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Which mobile phone network is a mobile number on ?

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  • 30-03-2010 11:36am
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    BaseF
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭


    Hi - is there any way you can tell which mobile network someone's number is on - I'm looking at a plan where I have unlimited calls to anyone in my network (O2) - but not to numbers on other networks (Vodaphone, Meteor, Three, Tesco).

    Any ideas ?
    Thanks.
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    Richard
    Registered Users Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    BaseF wrote: »
    Hi - is there any way you can tell which mobile network someone's number is on - I'm looking at a plan where I have unlimited calls to anyone in my network (O2) - but not to numbers on other networks (Vodaphone, Meteor, Three, Tesco).

    Any ideas ?
    Thanks.

    You can tell which number a mobile was originally assigned to. O2 is 086, but not all 086 numbers remain on O2. Similarly, some non-086 numbers will be on O2.

    I don't know of a way to tell for certain.


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    Theta
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭Theta


    You cant tell what network the user has switched to but in general I think you can tell they have switched by if you ring them you should hear a beep before the call is connected.


    Actually an easy way to tell is to ring there msg minder. just stick a 5 into the number and you should get it 08x 5 xxxxxxx.


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    marymc
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭marymc


    That doesn't seem to work with Meteor numbers.

    Actually, it does (you'll still know it's a Meteor number) you just can't leave a message. It's very frustrating. It doesn't seem to work with 3 at all either. Haven't had to try it with Tesco mobile.

    (source: sh*tty f*ckin job where you spend all day harassing people on the phone)


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    mayfire
    Registered Users Posts: 165 ✭✭mayfire


    BaseF wrote: »
    Hi - is there any way you can tell which mobile network someone's number is on - I'm looking at a plan where I have unlimited calls to anyone in my network (O2) - but not to numbers on other networks (Vodaphone, Meteor, Three, Tesco).

    Any ideas ?
    Thanks.

    I had the same problem on Vodafone and figured it this way.
    I signed up to €20 pm and with that get free calls and texts to Vodafone and 100 free texts and 100 free minutes to other networks.
    When I got my bill I went through every number I rang and texted and it said
    "086 *****, Vodafone to Vodafone free" so I knew that number was Vodafone; then I saw
    "087 *****, Vodafone to 02" 9 cent per text. (This only applied if I went over my bundle limit).
    It took an evening but I found out who was on what network from the call I make most often.


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    Davy
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Read this post: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=59559391&postcount=24


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    BaseF
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭BaseF


    Thanks everyone. Great tips.


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