Can I set up Vonage in Texas and use it in Dominican Rep.??

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Aug 05, 2007 Posts: 2

Hello,
I would like to set up the Vonage service in Texas, and then after I have the local number, rellocate the router in the Dominican Republic with the Tx number.

Is it possible??

What can I do to have free unilimited calls between Houston and Dominican Republic?? I was told the above trick works. But Im suspicious about the Tx number functioning in the DR.

Thank you.

Posts: 174 · Vonage Forum Master Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 174

Yes, what you are wanting will work, assuming you have an Internet service in DR that is fast and stable enough to handle Vonage, like cable or DSL here. If you have that, you will be set.

What you will then have is a phone IN THE DR that has a Texas phone number. That means anyone for whom that Texas number is local will be able to call you toll free, even though you are physically in DR. That also means that, assuming you have the Vonage unlimited plan, you can make, FROM THE DR, unlimited calls to anywhere in the US, at no extra cost.

What you WON'T have is a number that locals around you in DR can call -- if that is your only phone there, then anyone local to you in DR would be making an international call to reach you, even if they're your next door neighbor in DR -- to them, they would be calling Texas.

But rest assured, what you are asking about works, can work very well, and is very common for VoIP users (especially popular with military families living abroad).

Posts: 1320 · Vonage Forum **MVM** Joined: Nov 08, 2006 Posts: 1320

vonage won't give tech support if you are outside of the U.S or Canada, read the terms of service on their site.

Just make sure you have a good internet connection in the Dominican before you go.

Posts: 226 · Vonage Forum Master Joined: Oct 15, 2006 Posts: 226

always test the device before you bring it to Dominican Rep . that would be good pre caution

Posts: 2257 · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:22 am Post subject:

To add one more point - many foreign governments are affiliated with the local telco monopoly, and restrict or ban the use of competing products like VoIP. Check the laws in the Dominican Republic on this.

Also, you'll probably want to find someone in the DR who has the same Internet connection you are about to get, and see if they can run the VoIP Test at www.testyour voip.com to make sure the connection will support VoIP.

www.dslreports.com has a lot of forums for Broadband users, you may be able to find someone who can advise you on the legal matters and/or run a test for you.

But, as stated before in this thread, IF you have a good Internet connection that can get to the Vonage servers, Vonage doesn't care where the adapter is physically located - the adapter will reach Vonage's servers over the Internet and into the US, where the VoIP<->Telephone bridge is located.

Don't bother calling for support from the DR, though. They won't ship a replacement adapter there, and they really can't do much to support an international connection. Run the adapter through its paces for a couple of weeks in the US first, and make sure you have the proper power adapters if the DR does not use US standard 120V/60Hz power, because many of the Vonage adapters do not have autoswitching power supplies.

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Aug 05, 2007 Posts: 2

Hello, thank you all for your replies. They've explained me what I wanted to know.

Now, I must check if my cable modem supports the VoIP bandwidth. The thing about that connection is that sometimes it can be so fast and some other kind of slow. Maybe I should switch to DSL... The cost difference is around 10-15 bucks.

I had a friend in the DR that was using the system and he recommended it, so I think it will be Ok about the legal issues.

About the support, im dead with no choice. But I could take the risk and give it a try. My telephone bill is super high, last month usd$212.. I need to work this out.