Calls between US and DR...cheapest way to call

[cdi_747]

Originally Posted by holita

I am still considering moving to the DR in a few months and my family and friends are wondering what the best way to stay in touch with me is.

How much does is cost to call the US from the DR on a cell phone or home phone? And does anyone know any cheap or moderately priced calling cards my family and friends can use to call me when I live in the DR? Or calling plans from major telephone companies?

Anyone have an info on this topic??? Thanks....

Great News! I called to a VOIP company called sunrocket. (sunrocket.com) with this service you must have the internet in the DR (or where ever else you are in the world) to connect to to use the phone but......say for instance if you live in cleveland, ohio (area code 216) when you get the phone shipped to you in cleveland it is programmed with 216 for cleveland usage. if you take the phone with you to another country, when you hook it to the internet for voip the phone only knows it's programmed for 216 (local calls) so when you make a call to your home area it just another local call.

cdi

[Bob K]

We use Vonage. You need a US address for billing purposes, and high speed internet service here in the DR. You can call anywhere in the US, Canada, PR, most of Europe for $24 a month. You also keep your US phone number so everyone back home can call as if they you were still in the US. I know my mom calls every couple of days even from her cell phone.

Bob K

[tainoman]

Although we have Dominican cell phones and a landline, we use Skype all the time. Computer to computer is free and our rate shows as 2.1 US cents per minute to US landlines. Linksys has a great cordless phone (CIT200), the base plugs in to a USB port on the computer and then you can make and receive calls anywhere in range which is superior to most 2.4 and 5.8 G phones. We also used it a couple years ago from the US to RD before moving here but I don't know what rate we experienced then, but it was exponentially less expensive then US landline calls to the RD.

[BrookRobyn]

I am coming to Punta Cana on vacation and will need to call home from the resort (Iberostar Bavaro). What is the best/cheapest way to call my kids while I'm on vacation? I've heard calling cards vs. my Verizon wireless phone, but that I will need to find a payphone because calling from the room is expensive. Should I buy a calling card here (US) before I leave or when I get to DR? And what brand should I buy? Thanks for your help!

[Comedreja]

Originally Posted by holita

I am still considering moving to the DR in a few months and my family and friends are wondering what the best way to stay in touch with me is.

How much does is cost to call the US from the DR on a cell phone or home phone? And does anyone know any cheap or moderately priced calling cards my family and friends can use to call me when I live in the DR? Or calling plans from major telephone companies?

Anyone have an info on this topic??? Thanks....

I bought Skype wifi phones to keep in touch with my family in the states. For only $70/year I can make unlimited calls to the states and Canada, which also includes voicemail, and a US or Canada phone #. I have a local # that my family and friends can call me on. You can make calls around the DR also, but it will cost extra, I think 8 cents landline and 13 cents to cell phones. However, you can call anyone anywhere in the world if they are using the skype service. The catch is that I need high speed internet access in order to use the phone. I keep imaging myself running down to a local hotspot in order to make calls, but you really can't beat the price, and alll the more reason to make sure you live somewhere highspeed internet access is available. The phone works like a laptop computer. You just search for open networks or type in a password to access a known one. I thought about vonage because I can keep the same phone #, but it is really the same service after that for 7 times the price. Good luck,
-Weasel G

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[JeffreyC]

You can easily find phone cards with cheap calling rates to USA from Dominican Republic here USA Calling Cards, Phone Cards to USA from Dominican Republic
I would recommend Solaris Phone Card for many calls. Solaris phone card allows to call United States from DR for just 12,3 cents per min.

[jmiranda31]

check out magicjack thread,it is great!!

[Lucille]

Originally Posted by JeffreyC

You can easily find phone cards with cheap calling rates to USA from Dominican Republic here USA Calling Cards, Phone Cards to USA from Dominican Republic
I would recommend Solaris Phone Card for many calls. Solaris phone card allows to call United States from DR for just 12,3 cents per min.

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[Lucille]

Originally Posted by jmiranda31

check out magicjack thread,it is great!!

yes, it is

magicJack

[Gaia]

Skype. Skype. Skype. We live in the DR and purchased a skype phone number so people can call us from anywhere, even if they don't have skype. We got a number for our home city, so that most of the people who call us are just making a local call. When we call the US, it's something like .012 per minute - can't beat that.