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Emergency phones
Dominican Republic
Ambulance 809-532 0000
Fire Brigade:
Santo Domingo 809-682 2000
Boca Chica 809-523 4626
Puerto Plata 809-586 2312
Police:
Santo Domingo 809-682 2151
Puerto Plata 809-586 2331

Emergency phones Cuba
Ambulance (Havana)
838 1185
838 2185
Fire Brigade: 105
Police: 106
Drug Unit: 103

Internet access in the Dominican Republic

Currently (December 2011) there is also an attractive option for mobile web access offered by the Dominican communication company VIVA . You simply purchase the stick for a little less then $RD 2200 and then pay $RD 500 per week when you need it. It is a pure pre-paid contract and you are not tied up with any long term payments.

There is no GB traffic limit on this option (flat). The data speed stipulated by VIVA is 3.1 Mbits, which is less then 3.6 Mbits offered by its competition CLARO. However, tests by Caribation Labs have shown that the actual connections speeds were faster at VIVA then at CLARO in the same time and environment.

Tip: VIVA does not have a territorial coverage as broad as CLARO. If you are going to need Internet access in remote locations please check how VIVA connects there. A way to do it is to go to a VIVA sales point (green logo) in your location of choice and ask them to display a big website like msn.com (making sure that the sales person uses VIVA herself)