Santo Domingo - Post Report Question and Answers
English-language newspapers and TV available? Cost?
We read English-language papers on the internet. We have basic cable that includes a few English language channels. It is about $70 per month for our cable and internet. - Apr 2013
With cable, about US equivalent. - Jan 2013
Not really. Yes...recommend paying in advance with Tricom to save money and save numerous trips to pay your bills. - Jun 2012
English newspapers are available online only. You can get English-language TV from most of the providers here (they all have a selection of U.S. networks), and costs are about $50/mo. for the premium packages. Also look into a good VPN to stream Netflix, Hulu, Amamzon Prime, etc. - Mar 2012
No newspapers, but some limited TV channels. - Feb 2012
yes, do not get CLARO, let me repeat this, DO NOT GET CLARO, they are the worst. Get tricom or better yet if you have the money sky - Feb 2012
Yes - 40 US month - Oct 2011
The cable companies have some US channels from NY (ABC, NBC, CBS), you have to pay for a lot of useless channels in order to get ESPN, CNN, etc. I pay around $100 USD for internet and cable in two rooms. The service isn't great, there are frequent outages. The customer service is AWFUL/nonexistent. - Jun 2011
There are not any English-language newspapers, but several English television channels are available through cable TV. Television normally cost about 35 – 40 USD per month. - Aug 2010
Not really, but you can get the Hearald Tribune and Miami papers in certain places. - May 2009
People use DR1.com's translations of the local paper. - Nov 2008
Cable yes, paper I know of online,(www. DominicanToday.com), but have never seen it in print. Typical cost. - Oct 2008
Yes. Reasonable cost. - Aug 2008
All major networks available on cable. Cable roughly US$30/month. - Jun 2008
Yes, it is pretty reasonable. Cable is about US$25. - Feb 2008
