Maintaining a Claro phone number from abroad

[sweetdbt]

There was a discussion on this a couple of years ago, but I think things have changed with the sale of the company. I just returned to the US from a trip to the DR, where I bought a Claro SIM card for my phone. My activation will expire at the end of December, but I will not be able to return til January at the earliest. I can get a new SIM when I go back of course, but I would like to keep the same number. Is there a way to keep this number active by buying minutes online or a number to call from here in the US and add minutes from a card?

[rubio_higuey]

I don't know how Claro, but Orange offers prepaid Roaming in the USA and Canada and most of Western Europe. You can just enter the recharge cards anywhere you are in the roaming area with your prepaid roaming activated. You have to activate it before leaving the DR. Check with Claro que tienes más to see if they offer a similar service.

[POP Bad Boy]

Originally Posted by sweetdbt

There was a discussion on this a couple of years ago, but I think things have changed with the sale of the company. I just returned to the US from a trip to the DR, where I bought a Claro SIM card for my phone. My activation will expire at the end of December, but I will not be able to return til January at the earliest. I can get a new SIM when I go back of course, but I would like to keep the same number. Is there a way to keep this number active by buying minutes online or a number to call from here in the US and add minutes from a card?

can be solved by calling this TOLL FREE number from the US and refilling your phone:

1-800-644-9942

I am not sure where you can buy the cards, but I thought that there were places in the US where they can be purchased.......

You can always find SOMEONE YOU TRUST!, ( who won't use your minutes in their phone!) in the DR and have them buy you a card and scratch off the strip and supply you with the number and all you have to do is enter it by calling the above number from the US........

[sweetdbt]

Thanks for the didgets POPBB. I have someone who can get a card for me and email the number. So when I dial that toll free #, do I enter the # of the Claro phone, and then the card #?

[POP Bad Boy]

..........so just call it and find out............

I really don't know cause I don't have prepaid phones.........I do know the number works though cause I tried it............

I believe you can dial:

*22 for balance
311 to Refill cards
611 English

I would assume that if you dialed the 311 it would then prompt you to enter the telephone number etc and then the card number..........

Since it's free, you might want to call now and just check it out before getting a card.........

[rubio_higuey]

Called the 800 #. You cannot recharge prepaid phone via that number. It's a calling card access number.

You can 1) activate roaming and recharge similar way as I described in Re: Orange
2) Somebody can go a a Codetel/Claro customer service center and recharge your phone electronically - you enter your phone number and get recharged
3) Buy electronic recharge at stores with machines (similar to POS credit card terminals) where you enter your phone number and get recharged. I think La Sirena does that, and many other stores

[POP Bad Boy]

Originally Posted by rubio_higuey

Called the 800 #. You cannot recharge prepaid phone via that number. It's a calling card access number.

You can 1) activate roaming and recharge similar way as I described in Re: Orange
2) Somebody can go a a Codetel/Claro customer service center and recharge your phone electronically - you enter your phone number and get recharged
3) Buy electronic recharge at stores with machines (similar to POS credit card terminals) where you enter your phone number and get recharged. I think La Sirena does that, and many other stores

.....but I know that my friends recharge their "prepaid" claro phones IN THE US............cause I bring cards to the US for them whenever I go there....... I have a call into one of them now to find out how they do it...............

.............i'll post any info as soon as I get it.............sorry about the wrong number.............but that's what I had from about 3 years ago.........

I KNOW it can be done, cause on a trip to the US 2 weeks ago one friend wanted 4 - $250.00 claro cards which I brought to them..............They must activate the phone somehow.!

[POP Bad Boy]

......I have the number and it's no longer toll free...........

it is: 809-200-3224

You can charge the phone by calling that number and entering in your card number that you bought........

......they ask your phone number etc...........

PopBadBoy

[Drro]

Does this work for Viva and Verizon? From the US?

[POP Bad Boy]

Originally Posted by POP Bad Boy

......I have the number and it's no longer toll free...........

it is: 809-200-3224

You can charge the phone by calling that number and entering in your card number that you bought........

......they ask your phone number etc...........

PopBadBoy

This is for a CLARO (Verizon) prepaid phone.................