Sosua Reports

[Manizales911]

I inquired at the Claro store about a week ago about activating my unlocked phoned and the guy said no problem. Cost is 700 peso and included in that is 350 pesos worth of air time. The guy spoke decent English so I don't think I misunderstood anything.

A foreigner can get a Claro sim right now,no problem. It is Orange that isn't selling to foreigners,supposedly because they are running out of numbers. I just went with Claro,my "regular" wasn't happy about it but I think that works in my favor as I will get less phone calls now because it will cost her a few pesos more to harass me.

[Onedazz]

Was that Blousil? I knew her before she became a pro. She even freebee'd me one night.

Yea Blausil is a relic from the palace days. My wingman had a session with her before. He said he never knew such a small chica could have that large a Pussy that is wide an shallow! I noticed that Mimosa the haitian chica was last seen at the Blue Dolphin. I saw Anna last year. I wonder how many more "Palace Alumni" still troll the dreggs of Sosua as of late.

[Puerto La Cruz]

Was that Blousil? I knew her before she became a pro. She even freebee'd me one night.

[SavePros321]

I have a question about new garden. How do the girls work there? I walked by and saw some women sitting at table with guys and some by the pool. Do these girls approach you? Or do you invite them to eat with you? I saw one called Blousey or something like that. She was willing to take 1000 for a short time. I declined however. Is that the going rate at NG?

The women there come and go as they please and set their own rates as they are not beholden to the hotel like say Blackbeards. If you stick around long enough you will see women coming and going all day. Some pop in, hang around for a bit to see if they can get a session, and if not they leave.

Yes, some will approach you, but for the most part they just sit around waiting to be approached. You do not have to invite them to eat with you. If you are interested you just either go to her or motion for her to come over to where you are, chit-chat, negotiate a price, and then do the damn thang!

It also really helps if you are staying at the hotel as well. If you don't see anything you like lounging around at the time you can just go up to your room for an hour, come back out, and will now literally have a fresh new lineup to choose from :-P

[Dw1987]

I have to weigh in on you guys and your phones. Foreigners are allowed cell phone SIM cards. I have bought 3 in last year at Orange stores in Sosua. Sounds like a dork at the store. I have taken mine out country 5 times in a year with the SIM.

You can purchase phones by the street vendor for 250 pesos with minutes he walks around with them.

I don't understand why you would pay 700 pesos for Unlocking your Iphone when you can purchase a new phone for 250 pesos at Orange store by the Texaco. Iphone are probably most stolen objects in DR I have 3 friends have theirs stolen there one by knifepoint, one at stoplight first day they had it another by a girl at a Hotel.

[DR Monger II]

I have a question about new garden. How do the girls work there? I walked by and saw some women sitting at table with guys and some by the pool. Do these girls approach you? Or do you invite them to eat with you? I saw one called Blousey or something like that. She was willing to take 1000 for a short time. I declined however. Is that the going rate at NG?

[Funinthesun63]

I have had an unlocked phone activated at the Claro store before. All I did was buy the SIM card and was up and running in about 15 minutes. I was just trying to find out if this is not the case now, as Mr. Enternational has said that his wingman has told him they are no longer selling SIM cards to foreigners. Have you heard this as well?

I inquired at the Claro store about a week ago about activating my unlocked phoned and the guy said no problem. Cost is 700 peso and included in that is 350 pesos worth of air time. The guy spoke decent English so I don't think I misunderstood anything.

[Bq Ribs]

Mr Enternational
However my wingman was down the other day and he said they no longer sell SIM cards to foreigners. He did say however that locals are selling them on the street now. Go figure.

Can anyone else verify this that has also been down recently?

I can't verify it, but I did read on another board almost a month ago this was going to happen. There must be quite a few phone numbers floating around that have only been used a week or two while someone was on vacation.

Strange thing is the 829 area code is at the most four years old. Did they run out of numbers that quick?

[Lucky Strike]

Can anyone else verify this that has also been down recently?

In june '09, Orange store in Sosua (2 blocks from Casa Marina) sold me a prepaid SIM and a recharge card after i showed them a copy of my passport. initially the salesman (who looked very young and new to this job, probably a trainee) didn't know if it was allowed to sell SIM cards to foreigners, but the manager said no problem. he did write down the passport number during the activation. he said in broken english something like "we are not allowed to sell SIM to you if you take it out of the country", but i told him that i'd throw it in the trash at the airport before boarding the plane to the States, so the SIM will never leave DR. i thought that he understood the joke, because he was smiling.

[SavePros321]

Take your passport to Orange, buy a new locked Orange phone and keep it ( I got mine for 1,200 dop ) and a SIM card from 125 peso. Take a paid plan in days, annual one or even one that allows roaming that way you can use it in Colombia, Jamaica etc. Credits can bought online from DR, with US credit card or from Spain. 1 SIM card = 1 phone number and they are not limited.

I have had an unlocked phone activated at the Claro store before. All I did was buy the SIM card and was up and running in about 15 minutes. I was just trying to find out if this is not the case now, as Mr. Enternational has said that his wingman has told him they are no longer selling SIM cards to foreigners. Have you heard this as well?

[BadBear2000]

Fellow mongers. I am sure many of you have given to the help organizations but there is one thing you can do that will assure your money gets used properly. Water is a big problem and it is going to get bigger. One of the ISG members just brought 9 small units to purify water. It will purify 1 liter of water every 90 seconds but the advantages are that it only requires 2 each AA rechargeable batteries. If you are coming to Haiti or the Dominican Republic and if you don't come you could get them to someone that is coming it would go a long way. They cost $60. You have probably spent that much for one night with a Chica or even more for less. Just go to this sight

http://www.steripen.com/steripen_products.html

[Questner]

Can anyone else verify this that has also been down recently?

Take your passport to Orange, buy a new locked Orange phone and keep it ( I got mine for 1,200 dop ) and a SIM card from 125 peso. Take a paid plan in days, annual one or even one that allows roaming that way you can use it in Colombia, Jamaica etc. Credits can bought online from DR, with US credit card or from Spain. 1 SIM card = 1 phone number and they are not limited.

[SavePros321]

However my wingman was down the other day and he said they no longer sell SIM cards to foreigners. He did say however that locals are selling them on the street now. Go figure.

Can anyone else verify this that has also been down recently?

[Mr Enternational]

I just gave my "bump & grind" gringa my unlocked motorola razor last night because she lost her phone. I usually use this phone for mongering, but now it's gone (call it the "cost of doing business with gringas" ;-)

So my question is this: Has anyone ever used their iPhone in Sosua without having to "Jailbreak" it? I just want to be able to go over to the Claro store and get the activated SIM card, but not if I have to Jailbreak my iPhone though...

I knoooowwww you are joking about giving your phone away to an AW! I would say just go buy one at the grocery store. The whole package is only 500 pesos. However my wingman was down the other day and he said they no longer sell SIM cards to foreigners. He did say however that locals are selling them on the street now. Go figure.

[Mr Enternational]

How about the waitresses at Rockies? They don't speak too much english and seemed not happy. Are they available? They seem cute.

Why not just go talk to them. I used to converse with the girl who worked during breakfast when I would go in. She was married and seemed to be a pretty nice lady. I seriously doubt that Rocky waitresses are hookers.