Plans are often available for both mobile (cell) and land lines as a bundle. This August/September, we had Movistar/Claro roaming through our Canadian carrier (Rogers) and had NO SIGNAL on the east side of Punta Colorada. We had to walk to the top of the hill and stand on tippy toes to get a signal. Those who had Antel were good to go. There is an Antel tower right next to the Dona Cora in Punta Colorada.

You will want to see whether you have coverage in your specific location because shadows occur on any network. Your neighbour may be ok and you not.

Antel is also installing fibre in many locations over the next couple of years. Atlantida already benefits. We heard real estate agents say that it was imminent that fibre would be at all the houses we looked at from La Florista to Punta Ballena. The Antel site isn't quite that optimistic, unless it is out of date.

http://www.antel.com.uy/antel/personas-y-hogares/internet/fibra-optica/zonas-de-instalacion/zonas-de-instalacion-de-fibra-optica-uruguay

Likely your best bet outside of any urban area is Antel with DSL being about the best available at this point.

We'll be moving either this spring or fall to Punta Colorada and I plan to subscribe to Antel.

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Thanks so much for the information. This has been most helpful and I will be contacting Antel. Looks like we may be neighbors next year!

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There are also cell phone signal amplifiers and antennas that boost signal in weak areas. We put one on our motor home in the states and it added a bar or two. If you have weak or no signal in your house, but can get some signal on top of your roof, this could help.

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