TRSinCO
American expat in Dominican Republic
Forum posts
14
About me
American
Lives in Sos脙潞a, Puerto Plata
Registration: 19 April 2021
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VPN information needed by GuestPoster671
What company offers the best VPN for the Dominican Republic?
I've had Nord installed on an Asus router for about 3 years now with no issue. Every once in a while a service will chirp, moving to another server resolves it. Using Netflix, Hulu, Prime, YouTube TV, and Max. Read More
VPN information needed by GuestPoster671
What company offers the best VPN for the Dominican Republic?
@huddleston1 coming up on 3 years with NordVPN....zero issues with performance. Read More
E-ticket and overstay penalty questions by Linda Greenberg
I have a few questions, when we leave SD, do we have to pay our overstay in pesos or can we use a credit card and where at the airport do we pay this?Who and where do we show our E ticket to? Checking in, at the gate, etc.Thanks for your help
You can pay with a credit card. You'll go to an exit lane, they'll direct you to the overstay lane, then you go back to that same exit lane after you've paid Read More
VOIP service for us expats by alvarez7361
What is the best voip service to use in order to port and keep your US cellphone number while living permanently in the Dominican Republic?
I kept my Mint account and added a second eSIM with Altice. Mint uses wifi when I'm at home, uses Altice data otherwise. Alitce is about $1600 DOP for the plan I'm on, and Mint is about the same. Read More
SIM CARD SWITCHING FOR NEWBIES by 色花堂Rusher
Hi there, new expats and travelers!! I actually created the bulk of this post in a thread, trying to help a new traveler to the DR. Planner asked that I cut and paste to a new thread, so future forum visitors can find this information. If you're ...
If your phone supports eSIM, that makes life MUCH easier. You can disable an eSIM when you leave the country, turn it back on as you enter. If you have a Claro eSIM you can log in to their app, top up your account before you get back, and you have ... Read More
Apple Products by garvin25
Hi All,Does any know if I can ship an Apple Desktop and ipad to Punta Cana from the US? I want to buy it from Bet Buy and send it to my new condo in Cap Cana. I would also like to buy other household items and have them shipped. Is this possible? I ...
Apple doesn't have a presence here. "Authorized" sales partners (I'd take that with a grain of salt): ... Read More
Apple Products by garvin25
Hi All,Does any know if I can ship an Apple Desktop and ipad to Punta Cana from the US? I want to buy it from Bet Buy and send it to my new condo in Cap Cana. I would also like to buy other household items and have them shipped. Is this possible? I ...
You'll be taxed on anything over $200. I had a similar conversation with the shipping company I use (T-Pack) regarding Apple and a warranty replacement....wasn't even a new device....tax still applies. Read More
Claro Mobile Data ? by Odie&CiCi
Hola All,I鈥檝e managed to recharge my mobile data on my phone using the *112# etc method, but I鈥檓 pretty certain it would be far easier to use one of Claro鈥檚 apps. But - and here鈥檚 the question - which one?? Seems to be many ...
This is what i have for app store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mi-claro-rep%C3%BAblica-dominicana/id1032402198 Read More
Claro Mobile Data ? by Odie&CiCi
Hola All,I鈥檝e managed to recharge my mobile data on my phone using the *112# etc method, but I鈥檓 pretty certain it would be far easier to use one of Claro鈥檚 apps. But - and here鈥檚 the question - which one?? Seems to be many ...
@Odie&CiCi Mi Claro Republica Dominicana Read More
I am looking for a hutch by truelove6077
4-5"feet in length
Had a similar need....took a picture of what I liked at Ikea and someone local (Sosua) built it for me. Depending on how intricate your needs are in a hutch, that might be a cheaper way to go Read More
Moving to DR by elizabeth beyers
Would like to communicate with someone who has moved to D R. We are moving in the spring of 2024
Happy to answer any questions you have! Read More
Starlink Internet in the Dominican Republic Update 鈥� by Ian1272
Great news for those with poor internet service/provider for all that reside in the Dominican Republic.聽 https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/dr https://dominican.news/local/elon-musks-starlink-is-now-available-in-the-dominican-republic/
I work in tech, fairly heavy user, and stream damn near everything (no cable). Local provider (Delancer) has fiber in the building, 220/120 and it works great (3tb cap which I'll never hit). Couldn't be happier with the service, and don't have to ... Read More
eTicket requirement being enforced! by ddmcghee
Looks like after months of planned deadlines, the eTicket is finally being required and its use is being enforced! I only have experience with American Airlines, but I know that they have been listing it as part of their flight readiness checklist ...
JetBlue doing the same thing....reminder emails in advance and they walked the QR code around on the plane before leaving JFK so you could fill out the form and get your code before departure. Read More