Santo Domingo

[QUOTE=BoatSailor; 1245968]Hi Guys,

I know this topic comes up every so often. But I need help with geting a GSM SIM Card for my HTC Design Android (international phone) in Santo Domingo.

Any info as where to get it, how much Ect. Would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks[/QUOTE]I learned from ISG member Gagoo that some cell phones (Apple) use a smaller than standard SIM card, that requires a standard size SIM card to be cut in order to fit.

Your cell phone has to be unlocked in order for a Dominican SIM card to function in the DR. Cell phones sold by the big cell companies in the US, usually lock the cell phones they provide, to only work on their network. Unlocked cell phones can be purchased online from amazon and other places.

There are cell phone shops in the DR that can unlock most locked cell phones from the US for a fee. Or you can pay for an unlock code online before your trip. Or you could contact your US cell phone company and explain to them that you are traveling and if they could provide an unlock code for your cell.

If your cell phone is already unlocked and if it takes standard size SIM cards then you should have no problem buying and using a SIM card in the DR.

For calls to Europe from the DR, I have read that Orange might be better. For calls to the US, maybe Claro. I have only used Claro in the DR.

[QUOTE=Jaosousa; 1246046]At the Las Americas Airport (Santo Domingo Airport, SDQ) there is a Claro shop on the second floor of the airport (to the right of the escalators) , where you can buy a SIM with minutes for under 500 pesos (500 dominican pesos is about $13US). You will have to present your passport when you purchase a SIM card. On the first floor of the airport near the exit and in the food court, I saw a Viva desk and maybe Orange is there as well.

In the city of santo domingo there are various places where you can buy a SIM card. I usually use the main Claro office which is two blocks north of park independence on avenida 30 de marzo, near zona colonial. There is also a claro office on el conde near calle duarte. Probably most Malls and large shopping places, (carrefour, jumbo etc) will have claro, orange and viva desks or offices that sell cell phone products and services.[/QUOTE]As usual Jaosousa very helpful.

Thanks alot.

sr. luís alonso gonzález.

professional massage therapist, trigger point and deep tissue specialist.

809 867 2729/[url]www.luisalonso.biz[/url]

european therapist, long time living in santo domingo. you will not be dissapointed.

[quote=stripperman; 1246089]dr. a. babar, bellas artes 13, el millon, santo domingo. 809 565 1433.

hey all, i wanted to recommend this guy to anyone who might need a chiropractor in santo domingo. i have been getting adjustments atleast monthly for 11 years in the states, and was just adjusted by this guy last week here in sd. he is licensed in the us, and has a good powerful style. he keeps the movement cvoncise to the bones he's adjusting which provides for a succint style.

does anyone have a recomendation for a massage therapist? . no happy ending wanted. i need someone who's good who might even be trained in trigger-point work. if not a good deep-tissue therapist will certainly do. all i've found so far are nail-polich girls who give massages, i'll pass.

look forward to any recomendations![/quote]

Myself and a couple of buddies decided to hit Santo Domingo for a brief Super Bowl getaway, which exceeded my expectations. This was my first trip, but one of my buddies 3rd. I stayed at Jaguar, and agreed to have a driver sent to pick me up from the airport. We arrived on Friday at about 2:15, but I didn't see anyone at the airport for us, so we decided to just grab a taxi. The hotel got the time of my arrival mixed up, but no big deal. The taxi driver initially took me to the Jaragua, but a phone call to Rafael helped the taxi driver find the correct location. I arrived and met with Rafael, who informed me that Luis was at the airport waiting for me. I told him to have Luis come back to the hotel, and my adventures began. Luis was the key to my success on this trip. Some veterans might find that a guy like Luis is a waste of time / pesos, but for my trip dude came thru like a motherfucker. It was a great business relationship, that I will use in the future. We went to Paco's for lunch, and afterwards hit a casa. Sorry, I didn't get the name, but I grabbed a nice honey named Helen, who helped welcome me to Santo Domingo. Helen is beautiful, short, thick, nice ass, small be cup tits, and was a great fuck.

