Calling DR from the UK

[sarita]

its 001809 and the number. its been hard to get through recently. i dont use a card but i use a number 08716061111 and then when it tells u to u dial the number u want to call. its charged at 6 pence a minute. good luck

[mariel]

Originally Posted by calala2k

im from uk and when we have been calling our family we have always used 001-809 ***-**** but over the last week it has been hard to get through saying all lines are busy...sorry anna but from uk you use 001 and to uk 001
hope this helps
calala2k

to uk (and the rest of europe) you use 011

[louise1182]

try unitel it cost £5 and it gives you £6 of credit. you get about 120 mins to landline and just a little less to mobile. and yes 001 809 is the code.

louise

[nickijay]

I've not had any problems sending or receiving txts but we are orange to orange, and i put 00 before the 180 number no problems there either. I think its +44 wen u txt from dr to the uk i'll check for you, but again im talking orange to orange.

[pbarcacel]

Hi everyone!

Orange UK just launched a new broadband product - Unlimited internet downloads and free calls to 100 international destinations, including Dominican Republic, Peru, Germany, Austria, Mexico, Peru, Costa Rica, Colombia, Austria, etc.

The way it works:you are allowed to talk - continously- for 59 minutes. After this period, you can hang up and redial, and keep on talking. As long as you don't go over the 60 minute period, the call will be free of charge.

The package costs £19.99 per month, and it also includes free UK calls - anytime.

Overall, it looks like a good package, and for those of you who can't phone DR more often because of the price (currently around 0.05 per minute) and don't want to bother with Skype, this is a very good option.

For more info go to :
Orange - Livebox Wireless Modem

For current Orange/Wanadoo customers (like me) there is a one-off upgrade fee of GBP20, which is not that much compared to the the savings you could potentially make on calls to Latin America. It will take 10 working days for the plan to take effect.

The package also includes a free Wireless Router. It's Inventel make, quite decent. They offer speeds up to 8 meg, but that will very much depend on the location of your house (i.e. how far from the local telephone exchange you are)

Their customer service is not the best one in the world, but I've been with them for 6 months and I haven't died of a heart attack yet ;-)

Just a few notes:

Firstly, these are VoIP calls (voice over IP) meaning that calls go via your Orange wireless router. The only issue with this is that you can't make calls to, let's say, Emergency numbers such as 999, and if your broadband is disconnected for any reason, you wont be able to make calls (this 'should' not happen).

Second, Orange will provide you with a telephone number that starts with 0845 or 0870 (that will be your landline number). This is a NGN (non geographical number) meaning that when your friends phone you, they will be charged between 2p and 8p per minute depending on their provider. The solution to this:I just simply plug the cable to the Orange router when I want to make free calls to DR.
If I want people to phone me on my normal BT line, just simply connect the phone cable to your normal BT socket.
Sounds complicated, but it's actually not )

3. You will still have to pay GBP 11 to BT for line rental, as the 19.99 price does not include it.

At the end, your total Internet/Phone bill will be roughtly GBP31, depending on how many mobile calls you make (these are not included).

I work in the telecoms industry in the UK, so if my email sounded a bit techy or complicated, email me on pachibarcacel@yahoo.com and I'll try to explain better if needed )

Hope this helps!

Paola Barcacel.-

[Tia Maria]

I'd like to know how to get a text through from the UK to the DR as the texts I send leave my phone but never seem to deliver to the phone in the DR, I'm using correct codes etc but they just never get through, even when I was there sending text to the DR number they werent received. Dos anyone else have this problem or know what can do to fix it?

[wight-boy]

This was a problem with some networks a while back, vodafone and o2 I think, contact your network in the UK, although as far as I am aware all networks were working. The number you are texting should be input as
+1809 xxx xxxx or
+1829 xxx xxxx

¡Buena Suerte!

[AmandaLou]

Hi there, ready for my two penneth?

When I text my friends in the DR from the UK I use the numbers 001809###etc and they get there, this is from my T-mobile sim card, my orange sim also sends to this but will not recieve the return/reply. To make calls I use my 02 sim as they have a special international call system, one off payment that was £4.95, not sure of current price then any Int calls are cheaper than other mobile providers in the UK. This was researched a while ago and the prices may have changed but that's how I do it.

As has been said there are often problems actually getting through, sometimes its the system thats busy, other times my friends are in a no signal area, and believe me there are quite a few of them out there.

Cheers Amandalou

[wight-boy]

There is a small incompatibility between some UK networks and Dominican ones. When I worked for Orange in the DR I spent an age with the tech guys trying to find out why. Unfortunately numbers of people taking the time in the DR to dial *555 and complain about it are low, and even so the customer *ahem* service reps are scripted they don't know too much.

As for UK networks, I am sur that that people calling complaining they can't text the DR amounts for about 0.000000001% of complaints so they're unlikely to help remedy the problem. They can normally tell you if it's sent.
It's not just the UK either. I had problems texting DR from OZ and Hong Kong too and my friend in Germany who I worked with at Orange has some issues too. Like so many things in the DR, like internet and electricity, it's 50%knowledge 50% luck.

[rio2003]

Hi folks,
And here is my input.....
Using an Orange "call abroad" Sim card I pay 7p a minute to DR mobiles. Having a few problems with connection recently, but usually very good. I also text a lot and about 1 in every 3 messages seem to arrive. There are days when they all get there and then others when nothing arrives. This usually means sending a text and then phoning to see if they got it!!! I have used telediscount quite a lot but always found the calls to be very distant sounding - with my Orange card it is very clear.