marcste
American looking for information about Dominican Republic
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Speaks English, French
Registration: 21 February 2021
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The Reef Project in Playa Bonita by Yebel3
Does anyone know what is creating delays in the residential projects in playa bonita. Is it iack of permissions/ red tape/etc.? I was told that the Reef by Noval sold out over a year and 1/2 ago yet construction has not started. I am interested ...
Can i invest please Read More
Best International Shipping Options? by auburnallycelucas
Hey everyone. I ship many materials from the US to the DR for my company. The latest shipment through CPS was 30lbs and costs almost 10,000 DOP. I have also tried Vimenpaq. Does anyone have suggestions for more affordable shipping companies? If you ...
try translogic or tpack -- both on web Read More
Starlink Internet in the Dominican Republic Update … by Ian1272
Great news for those with poor internet service/provider for all that reside in the Dominican Republic. https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/dr https://dominican.news/local/elon-musks-starlink-is-now-available-in-the-dominican-republic/
https://www.aboutamazon.com/what-we-do/devices-services/project-kuiperhave a look at the above should be soon and seems likely to be a little cheaper etc and amazon service not exsctly what u asked but hope useful hope not posted twice internet ... Read More
ENGLISH AUDIO ON CABLE TV by goinforit
We just had Telenord installed at our condo yesterday. We are currently only getting Spanish audio on all our sports feeds from ESPN and Fox etc., Can somebody confirm we can switch the audio feed to English similar to the how the SAP button works ...
As has been said already use the internet and stream to a smart tv. it can take a bit of work but when it works it works well cable is simply not flexible enough to give you what i suspect you want Read More
Evolution of banking services in Dominican Republic by Cheryl
Hello everyone, With rapid technological advancements, banking services are digitizing at lightning speed. Expats are thus propelled into a new era of options and payment methods, disrupting the traditional banking services of local ...
@planneryes to open a branch in nyc you would have to jump through a set of organizational and capability hoops I would be shocked if any banks here would pass those with any muster but a start Read More
Driving in the Dominican Republic by CourtneyY
My family and I are planning a trip to the Dominican Republic at the end of February 2024. We will be arriving in Santo Domingo, renting a car and driving to Bayahibe for a few days and then to the Samana Peninsula for a few days before we fly back ...
My advice is simply do not why take those sort of risks in a place you dont know The main roads here are ok for driving but as soon as you get anywhere near a town you are asking for troublejail will not be an issue i suspect but if there is ever an ... Read More
New look at illegal foreigners by planner
Article today stating Haitian foreign nationals purchased more real estate here in the 1st quarter than Americans or Canadians. Now the govt calling for analysis of illegal foreigners purchasing here!
I love discussions with no facts yet huge amounts of opinions. aah life in the DR Read More
Another Legislator's Honey Pot Revealed by Guest2022
At last some investagative journalism in the leading Daily: Reforming the political landscape in DR with corruption rife at the top is going to be hard for the President. Reported today is an apparently legal loophole legislators use to import ...
Lennox -- loving what u write and the position from which you have when writing (I think you are a Brit if I recall correctly) The key is to find methods to change what is clearly an aberration of epic proportions that will actually work I am a ... Read More
which bank?
Just asking if any tales of the best bank to open an account with and why -- presume a savings and checking acct -- tried scotia so far and precious little info from them but maybe thats the norm Read More
WI FI ALEXA AND OTHER ELECTRONICS by felice1966
does Alexa work with WI FI ? AND DOES ANYONE HAVE PROBLEMS LOOKING AT YOUR CAMERAS FROM THE USA OR WARE-EVER YOU ARE??? SORRY FOR ALL THE STUPID Q JUST GOING BACK ON THE 8TH WANT TO BRING WHAT A CAN THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP FROM YOU PROS!
thanks for advice as has been said -- invaluable and I am sure I will be back for more !! Read More
WI FI ALEXA AND OTHER ELECTRONICS by felice1966
does Alexa work with WI FI ? AND DOES ANYONE HAVE PROBLEMS LOOKING AT YOUR CAMERAS FROM THE USA OR WARE-EVER YOU ARE??? SORRY FOR ALL THE STUPID Q JUST GOING BACK ON THE 8TH WANT TO BRING WHAT A CAN THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP FROM YOU PROS!
I did notice amazon have upgraded to music for all which allows hd from unlimited and hd as was, effectively bringing them together -- the only issue is my library is on music hd not unlimited and I am not sure i will be able to get at that locally ... Read More
WI FI ALEXA AND OTHER ELECTRONICS by felice1966
does Alexa work with WI FI ? AND DOES ANYONE HAVE PROBLEMS LOOKING AT YOUR CAMERAS FROM THE USA OR WARE-EVER YOU ARE??? SORRY FOR ALL THE STUPID Q JUST GOING BACK ON THE 8TH WANT TO BRING WHAT A CAN THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP FROM YOU PROS!
ugh website down at the moment but will get back when works thx again Read More
WI FI ALEXA AND OTHER ELECTRONICS by felice1966
does Alexa work with WI FI ? AND DOES ANYONE HAVE PROBLEMS LOOKING AT YOUR CAMERAS FROM THE USA OR WARE-EVER YOU ARE??? SORRY FOR ALL THE STUPID Q JUST GOING BACK ON THE 8TH WANT TO BRING WHAT A CAN THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP FROM YOU PROS!
thank much will check Read More
WI FI ALEXA AND OTHER ELECTRONICS by felice1966
does Alexa work with WI FI ? AND DOES ANYONE HAVE PROBLEMS LOOKING AT YOUR CAMERAS FROM THE USA OR WARE-EVER YOU ARE??? SORRY FOR ALL THE STUPID Q JUST GOING BACK ON THE 8TH WANT TO BRING WHAT A CAN THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP FROM YOU PROS!
I am asking several people on here - all of who are proving vv helpful indeed and getting info to see if i can sort the right setup for me -- based on what u say may I ask do you use the vpn to link the echos rather than a local network and so ... Read More
BUYING A VEHICLE IN DR by 2VPsoldier
Okay, I am getting close to being ready to purchase a vehicle. What I would like to know is how it generally works here in the DR. I will only be able to give a deposit and then "finance" the remainder. Just wondering how it works and if ...
Sounds like u have some fans. Best way to get hold of u ?? Looking to move to LT sooner rather than later from nyc Read More