Are they still charging 295.00 + tax for 1 Gb extra when you finished you data plan? I was spending 1,500.00 pesos with Smart plan with 100 minutes, then switched to Viva with 200 minutes plans for less money than Claro, then switched for only Data plan for less money and now Im using prepaid plan and spend just for 580.00 every 28 days, I realized that no body is calling using minutes, now every body call over whatsapp or voice notes so why spend all that money. I have always 100.00 pesos in credit in case i need to make some normal calls and usually last long up to 2 months before I have to use it.
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Are they still charging 295.00 + tax for 1 Gb extra when you finished you data plan? I was spending 1,500.00 pesos with Smart plan with 100 minutes, then switched to Viva with 200 minutes plans for less money than Claro, then switched for only Data plan for less money and now Im using prepaid plan and spend just for 580.00 every 28 days, I realized that no body is calling using minutes, now every body call over whatsapp or voice notes so why spend all that money. I have always 100.00 pesos in credit in case i need to make some normal calls and usually last long up to 2 months before I have to use it.
Get the post paid plan and you will never look back. Free roaming in 20 countries, including the US. It is the same as using the phone in the DR. And the roaming in the US is top notch. Just set it to AT@T instead of automatic. Also all calls to Claro lines both cell and land are not charged to your minutes. Talk as long as you want.
Not sure what they are charging but that number sure seems like it may be right.
I buy the 7 day plan. I don't remember what day and at exactly what hour I buy the plan plus i don't keep track of data usage. Last time it happened I kept having data and it seemed strange but it never dawned on me to see if plan expired. A few days go by and i check my account balance. Something like 1,500 pesos vanished in just a couple days. Sure enough, plan had expired and Claro being so kind just kept selling me those extra 1 Gb deals without ever asking "would i like to proceed".
That Viva is starting to sound better and better. I am not a big phone talking person so talk minutes is no big deal. As long as i can contact Uber and use whatsapp I am good to go.
Until the regulators in this country compel all the carriers to share their cell towers and strong signals signals can be received anywhere by everyone, everything else is a moot point.
In my case, I would need a Claro plan for when I am at home, a Viva plan for when I can get their faster sometimes better/faster/cheaper connection. If I lived 1 km further down the road I could use Viva and would probably be quite happy. But I don't and a big hill blocks Viva connectivity at my house despite their being a cell tower perched atop this specific hill that I could almost hit with a rock if I wanted to.
Claro wouldn't work at my first house 15 minutes further east than where I am now so I had to go with Orange. now I have Altice which only offers Edge speed data connectivity in my location. Getting a Claro account for internet in my first house was enough of a hassle to ensure I never went through that process again, so I was/am stuck waiting for Altice or who ever owns it next to plop in a tower where I can finally get a 3G/4G signal where I spend most of my time, at home and I would appreciate not having to walk outside to make a phone call that doesn't fade away mid-sentence.
The prepay plans are all designed to get you to slide another bill into the top-up machines as often as possible - like a slot machine - but without the chance of ever being a winner.
In my case, I would need a Claro plan for when I am at home, a Viva plan for when I can get their faster sometimes better/faster/cheaper connection. If I lived 1 km further down the road I could use Viva and would probably be quite happy. But I don't and a big hill blocks Viva connectivity at my house despite their being a cell tower perched atop this specific hill that I could almost hit with a rock if I wanted to.
Claro wouldn't work at my first house 15 minutes further east than where I am now so I had to go with Orange. now I have Altice which only offers Edge speed data connectivity in my location. Getting a Claro account for internet in my first house was enough of a hassle to ensure I never went through that process again, so I was/am stuck waiting for Altice or who ever owns it next to plop in a tower where I can finally get a 3G/4G signal where I spend most of my time, at home and I would appreciate not having to walk outside to make a phone call that doesn't fade away mid-sentence.
The prepay plans are all designed to get you to slide another bill into the top-up machines as often as possible - like a slot machine - but without the chance of ever being a winner.
Thanks for what is probably an obvious tip Riva_31! I am, as my son would say technically challanged and was wondering why my minutes seemed to run out to fast since I usually put on at least 200 RD at a time and talk more on Whatsapp on my U.S. phone so I don't need data on the cell with Claro. It is now turned off.
That is just right next in the conner actually Indotel said that they must share renting their tawers and prices for rent must be regukar prices, this was sigested also by VIVA as they are smaller comoany is harder for them expand their coverage.
Sharing towers is just that, sharing the metal construction. The transmission equipment installation and operation as well as backhaul is still dependent upon each carrier. It would still be an advancement though, because that would eliminate the long process required for obtaining permits for each new tower.
#111# or *111# both works.
and today I just read that Altice sold all his towers to a Company, so they will be able to start to rent space, as Cnd_gringo was mention in previous post.
https://www.listindiario.com/econom...sus-torres-de-antenas-en-republica-dominicana
Altice Europe NV (Euronext ATC, ATCB) ("Altice Europe") anunció hoy que su filial Altice Dominicana ha llegado a un acuerdo con Phoenix Towers International, una compañía de cartera de Blackstone, para la venta del 100% de la compañía de torres, Teletorres del Caribe, que comprenderá 1,050 sitios actualmente operados por Altice Dominicana.
It worked when I read it, but now it is the same as you see. Wants a subscription.
I recently got a text from Claro about Navegacion Libre. Here are some details - https://www.claro.com.do/personas/servicios/promociones/220/.
