Calling from iPhone "Beep Beep" before it connects

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Hi Guys

Did not know where to put this. I've been getting a funny beep beep notice when I make calls to certain numbers other people have also said that when they call me they hear a funny "beep beep" before the the call connects and rings. Does anyone else have this problem ?

iphone 3GS
 
My number did/does that if you're calling from a different operator than i am on [MTN]. The reason seems to be related to me having PORTED my number to MTN, but still having a Vodacom number [072xxx] , so aparantly this indicates to the caller that they will not be paying "Vodacom-Vodacom" tariffs but "Vodacom-MTN" . Kinda like a warning. Not sure if this has changed.
 
Thanks Diabolus, forgot to mention that I did port from MTN to Vodacom would explain things . God knows I did the wrong thing. Things we do for iPhones :p
 
It is a porting issue, I get the same thing when I phone from my iPhone too my wife's iPhone. She used to be on Cell-C, number ported and I am on Vodacom.
 
PAYBACK said:
Hi Guys

Did not know where to put this. I've been getting a funny beep beep notice when I make calls to certain numbers other people have also said that when they call me they hear a funny "beep beep" before the the call connects and rings. Does anyone else have this problem ?

iphone 3GS
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It is porting issue. Its not a IPhone issue. Whenever i try to phone a number which was ported will give that beep sound before it connets.
 
i have this issue on vodacom as well... irritating, actually has something to do with forwarding...
 
It's merely the network (phone independent) telling you, that you are calling a number that has ported, so that you are aware you may not be calling using on net rates.
We still see "082" as vodacom, etc..
 
carudden said:
It's merely the network (phone independent) telling you, that you are calling a number that has ported, so that you are aware you may not be calling using on net rates.
We still see "082" as vodacom, etc..
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Agreed, it's not an issue, just a notification.
 
My concern about this is health. The beep beep is very very loud and can be damaging to the ears in my view. I wish I knew who to raise this health concern with and who is responsible for this beep beep? ICASA? Vodacom? MTN?
 
jvanniekerk1 said:
My concern about this is health. The beep beep is very very loud and can be damaging to the ears in my view. I wish I knew who to raise this health concern with and who is responsible for this beep beep? ICASA? Vodacom? MTN?
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Now…I have literally…read…EVERYTHING
 
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The real question is, what lead you to a post from 2010/13?. But alas, today I actually learned something lol.
 
Sorry I cant hear what you wrote because the porting beep beep got me. :(
 
jvanniekerk1 said:
My concern about this is health. The beep beep is very very loud and can be damaging to the ears in my view. I wish I knew who to raise this health concern with and who is responsible for this beep beep? ICASA? Vodacom? MTN?
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Hel nee, regig? How hard are you pressing the phone against your ear? I contend the problem is with you.
 
As others said, its a notice that the number is off-network. So if it looks like an 082 Vodacom number and it beep-beeps it means the call has been routed off of Vodacom's network. Due primarily to porting.
Its useful if for example you have free Vodacom-Vodacom calls so you call an 082 number thinking you can speak for 3 hours when in fact that number is now with MTN. The warning would let you know.
 
I am on Vodacom. I don't hear that beep-beep when I call Vodacom Numbers.
But I do hear it when I call MTN Numbers.
 
Resurrecting this thread as I found it through Google. The beeps are really loud and annoying and turning down the volume on the phone itself does not help. I have started to not put the phone next to my ear when I phone, as this seems to be the only solution.
 
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