I just got back.
Was there June 26-July 2 and here is how it worked out for me.
I have a claro sim card that I originally bought and registered with my passport at the Claro store by Bailey's a couple of years ago.
I have been keeping it active by topping it off through callingmart.com every 60 days and it has been working fine and I have never lost any of my accumulated balance.
Upon my arrival on the 26 it was active and showing I still had my balance but my phone would not let me make and receive calls, send text messages or use data for internet.
I initially made the decision that I would not incur the time or cost drive to Puerto Plata and get it registered at the Claro store there.
I went to the Orange store in Sosua by Banco Popular to get a new sim and was not able to get one because their system for registering foreign passport numbers was not functional that day and was told to come back the next day.
The next day they told me it was working for a short time but was again not functioning and I would not be able to purchase and register a sim card with them until it started working again.
Frustrated I decided to go to the Claro store by Bailey's to see if there were any options. I was thinking perhaps I could get a new sim card and than transfer my balance to the new account and do all of this without having to go to PP to register it.
As luck would have it I happened to have a Dominican amiga with me that I trust somewhat and the gentleman allowed me to register my phone number off from her cedula.
Presto, 20 minutes later my phone was working fine.
I could make and receive calls, send and receive texts and access the internet and my complete balance on my account was available to me.
Now granted the account is not registered to me but I don't really care as I will be able to use it as before and if it ever gets shut down I will do something else.
The amiga is on Orange and has no idea what my balance is so my balance should be safe
Problem solved and all without a trip to PP.
This method may not work for everyone but it worked for me
So there are options
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