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

[Lucille]

Originally Posted by 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.

Where or how can you purchase a skype phone?

[bearcat]

I use "MagicJack". When connected to the internet you can call the US from the DR and anyone in the US can call you here for the price of a local on long distance call to the selected area code. It works well and costs $40.00 the first year and $20.00 every year thereafter. It has been a good cheap service.

[JeffreyC]

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.

Originally Posted by Lucille

Fast respond...2 years and 4 month later....
Post #15
3-3-07

Better later than never!

[Tropicdude]

I was recently state side, and picked up 2 of those Magicjack units.

Here is the basic information on it.

you get a little device that plugs into your PC's USB port. as soo as you plug it in, it starts to download software/updates. just wait about 2-3 Minutes.

You are not asked for credit card info, just name and address, tip: pick an address of someone in the USA that you know will be calling you a lot, this way it will be a local call for them to call you. also, it is not necessary for the other party to have a PC or magicjack unit.

You will be asked to pick from an Area code and the 3 digit prefix, for example mine starts 1-305-515-**** for Miami.

Into your MagicJack you plug in a standard telephone, I use a cordless one. no need for a VoiP phone like with Skype.

Once set up, you just dial your phone as you would in the USA, all calls to Canada and US are free, yes you can even call cell phones.

and the sweet part is that someone in the US can call you back using their regular phone or cell. they do not require a Magicjack, or anything special.

also if your offline or miss a call, there is an answering system, and the recorded messege is sent to your e-mail address as a .wav audio file.!

The draw back is that a call you make to someone local in the DR. would be seen by Magicjack as an attempt to call the DR from wherever you registered your device. the work around is, if that other person also has a Magicjack, you just call that number ( the USA Magicjack assigned number ) this I have tried, and works great. so in other words, if I want to call My uncle who is also here in Santo Domingo, I just dial his USA magicjack telephone number.

I havent tested this yet, but it should work, Some satellite receivers require a telephone line be connected ( specially multiple receivers ) the receivers "call and report" every once in a while. with magicjack on a pc thats always on, these receivers would be able to keep in touch.

[Lucille]

Originally Posted by JeffreyC

Better later than never!

rambo:
You are absolutely right ....

[Lucille]

Originally Posted by Lucille

rambo:
You are absolutely right ....

Sorry, I mean JeffreyC....

[MikeFisher]

I havent tested this yet, but it should work, Some satellite receivers require a telephone line be connected ( specially multiple receivers ) the receivers "call and report" every once in a while. with magicjack on a pc thats always on, these receivers would be able to keep in touch.

TropicDude,
hey Mate,
careful with recommendations unless you at least tested the stuff for a test call, not that half the island runs the stores and by's magicjacks and then they find out there's some lil bad hint with it.
let us know here when you have your's connected and running.
Mike

[jmegraw]

Anybody try MetroPCS which has no-contract unlimited calls for $50 (incl. internat'l and text)? http://www.metropcs.com/plans/default.aspx

[johnny]

why to complicate with all of those phone cards.
to call USA from dominican is very cheap from you home.
the rate in codetel is 4.75 a mins. that goes to 14dlls cents. plus 30% you get in long distance calls. you pay more or less 9cents a min.
in tricom calls to usa are free.

[Celt202]

I have a magicJack connected and running.

It works just fine. I paid $40 for the unit and the frist year of use and that's it. I've been bugging people in the US I haven't talke to in years.

Twenty dollars for unlimited free calls to the US with a US based call back number is unbeatable.

I also use Skype for free Skype to Skype communications with friends outside the US.