Making phone calls in Uruguay

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Maximilien ViP

Member since 20 June 2013

MaximilienViP02 October 2015 08:10:07

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Hi,

When settling in Uruguay, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls.

How to proceed to get a landline installed in Uruguay?

What are the mobile operators?

What is your average monthly budget?

Thank you in advance for sharing your experience,

Maximilien

yussimik Member

Member since 26 March 2011

yussimikMember05 October 2015 17:59:01

HI Maximilien
For landline, your only choice in ANTEL which is a state monopoly.
www.antel.com.uy
Once you have an address you go to one of their branches to make your request for landline.

Mobile phone operators are:
ANTEL (most common)
Movistar
Claro

Good Luck
Mikael

LeaABroad Member

Member since 15 September 2015

LeaABroadMember06 October 2015 04:17:25

And what about cell phones? I understand you can buy one there just for Uruguay and you buy minutes to recharge it? What kind of cost is there?

janway Active member

Member since 17 May 2010

janwayActive member12 October 2015 14:58:03

You can buy a cheap cell phone from Antel or Moviestar for about $15.00 US and you can just add minutes each month for a few dollars. You can do this at the checkout counter of any supermarket with Antel or go into Antel or Moviestar.

There may be other options as well.

plan_be Guest

plan_beGuest11 January 2016 19:25:24

If you have a bank account, you can also recharge your phone via BROU or BanRed.

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