Translated by Google it reads:
Notice of compliance with Resolution No. 069-17 on Free Navigation on Prepaid Cell Phones
Now in your mobile Claro Prepaid you can have control of the Free Navigation service, you can always be connected to the Internet in an easy and simple way, without degrading or blocking your Internet in the network of maximum speed 4.5G. This mode allows you to surf without interruption on your Claro Prepaid mobile when you are not browsing with a Prepaid Internet Package.
Activate your Free Navigation by dialing * 112 # and you can browse without interruptions on your mobile Prepaid at RD $ 1.50 per MB, including taxes.
Steps to follow to activate Free Navigation on mobile Prepaid
Dial * 112 # from your mobile.
Select option 4 - Free Navigation.
Then option 1 - Activate.
Choose option 2 - Prepayment / Control.
Select option 1 - Yes (Confirming that you want to activate the service).
Whenever you surf the Internet free every time you consume 500MB you will be receiving an SMS notifying your consumption during the month, by provisions of Resolution No. 069-17 issued by the Indotel.
If you want to have more information about Free Navigation in your Claro Prepaid you can contact us by dialing * 91 from your mobile, free of charge.
Mine was activated but it can be deactivated by choosing Option 2 in the last step. I have only just deactivated mine, so time will tell if it stops Claro taking all my remaining pesos when my internet package runs out.
Altice seeks to sell Dominican Republic unit to cut debt
French cable group struggles to reassure investors after share price halves
Altice says it has initiated processes to begin disposals as early as the first half of next year © AFP
November 23, 2017 4:00 am by Harriet Agnew in Paris and Nic Fildes in London
Altice, the French cable group, is planning to sell its telecoms network in the Dominican Republic as part of plans to dispose of non-core assets to reduce leverage and improve its financial position.
Altice has marked the Caribbean business for disposal and plans to sell it in an auction as part of its efforts to cut debt and reassure investors after seeing its share price halve this month, according to three people briefed on the plans.
The sale process of Altice Dominican Republic, a subsidiary of the Luxembourg-based holding company, is still in the early stages and plans could change, one of the people said. A spokesman for Altice declined to comment.
Earlier this month, Altice founder Patrick Drahi reinstated himself as chairman and the company’s chief executive resigned. Poor third-quarter results compounded investor concerns over Altice’s €51bn mountain of debt and highlighted continuing operational issues in its largest market of France.
Last week Altice announced it planned to shun expensive dealmaking and de-leverage its balance sheet by disposing of non-core assets, including its mobile masts in Europe. At group level, Altice’s gross leverage after a spending spree that saw it acquire more than 30 companies in the past 15 years stands at 5.5 times earnings before income, taxes, depreciation and amortisation.
Altice said on Monday that it had initiated processes to begin the mobile masts disposal as early as the first half of 2018. It has also earmarked for disposal a small business in Switzerland focused on business customers that is valued at a couple of hundred million euros, according to two people familiar with the plans.
Altice bought the Dominican Republic unit in 2013 for €1.1bn from French telecoms group Orange. It delivers mobile and fixed services to more than 4.8m customers in the country. In 2016, Altice Dominican Republic recorded €717.5m in revenues and €185.2m in operating profit — roughly 3 per cent of the group’s overall revenues last year.
Altice outbid Cable & Wireless, now part of Liberty Global’s Lilac division, for the Dominican business. Lilac, which has been separated from Liberty Global in part to pursue acquisitions in Latin America and the Caribbean where it operates, is seen as an obvious buyer for Altice Dominican Republic, which generates huge amounts of roaming revenue from the tourist trade. A spokesman for Liberty Global declined to comment.
On Tuesday Altice announced another management shake-up, this time at subsidiary Portugal Telecom, which will see it replace its chief executive in Portugal for the second time in four months.
Claudia Goya, who joined Altice in July as chief executive of Portugal Telecom, will become chairman of the division, and Altice’s chief technology officer Alexandre Fonseca was promoted to chief executive. Paulo Neves, Portugal Telecom’s chairman and former chief executive, is leaving the group.
Mr Drahi also sought to reassure Portugal Telecom’s employees about Altice’s commitment to Portugal, following claims by a rival that Altice’s plan to acquire Media Capital, the media group that owns national commercial broadcaster TVI, is dead.
Mário Vaz, chief executive of Vodafone Portugal, said in a national newspaper on Tuesday that he believed Altice’s acquisition of Media Capital had been “rejected” and said it would be “bad for the country”.
A person close to Altice said the deal, announced in July, was still being reviewed by antitrust regulators and should be completed in the coming months.
In an email to Portugal Telecom’s employees, seen by the Financial Times, Mr Drahi wrote: “Portugal is today one of our biggest bets in the world. Our commitment to the country, to the economy and to innovation is to continue to build a strong, solid, modern and capable Altice/Portugal Telecom group.”
Mr Drahi has spent the past two weeks trying to reassure Altice’s employees and investors, telling them that the group is financially stable despite the decline in its share price. Its debt is guaranteed at 85 per cent with fixed rate and has no major maturities coming up for renewal until 2022.
Interesting way to avoid tower sharing... I think a non-Telco operator of towers would not be required to share towers with Telcos (e.g. CLARO, VIVA) . But who knows...
@ Adrian, I wish there was a way I could click "like" a thousand times for that info you posted.......
Now if only Claro would give me back my pesos they ripped me off for...... thanks again.
Bigbird,
Glad you liked it. Let's just hope it works!
Wow, they let you change now, but what a mistake by default is on on every body account, they should make if off and let people to slect if they want that option on. A lot people will receive that message and will not know what to do or what mean.
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hahaha Riva, you know the deal. Have it on as default is somewhat like the tourist card scam. Some real shrewd business people here in la rep dom. LOL