I understand this need to identify callers is all part of the new world order the DR is undergoing with things like the new 911 emergency system just launched, new biometric cedulas just launched, new immigration and naturalization process just launched.
In some aspects the DR is quite sophisticated as they are starting a lot of these processes from a blank sheet of paper and are thus not hindered by years of ineptitude.
Interesting so in reading the resolution they said that they estimate 90% of all cell phones in the country are prepaid and they have given them 6 months to get into compliance.
And now they have 10 days to get this all done?
What a joke.
I would bet there are more to be confirmed than have done the confirmation already
Either it will end up being another non event deadline or there be alot of peeps without a phone number in a week
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Thanks WW. for the bad news. I have been off the board since my November trip. Now I was thinking about a return trip next month. One thing I like about all my trips to DR was my phone number. Just add some pesos before the trip and it was always ready to go, when I arrived.
Don't understand why you say it's a joke, true it's only just hitting the news as the deadline approaches but I got a text message about this 3 or 4 weeks ago, thought it was just me and had no idea it was being rolled out to all prepaid numbers over all carriers.
It also may be true that 90% of cellphones are prepaid, that isn't the point.
If you have a registered prepaid number then just re-register.
If you have an unregistered prepaid number then just register.
It really isn't too onerous to get done but I guess if you are not here you are shit out of luck.
I tried on the Claro.do site but I guess they don't take US passport numbers, or I can't read spanish
http://www.claro.com.do/wps/portal/d...epago#info-02b
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What the joke is that they pass a rule with an absolutely unrealistic implementation date.
As a point of reference the world fact book estimates there to be 9 million cell phones out there so if 90% are prepaid that leaves somewhere around 8 million to be registered.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...k/geos/dr.html
If they started right away when it was passed 6 months ago it would take 45,000 each day to register to make it happen.
As you have stated they did not notify people until a month ago. You were on task enough to take the initiative to get it done and even took the time to tell us all about it. Thanks for that.
Gotta believe there is going to be a fair percentage who will ignore it and not get it done.
So with such a short implementation window it can't get done in time.
That's what the joke is.
But I guess you could give 1, 2 3 years to implement and it still wouldn't get done until the last minute.
What seems silly is when I got my Claro phone number, I could not get it without my passport so they already have my information.
Yet they want 100% registration or they must assume that those that did the original registration did so in a shady manner which is making us all go to the main office in POP. That should be interesting.
Probably will be easier just to get a fresh phone number.
Sent a scan of my passport and my cel number to someone in Sosua, and they went to the Orange store in Sosua beside the Banco Popular to re-register my number. Supposedly it is good now.
Strange that Claro is making passport holders go to Puerto Plata. (I think that was what Ohmmmm said.)
last time I was in in January the Claro store in sosua was closed had to go to PP to get a new sim card
Claro and Orange have to open kiosks at the airport to serve visitors and residents. Any volunteers to call Ministry of Tourism?
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Great. I have 1200rd on my phone and I am not back until the 24th. I only have a passport....no cedula.
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