After Helen, we decided to ride around for a bit, and Luis called 2 non / semipros who said they were students. One was young, about 18-19, while the other was about 22-23. The young one had hazel / green eyes, that stood out because of her brown skin. The older one also had green eyes, but she was light skin, so they weren't as noticeable. Both had nice bodies. We hung out at a Pool Hall, while drinking Brugal. I ended up having a threesome with the 2 chicas, which was probably the worst experience of my trip. The young brown skinned one was cool, but the of older "white girl" as Luis liked to call her, was trouble. I should have seen the signs from the start but my excitement of being in the presence of two fine ass women, and having 3 chicas within hours of landing clouded my judgement. Everything started cool, with me getting head and fucking both of them, but the light skinned one tried to cut my time short. She looked at my cable / sat box on the tv which happened to be on channel 305, and tried to convince me that was the time. I showed her the time on the cell phone that I had purchased earlier, which clearly stated about 1:30 am, but she was ready to go. Not willing to have any trouble on my first day in a foreign country I called Luis who handled everything for me. I ended up getting a large part of my money back. Luis was pissed at the girls, but I told him everything was cool. It was all my fault anyway, as I had made a couple of mistakes in judgement. I paid the girls up front, WHICH I IS SOMETHING I WOULD NEVER DO IN MY RIGHT STATE OF MIND, and I should have seen the signs from the "white girl" at the Pool Hall. The ordeal was funny to me, and I still get a good laugh about it even now. The funniest part is the "white girl" called Luis the next day hoping to make up for the problems the night before. She was fine as fuck, but uh I had other chicas to meet so no go. I'll get to the other days later. Before I do, again I would like to thank everyone on this forum, because the information provide her is priceless. As I make hopefully many more return trips to DR, I promise to become a solid contributor of information here.

[QUOTE=Troubleman69; 1246599]Myself and a couple of buddies decided to hit Santo Domingo for a brief Super Bowl getaway, which exceeded my expectations. This was my first trip, but one of my buddies 3rd. I stayed at Jaguar, and agreed to have a driver sent to pick me up from the airport. We arrived on Friday at about 2:15, but I didn't see anyone at the airport for us, so we decided to just grab a taxi. The hotel got the time of my arrival mixed up, but no big deal. The taxi driver initially took me to the Jaragua, but a phone call to Rafael helped the taxi driver find the correct location. I arrived and met with Rafael, who informed me that Luis was at the airport waiting for me. I told him to have Luis come back to the hotel, and my adventures began. Luis was the key to my success on this trip. Some veterans might find that a guy like Luis is a waste of time / pesos, but for my trip dude came thru like a motherfucker. It was a great business relationship, that I will use in the future. We went to Paco's for lunch, and afterwards hit a casa. Sorry, I didn't get the name, but I grabbed a nice honey named Helen, who helped welcome me to Santo Domingo. Helen is beautiful, short, thick, nice ass, small be cup tits, and was a great fuck.

After Helen, we decided to ride around for a bit, and Luis called 2 non / semipros who said they were students. One was young, about 18-19, while the other was about 22-23. The young one had hazel / green eyes, that stood out because of her brown skin. The older one also had green eyes, but she was light skin, so they weren't as noticeable. Both had nice bodies. We hung out at a Pool Hall, while drinking Brugal. I ended up having a threesome with the 2 chicas, which was probably the worst experience of my trip. The young brown skinned one was cool, but the of older "white girl" as Luis liked to call her, was trouble. I should have seen the signs from the start but my excitement of being in the presence of two fine ass women, and having 3 chicas within hours of landing clouded my judgement. Everything started cool, with me getting head and fucking both of them, but the light skinned one tried to cut my time short. She looked at my cable / sat box on the tv which happened to be on channel 305, and tried to convince me that was the time. I showed her the time on the cell phone that I had purchased earlier, which clearly stated about 1:30 am, but she was ready to go. Not willing to have any trouble on my first day in a foreign country I called Luis who handled everything for me. I ended up getting a large part of my money back. Luis was pissed at the girls, but I told him everything was cool. It was all my fault anyway, as I had made a couple of mistakes in judgement. I paid the girls up front, WHICH I IS SOMETHING I WOULD NEVER DO IN MY RIGHT STATE OF MIND, and I should have seen the signs from the "white girl" at the Pool Hall. The ordeal was funny to me, and I still get a good laugh about it even now. The funniest part is the "white girl" called Luis the next day hoping to make up for the problems the night before. She was fine as fuck, but uh I had other chicas to meet so no go. I'll get to the other days later. Before I do, again I would like to thank everyone on this forum, because the information provide her is priceless. As I make hopefully many more return trips to DR, I promise to become a solid contributor of information here.[/QUOTE]Excellent trip report Troubleman, thanks for writing.

