How to unlock your smartphone quickly and easily

Unlocking a mobile guarantees multiple advantages and benefits, among which are the use of the device with a chip or SIM card belonging to any operator or company in the world, as well as being able to access the installation of applications developed by third parties.

Nowadays, unlocking a smartphone is no longer a tedious and complicated matter, since there are web portals that allow the download of software that facilitates the unlocking of the mobile, in a simple and fast way, following a few steps, without affecting the guarantee of the device and in a legal way.

What are the steps to follow to unlock a smartphone?

Unlocking a smartphone to be able to use it with another telephone company is one of the best thought-out options if you want to enjoy the freedom offered by being able to use any telecommunications operator. Previously, the process was considered complicated, however, if you have a mobile in Uruguay, below you will see a brief description of the steps to follow to unlock your mobile quickly and easily.

To unlock a mobile from the Antel operator, follow these steps:

• Step 1: Verify that you have a one-year contract with the Antel company.
• Step 2:  ask the company for the request to unlock the smartphone.
• Step 3: consider that you may receive a negative response from the company, arguing that it does not perform this type of procedure and you must use other means to achieve it.
• Step 4: Have the Law on Telecommunications and Regulation of Telephone Companies at hand, since it establishes that after one year of contract with the operator, the company is obliged to unlock the smartphone.

How to unlock the IMEI of the smartphone if it has been lost or reported?

There are two ways to release the IMEI of the smartphone to be able to use it again without any limitations, These procedures include the following options:

• Step 1: ask the telephone operator to unlock the IMEI code of the smartphone, in order to be able to use it again without restrictions. If the mobile was reported stolen, you must withdraw the report and cancel the fixed report.
• Step 2: You can unlock the IMEI code through the web portals that offer this service, just by providing the data corresponding to the brand, model and code requested by the online form, and paying the cost indicated on the web page.

It is important to note that, if the smartphone was reported to the telephone operator Antel, you will not be able to use it in any other company or telephone company in any country, even if it is unlocked, due to company policies.

Antel, the leading company in the mobile telephony market

Currently, the company Antel is the leader in telephony, consolidating itself in the market as the main telecommunications company, in view that it has a higher percentage of sales compared to competing companies.

The statistics confirm this, after the Telecommunications Market Reports issued by the Telecommunications Services Regulatory Unit (URSEC) have stated the increase in the company's operations, compared to competing companies offering mobile phone services.

The telecommunications company Antel, according to the calculations made, obtained a year-on-year increase of 6,1% in terms of the operation of telecommunications services during the year 2021. Its president, Gabriel Gurmendez, applauded the results through his account in the social network Twitter, since it considers the fact of positioning itself as the leading telecommunications company in a market with so many competitors a positive achievement.

Nowadays, unlocking a smartphone is no longer a complex process, since there are web portals that allow the download of programs that facilitate the unlocking quickly and easily for certain telephone operators, as is the case of Antel, which also , according to reports and statistics, has positioned itself in the market as the leading telephony company.