is brand new (Motorola) is about RD$860-RD$1200 depending on how fast they adjust for the $/peso. Usually comes with RD$100 card installed and for gringos you can have the display AND the customer service ( when you dial in for loading a card etc., and voice mail) in ENGLISH.
So it costs around US$20 to $30.
Even a colour LG etc., is only $RD3000 or so, e.g $75US.
If you want to spend a whole lot on phone that take pictures etc., you are forgetting what they are - phones, not cameras.
caro said:
An Orange phone without clock display but that works well and is brand new (Motorola) is about RD$860-RD$1200 depending on how fast they adjust for the $/peso. Usually comes with RD$100 card installed and for gringos you can have the display AND the customer service ( when you dial in for loading a card etc., and voice mail) in ENGLISH.
So it costs around US$20 to $30.
Even a colour LG etc., is only $RD3000 or so, e.g $75US.
If you want to spend a whole lot on phone that take pictures etc., you are forgetting what they are - phones, not cameras.
No.
But I doubt if Orange has basic ones for RD$1000 and good ones for RD$3000 that Codetel is selling them for RD$10000.
If they ARE, then buy Orange and you'll have RD$8000 for Orange cards.
caro said:
But I doubt if Orange has basic ones for RD$1000 and good ones for RD$3000 that Codetel is selling them for RD$10000.
If they ARE, then buy Orange and you'll have RD$8000 for Orange cards.