The only advise I will give you for future trips would be in regards to your statement that the ages of the girls were "ABOUT" 18-19, etc. There should never, ever be an "about" when it comes to young girls ages in the DR or anywhere for that matter, do your own due diligence my friend, and check their cedulas. A local guide will pimp out his 15 year old sister if it puts pesos in his pockets, so be careful.

[QUOTE=Jaosousa; 1246132]I learned from ISG member Gagoo that some cell phones (Apple) use a smaller than standard SIM card, that requires a standard size SIM card to be cut in order to fit.

Your cell phone has to be unlocked in order for a Dominican SIM card to function in the DR. Cell phones sold by the big cell companies in the US, usually lock the cell phones they provide, to only work on their network. Unlocked cell phones can be purchased online from amazon and other places.

There are cell phone shops in the DR that can unlock most locked cell phones from the US for a fee. Or you can pay for an unlock code online before your trip. Or you could contact your US cell phone company and explain to them that you are traveling and if they could provide an unlock code for your cell.

If your cell phone is already unlocked and if it takes standard size SIM cards then you should have no problem buying and using a SIM card in the DR.

For calls to Europe from the DR, I have read that Orange might be better. For calls to the US, maybe Claro. I have only used Claro in the DR.[/QUOTE]Getting the SIM was a pain in the butt. I think we were in the office for an hour. And the guy forgot to give me my passport the first time, but I reminded him.

We went back in, and waited some more, and finally got my SIM, but this time I forgot to remind the guy to give my passport back. So I had to get it the next day.

Carib reminded me that I should charge up my credit once in awhile (online) to keep my SIM card active. So I should be OK for my arrival tomorrow.

Not many phones require a mini-SIM yet. It seems like Apple is trying to start the trend when they made the iPhone 4 use a mini-SIM. There are only a couple other phones that use them.

[QUOTE=Troubleman69;1246599]After Helen, we decided to ride around for a bit, and Luis called 2 non / semipros who said they were students. One was young, about 18-19, while the other was about 22-23. The young one had hazel / green eyes, that stood out because of her brown skin. The older one also had green eyes, but she was light skin, so they weren't as noticeable. Both had nice bodies. We hung out at a Pool Hall, while drinking Brugal. I ended up having a threesome with the 2 chicas, which was probably the worst experience of my trip. The young brown skinned one was cool, but the of older "white girl" as Luis liked to call her, was trouble. .[/QUOTE]OMG! The same Luis, the same description of a couple of chicas Luis brought to me a couple of years ago. They wanted 3, 000 pesos each, I told them to go away. I also told Luis to go away that I do not wanted or need his services. He tried to charge me $40 for the chicas ride back home.

[QUOTE=Gagoo;1246623]Getting the SIM was a pain in the butt. I think we were in the office for an hour. And the guy forgot to give me my passport the first time, but I reminded him.[/QUOTE]I bought one SIM card at the airport with Claro and it was quick.

[QUOTE=Manizales911; 1246606]Excellent trip report Troubleman, thanks for writing.

The only advise I will give you for future trips would be in regards to your statement that the ages of the girls were "ABOUT" 18-19, etc. There should never, ever be an "about" when it comes to young girls ages in the DR or anywhere for that matter, do your own due diligence my friend, and check their cedulas. A local guide will pimp out his 15 year old sister if it puts pesos in his pockets, so be careful.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the info, and I agree 100% with what you said. The rest of the days went a heck of a lot smoother, because that was a big wake up call.

[QUOTE=BoricuaOnline;1246636]OMG! The same Luis, the same description of a couple of chicas Luis brought to me a couple of years ago. They wanted 3, 000 pesos each, I told them to go away. I also told Luis to go away that I do not wanted or need his services. He tried to charge me $40 for the chicas ride back home.[/QUOTE]LOL. Yep, probably so. I'll give Luis credit, he did get "most" of my pesos back, and he came through for me with chicas "I wanted" on the rest of my trip. I knocked off 7 chicas in 4 days, and left 2 on the table as I was too tired or busy with another chica to get them after they got off work.

[QUOTE=BoricuaOnline;1246636]OMG! The same Luis, the same description of a couple of chicas Luis brought to me a couple of years ago. They wanted 3, 000 pesos each, I told them to go away. I also told Luis to go away that I do not wanted or need his services. He tried to charge me $40 for the chicas ride back home.[/QUOTE]Hi all been an avid reader for the last few months and finally made the plunge in booked my flight to sd I'm a newbie at the monger scene aswell maybe I haven't picked the best place to begin with but like the look of the dominican women! Just accommodation left to book between 2minds read of the good reports of rafael in jag apt or would I be better of booking with a girl friendly hotel like the napolieten. Might be vague any help much appreciated.

