Communications
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[edit] General
- Government provider of cell, internet and landline service: Antel
[edit] International Telephone
- country code +598
- What are the best ways to call in?
[edit] Telephone Information
- Uruguayan Yellow Pages
- Posting with a list of phonebook and related resources.
- ANTEL's guide for using the voicemail service connected to your landline (Spanish).
- Information about calling area codes and dialing patterns using the national number scheme, new as of 2010-08 (Spanish)
Special landline numbers:
| Description | Number |
|---|---|
| Hora oficial | 16 |
| Servicio despertador para teléfono con disco | 18 |
| Bomberos | 104 |
| Asistencia Externa | 105 |
| Salvamento | 106 |
| Policía Caminera | 108 |
| Radio Patrulla | 109 |
| Larga Distancia Nacional por Operador | 120 |
| Reclamos de Servicios Telefónicos | 121 |
| Información de Guía | 122 |
| Atención Telefónica Comercial | 123 |
| Servicio especial, Abonado ausente, Despertador manual | 124 |
| Telefonogramas | 125 |
| Información de tarifas de llamadas nacionales | 126 |
| Emergencia: Policía Mercosur | 128 |
| Emergencia: Policía | 911 |
| Operadora para discapacitados no auditivos | 1012 |
[edit] Local Cell Phones
- GSM cellular bands used?
- It is possible to buy just a SIM card from Movistar or Claro, without a phone, based on this forum thread. It also suggests that cell phones need to be registered at the airport on arrival?
- English instructions for adding credit to a Movistar phone. These instructions are for Movistar Argentina, but the process in Uruguay is presumably similar.
- As of 06/2009, it was possible to walk into a Movistar reseller (not the main office) and buy a prepaid SIM chip straightaway without any customs hassle. The rates for the Movistar prepaid plan are available. In my case, I paid 190 pesos for a prepaid Movistar SIM card. This included 100 pesos of usage to other Movistar customers, as well as 150 pesos of usage to non-Movistar (landline, other cell phones and international) lines. (2009-06)
- As of 1/2010, it was also possible to buy an ANCEL SIM card without any checks regarding whether or not the SIM was registered with customs.
- You can perform online recharges of your ANCEL, MoviStar and Claro prepaid plans with a credit card. You seem to get a 25% additional credit doing it this way than you might by recharging with cash (2010-02).
- Claro prepaid cell phone plans
- Note that the USA-based TracFone cell phone provider has some sort of deal that offers free (or discounted?) calling to Claro subscribers in Uruguay from users of its service in the US?
- Link for setting your free landline/cell/text phone numbers for your ANCEL cell phone.
[edit] Internet Access
- Anteldata as above
- List of free Wi-Fi hotspots in Montevideo.
- Dedicado is a broadband service provider that provides both wired and wireless Internet access
- Wikipedia entry with DSL prices - 2008-01
- Forum post about DSL prices on SociedadSouthron.org - 2008-03
- available from which providers?
- prices and speeds?
- A graphical comparison of Dedicado versus Anteldata - 2007-10
- More recent coverage of actual DSL speeds in Uruguay.
- Montevideo COMM provides free dial-up Internet access via modem. You only need to pay for the cost of the local phone call.
