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adlin20 wrote:

Rey,

There are both systems in the island. I believe you can use a pre-paid card (month to month) and or regular subscription (contract). It is susceptible to the same issue you have in the mainland, weather and location (away from trees and satellite obstructions).

We will be using the internet for TV, we hardly watch TV so having HULU, Netflix and or Amazon will be sufficient. Most folks in the island don't follow or care for US news, for local news and antenna will be enough.

I was wondering how true the claim of bad signal was, I never used the service in the mainland.

As my house would be in the boonies of Ceiba up a hill, I am not sure what Internet service is available to me there, nor what TV service. But if I can, I plan to just get basic tv, for local channels and news, use Internet (if fast enough) for Hulu, Netflix, HBO. I forgot to ask the owner how he gets internet at the moment but I told the Realtor to find out for me.

I only plan for the basic service (mostly for news and weather), the cheapest I can get, as I plan to take it easy but not watch much TV and when I do, it is mostly in my laptop or desktop computer anyway.

melendezki wrote:

I set up service to our house in Rio Grande today through Direct TV.聽 They offer different levels of channels and require a 2 year contract.聽 I spoke with Pablo Vargas @ 787-268-8545 and his English was great.聽 I had to be transferred a few times to get to him, but this is the direct phone number he provided to me to contact him with any questions.聽 Website:聽

Up until now, we have used the Direct TV prepay card, but have been extremely frustrated with the poor service, and it has taken us at least 2 hours to actually get the service to work.聽 Pablo explained to me that the prepay service is through Direct TV Latin America (explains why I could never get anyone that speaks English to help us connect), but the full service Direct TV is through the US.聽 The prepay doesn't offer maintenance, where the full service will send someone out if you have problems with signal.聽 He did say that signal strength is 99%. We got the ORO Plan, free installation within the next 30 days, the choice of two premium channels, and a dvr to record shows.聽 Since we are hosting guests, we will offer cable with flat screens in two of the three bedrooms and in the living room, and the cost for this plan totals $110.49 per month for 24 months.聽 An alternate number I was provided for the general customer service call in is 787-776-5252.

Let us know how it does when it rains hard.

melendezki wrote:

Update: Direct TV technician showed up as promised today and installed the cable.聽 Thank goodness for our wonderful local cleaning lady, Millie. She arranged her schedule so she could be there for the technician, she replaced our empty propane tanks, and stocked the fridge with water, in case our guests arrive tomorrow night and the water has been shut off. She's worth her weight in gold.

Let me know how the service does during bad weather!!!!

Good that the cleaning lady can handle those heavy propane tanks and wonderful that you have people to maintain and clean the property while you are in the mainland.

frogrock wrote:

A suggestion: Consider also Amazon Prime. It costs about $99 for one year, and it includes not only movies, etc, but also music and free shipping on many items that are purchased through Amazon.聽 It has already saved me a bundle.聽 And I am guessing that Cherri will be ordering loads of craft supplies.
My brother in Arroyo uses OSNET for unlimited 3mps and he pays about $30 a month. You need your EXACT location (longitude and latitude) and they will tell you if you can get the service. You can get your聽 location from one of the map programs like google earth or I have a GPS you can use.

My wife had purchased all the kitchen appliances via amazon prime and they shipped to PR free.聽

frogrock wrote:

A suggestion: Consider also Amazon Prime. It costs about $99 for one year, and it includes not only movies, etc, but also music and free shipping on many items that are purchased through Amazon.聽 It has already saved me a bundle.聽 And I am guessing that Cherri will be ordering loads of craft supplies.
My brother in Arroyo uses OSNET for unlimited 3mps and he pays about $30 a month. You need your EXACT location (longitude and latitude) and they will tell you if you can get the service. You can get your聽 location from one of the map programs like google earth or I have a GPS you can use.

Yes I forgot to mention Amazon prime. We have it. Wife does load up credit card

ReyP wrote:

Thanks
I plan on having just Internet and no tv, then sign up for HBO, Netflix and Hulu. That should pretty much cover my needs. However not sure what Internet service provider services the house. I'll find out soon enough.
Hope is not a dish service and unlimited

My exact plan...Hulu, Nextfix and Amazon Prime, just some rabbit ears for local news. As long as you can get over 2GB all these services will download fine.

adlin20 wrote:

ReyP wrote:

Thanks
I plan on having just Internet and no tv, then sign up for HBO, Netflix and Hulu. That should pretty much cover my needs. However not sure what Internet service provider services the house. I'll find out soon enough.
Hope is not a dish service and unlimited

My exact plan...Hulu, Nextfix and Amazon Prime, just some rabbit ears for local news. As long as you can get over 2GB all these services will download fine.

Sounds like a plan, but we also like HBO which now has streaming service for around 15

melendezki wrote:

Update:聽 DirectTV has been excellent since we arrived on the island on 8/31.聽 They did need to move the dish to the top of the newly constructed second story.聽 We have not had any problems with service or reception.

Internet:聽 We waited for over a week for a Claro technician to come to the property to get our wi-fi set up.聽 We were told by the Claro sales girl in Sam's Club that a tech would be out within 48 hours.聽 It took relentless calling and texting to get a technician to come to our property.聽 When he arrived, he told us there was no way Claro could provide us with more than 1g because we were in such a remote location.聽 The tech recommended we contact Cosotnet, which we did, and within two days we had 3g wifi.聽 So far no problems.

Never heard of Consonet, is that satelite internet?

melendezki wrote:

It's Cosotnet. See cosotnet.com.聽 It is satellite. So far, so good with service and customer service. Staff bilingual.

I went to the site, it looks good. I am used to 50 Megs since I have FIOS in MA. I think I will get used to 3-6 Megs.
Any issues with streaming movies at 1080P HD via the Internet service like from Netflix (Image breaks, movie stops or stutters)?
Any weather related issues with the Internet service?

Schuttzie wrote:

I have netflix here in the states and was unable to use it in PR during our visit.聽 Is there a way around that?

Other forum members are using Netflix in PR. Call Netflix

Schuttzie wrote:

I'll try that, Rey, thanks.

Hi Schuttzie:

Sometimes when I travel to the States with my laptop and watch Netflix, I'll have to log out completely and sign back in when I return to PR.聽 It's strange - doesn't seem to happen on my iPad or phone.

Hope this helps!!!