Hi all newbie here been gaining info on this site for the past couple of months finally booked my flight to sd! Just accommodation to book now read all the good reviews of rafeal in jagapt.

Or would I be better of booking with a guest friendly hotel like napoletin / casino pros &cons? I'm a newbie at the mongering scene so was planning mostly holiday and a little mongering any help would be much appreciated by the way great forum!

[quote=troubleman69;1246599]myself and a couple of buddies decided to hit santo domingo for a brief super bowl getaway, which exceeded my expectations. this was my first trip, but one of my buddies 3rd. i stayed at jaguar, and agreed to have a driver sent to pick me up from the airport. we arrived on friday at about 2:15, but i didn't see anyone at the airport for us, so we decided to just grab a taxi. the hotel got the time of my arrival mixed up, but no big deal. the taxi driver initially took me to the jaragua, but a phone call to rafael helped the taxi driver find the correct location. i arrived and met with rafael, who informed me that luis was at the airport waiting for me. i told him to have luis come back to the hotel, and my adventures began. luis was the key to my success on this trip. some veterans might find that a guy like luis is a waste of time / pesos, but for my trip dude came thru like a motherfucker.[/quote]thanks for the report troubleman69 and looking forward to future ones. yeah, i had the exact same experience as you when it came to the airport and meeting luis. like you, i was supposed to be picked up at the airport, but nobody showed, and 30 min later, i just took a taxi. like you, i was taken to the jaragua, instead of the jaguar. at first, when i was brought to the jaragua, i was like "wow, i can stay here for only $55 a night!", then i realized that this can't be the right place. unfortunately, i didn't have the phone number of the jaguar, so the taxi had to ask at least 3 people before he was told where the place was. then there was still confusion because hotel jaguar doesn't have a sign or anything to say "hey, i'm hotel jaguar!". wow.

i also met luis. well, actually he met me when i went on a stroll to el conde. seemed like a cool guy, but i was on edge with any of those guys as i knew what they were about: getting as much money off of me as possible. i don't blame them, but i'm not going to be a sucker. things i learned from my first trip to santo domingo in terms of taxi guys trying to rip me off: women that they set me up with try to overcharge. why? because the taxi guy is double dipping: gets money from me for bringing the chicks and gets a cut of the money that i give to the girl. another taxi guy trick: had a taxi guy go up to the cashier at a casa and he tells me the price is double what the place actually charges. why? again, because the casa pays him for bringing me in, so he probably would not only get his regular charge, but possibly also everything above what the casa normally charges. also where the hell is the meter? every taxi guy i got with down there just comes up with a dollar / peso figure out of their head. watch out for this type of activity while you're out there.

bottom line: if you get a good, honest taxi dude, make sure you try to use that same guy on every trip. as for luis, the only service i used him for was for him to take me back to the airport. i don't know if overall, he's a honest guy or not. i do know though that hustling is all he does for a living and has a wife and kids to take care of. i didn't use him after being disgusted with the taxi morons that i had prior to meeting him. it would be very interesting to the board and i to know the types of charges he is throwing your way as he is bringing these women your way. if he's one of the good guys, i'll like to add him to my rolodex.

oh yeah, as mentioned by another member, it is true that these taxi guys will try to hook you up with an **** girl in a heartbeat. one told me that it is totally acceptable in his country. yeah right. check the cedula! it's good that jaguar hotel checks the cedula before the chick can go up to your room, but i checked the damn thing before they checked it. ain't taking chances. i don't take them here in the us. sure as hell ain't in a foreign country.

hope you have a great time out there and will be making my second trip to sd later this year, but got to do my 10th trip to sosua first! go get that threeway action at gbp. two girls for 1500 pesos!

[QUOTE=Jaosousa;1246132]Your cell phone has to be unlocked in order for a Dominican SIM card to function in the DR. Cell phones sold by the big cell companies in the US, usually lock the cell phones they provide, to only work on their network. Unlocked cell phones can be purchased online from amazon and other places.[/QUOTE]By the same token I bought a cheap (500 pesos or so) Claro phone in DR. It must be locked because it will not recognize any other SIM card I put in it from any other country.

[QUOTE=Mr Enternational;1246716]By the same token I bought a cheap (500 pesos or so) Claro phone in DR. It must be locked because it will not recognize any other SIM card I put in it from any other country.[/QUOTE]Google it, US$20 and you can unlock almost any phone.