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Cell Phone Service Recommendations?
It costs RD$100 to activate with Orange, Viva, and Claro.
Viva's "cheapest" part comes in per-minute charges - that's when you are on a prepaid basis, no contract.
Viva's "cheapest" part comes in per-minute charges - that's when you are on a prepaid basis, no contract.
Viva-prepaid cards
50.00 pesos
60.00 pesos
70.00 pesos
100.00 pesos (20 minutes to USA)
**200.00** pesos card is the best value...
VIVA
I just arrived from Canada, Rogers, the phone co in Ontario, told me yes take the phone to DR and just swap out the sim.....went to Claro and they said it had to be unlocked, and that there was a both upstairs in the mall that could do it....for $40 usd. I am leary of handing my phone over to them. how can I tell if it is locked?
The most you should pay to "Unlock" a phone is $RD200, MAX $RD300, it takes all of 5 minutes, you are clearly being taken for a ride, especially if they are quoting you in USD! Remove the SIM card first so it does not roam, and go to another phone shop.
A cheap Alcatel phone can be purchased already activated for $RD300, includes a $RD100 card.
A cheap Alcatel phone can be purchased already activated for $RD300, includes a $RD100 card.
I use Viva and when I put in 250 RD I get bonus minutes; when I'm on a call I think it's longer than 10 minutes I get bonus minutes. Recently my phone died and I bought a new phone for RD300 (at Viva in Playero). The woman there is very nice and accommodating and speaks English.
Not really. Cheapo phones can be unlocked for 200-300 pesos. Expensive phones that recently entered the market are not that easy.
Three years ago I was charged 800 pesos for unlocking then-brand-new-cool Motorola L7. Two years ago, when I got Nokia N73, they didn't even want to touch it here (I visited all "unlockers" in Higuey) and had to get it unlocked in Europe for 25 Euro.
If the phone this guy talks about is a brand new hot phone with lots of security features, they may not want to touch it, and if they do they ask for top $$ (risks involved = damaged equipment = reimbursement).
Gone are the days when you could get unlock code for Nokia on-line in real time for 3.99 (still possible for older models). Nowadays, carrier lock is in firmware or OS, and it takes time, patience and skills t unlock.
Yes i agree with you ,If it a locked GSM mobile means also he can do it by unlocking his mobile.To unlock his mobile he can get the service d\from an online vendor like Classicunlocking.com .To get the service he need to submit his mobile model,country name,network name and IMEI number.