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US Verizon Wireless in the DR
US Verizon Wireless will roam here with minimal problems.
Calls cost approximately $1 Million dollars (US) per minute. Not a great option. I got nailed pretty heavily after a month of roaming. Fortunately, the baggage handlers at STI stole my US cell phone so I don't have that problem any more.
Calls cost approximately $1 Million dollars (US) per minute. Not a great option. I got nailed pretty heavily after a month of roaming. Fortunately, the baggage handlers at STI stole my US cell phone so I don't have that problem any more.
I believe..........
.........that the roaming rate is US .69 cents per minute and works well....just dial "1" before each number you call to the US. You can also receive your calls as long as the phone is on......and pay the .69 roaming rate......
.........that the roaming rate is US .69 cents per minute and works well....just dial "1" before each number you call to the US. You can also receive your calls as long as the phone is on......and pay the .69 roaming rate......
POP Bad Boy said:
it cost $0.69 if you make calls to DR numbers or if you
receive calls from DR or USA.
if you make calls to USA it costs around $3.00 (0.69 + 2+
LD charges).
Any Verizon Dominicana office will gladly put an 809, Dominican number on your CDMA phone from The States. You will not pay to receive calls. You use the prepaid phone cards for outbound calls. It takes a minute on the phone with Verizon back home to switch it back.
Didn't know about the $2.00 + surcharge.......
because I never use the roaming, but I do know that many phones are capable of having two phone numbers on them.......one on Nam 1 and one on Nam 2..... I use the same phone and have a verizon number from the US on one line and a Verizon number from the DR on the other line. I switch from one NAM to another depending where I am...
because I never use the roaming, but I do know that many phones are capable of having two phone numbers on them.......one on Nam 1 and one on Nam 2..... I use the same phone and have a verizon number from the US on one line and a Verizon number from the DR on the other line. I switch from one NAM to another depending where I am...
POP Bad Boy said:
that's cool... so right now you have vz wireless in the states
what kind of phone you have?
or any phone can do that?
It looks like probably the best way to stay in touch with the US through my Verizon cell phone is to get a prepaid calling card when im down there with an 809 number to only pay the 69 cents a minute instead of the extra long distance rates incured from Verizon Dominicana
What city are you staying in, I will be happy to direct you to the closest Verizon office.
Estrella Sadhal? esquina Juan Pablo Duarte, about a 1/4 mile past The Gran Almirante on the opposite side of Sadhala is The main Santiago Office.
Estrella Sadhal? esquina Juan Pablo Duarte, about a 1/4 mile past The Gran Almirante on the opposite side of Sadhala is The main Santiago Office.
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I will be staying in Santiago first then traveling to Santo Domingo. I just got off the phone with a Verizon Wireless CR rep and they told me the price per minute would be the 69 cents a minute plus an extra 10-15 cents for taxes. This is different than what other people have told me. Any ideas?
I told you what to do, if you insist on wanting to "Roam", you are going to have a $200 Wireless Bill when you get home.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobileoptions/internationalsvcs/cdmaroaming.jsp
.69 a minute PLUS TAX plus The Verizon Dominicana F U charge of about .69 a minute, it winds up costing $1.75 or more a minute.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobileoptions/internationalsvcs/cdmaroaming.jsp
.69 a minute PLUS TAX plus The Verizon Dominicana F U charge of about .69 a minute, it winds up costing $1.75 or more a minute.
Try Tel3
www.tel3advantage.com
Get your 809 area code programed as Tamborista explained to you. For the best long distance try Tel3. You buy 25US worth of time, they give you an extra 5US. Cost is 8.5 cents a min. You dial an 800 acess # then the # your calling. I puchased this via someones reccomendation on a previous thread that was similar to this one. Quality of the calls is excellent, and the price is right.nlove88 said:
www.tel3advantage.com