Internet access in Grand Paradise Samana

[laketravis]

Hi everyone,

I will need reasonably priced 24x7 internet access next week in Grand Paradise Samana hotel.

One option i thought of is buying a local prepaid sim card with a data plan, yet so far i wasn't able to figure out if it is possible in Samana.

But perhaps other options are available as well - i.e. something like local hotel wireless access with a voucher, Internet card with dial-up access through hotel phone, etc.

Does anyone know or perhaps could recommend the best way to get Internet access over there?

Thank you.

[toursamanawithterry]

I just spoke with Grand Paradise reception and the internet inside the hotel cost $5 an hour and you have to buy a code to hook up to it in 1 hour increments. Only the bungalows have the signal so if you are in a regular room you have to go find the signal and pay for it.

I used to have a data plan with the local cell phone company named Orange. It worked great, I did have a contract though. I think that you should be able to do something like this on a temporary basis but it will be pretty expensive. You would have to set it up in Samana though. I'm not even sure if there is a shop for any of the phone companies up there. You would have to check into it.

[laketravis]

Thank you very much!

[rubio_higuey]

Codetel's Communicard offers its use for Internet access (dialup) for 100 pesos you get like 2 hours or so, from regular phone you dial a toll free number (1-809-200-xxxx) but it is very likely that access to toll free numbers is charged at the hotel either a per-minute o per-access rate.