Dominican Republic Technical Information for Travelers
Dominican Republic Technical Information – In Short
- Dominican Republic Voltage: 110 V
- Dominican Republic Electrical Frequency: 60 Hz
- Dominican Republic Plug: A
- Dominican Republic DVD Region: 4
- Dominican Republic Blu-ray Region: A
- Dominican Republic GSM Frequency: GSM 1900
Dominican Republic Technical Information – In Details
The voltage in Dominican Republic is 110 V which is the same voltage used in United States of America, Canada, and Japan.
110 V has an advantage over higher voltage such as the 230 V voltage that it is considered generally safer as it is less powerful. On the other hand, it costs more to transmit power to the end user using 110 V as copper lines must be thicker, hence lower voltages are generally used by wealthy countries.
Dominican Republic Electrical Frequency
The electrical frequency in Dominican Republic is 60 Hz.
Note that most household and electrical/electronic equipments nowadays support multiple frequencies, so generally, electrical frequency is not an issue compatibility wise.
Dominican Republic Plug/Socket Type(s)
Dominican Republic uses the A plug.
Plugs/sockets are usually an issue when it comes to traveling, so always make sure you travel with a universal plug adapter.
Dominican Republic uses DVD Region 4.
DVD Region 4 is mainly used in Australia, South America (Mexico, Argentina), and Central America (Guatemala, Cosa Rica…).
Note that a region 4 DVD cannot play on a DVD player supporting another region. There are, however, some region free DVD players available that can be used to overcome this.
Dominican Republic Blu-ray Region
Dominican Republic uses Blu-ray Region A.
Blu-ray Region A is used in North/Central/South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
Theoretically, a region A Blu-ray disc should not play in Blu-ray disc players supporting another region. However, most Blu-ray discs are now region free (meaning they can work on any Blu-ray disc player), and most Blu-ray players are also region free. Hence, compatibility is rarely an issue (for now) when it comes to Blu-ray discs.
Dominican Republic GSM Freqency(ies)
Dominican Republic uses the GSM 1900 GSM frequency.
When travelling, make sure that your phone supports the GSM frequency of the country you’re traveling to. Usually the supported GSM frequencies are printed on the box of your phone as well as its manual.