New MTN number ranges

[onionpeel]

ICASA has approved 0781 and 0782 for immediate use by MTN.

 

[Alkine]

so will a new number be someting like 0781 455 4455 or is it more like 078 155 4455 ???

Because if its the last one it will be stupid not to give them the whole 078 range.

 

[guest2013-1]

I think it's the whole 078 range, several months back Vodacom started using 076 (I should know, I literally see millions of recharges and starter packs that have been sold's data)

and no, I don't work for Vodacom

 

[ash]

i like this noone.....whats next? i am at the very top but fear i might be going down the same route. now i know not to try iburst.

Previous Service : Sentech
Status : Cancelled
Reason : Paying R1500 for a 512k connection going at 6kb/s is not my style. Mobility very poor.

Previous Service : iBurst
Status : Cancelled
Reason : Account Suspended without warning, tried to extort money out of me by forcing to pay more for bandwidth

Current Service : HomeDSL 192k
Status : Installed. UUNET Uncapped Account

 

[brooko]

its like 0781 455 4455, so the numbers are now 11 digit...I got an sms from one of those new vodacom no's and it was 11 digit..

 

[MTNBroadband]

Thanks, Brooko. My understanding was 0781 and 0782 was MTN's new range from ICASA.

 

[onionpeel]

No, the numbers will go like 078 123 4567 and 078 212 3456.

 

[Dovi]

Lies! lol

its like 0781 455 4455, so the numbers are now 11 digit...I got an sms from one of those new vodacom no's and it was 11 digit..

Sorry brooko but that's not right. A normal customer 076 number contains ten digits.. CUSTOMER NUMBER being a number that isn't used for any specific service cause sometimes they have WAY more digits (I'm sucking this out my thumb for the record). Anywho, I remember reading over december (or some time around them) that VodaCom have been granted 0761 and 0762 I think it was but dunno if they've gotten more possibly... anyone else have something to add to this?

 

[Thelma]

Hi

I agree only 10 digits. I have an 076 number and it is 076 xxx xxxx

As stated, the first x=1 or x=2 ICASA are keeping the rest for now I would guess... Unless they are in use???

Cheers

 

[ajax]

I always recommend that new users try and get a number starting with 082 or 083.
Other prefixes sometimes have trouble sending to 3x xxx sms numbers and I have found that new web sms services don't allow sending to the new prefixes

 

[ScrnScrm]

oh my. the new numbers are going to wreak havoc with the LCR equipment

 

[onionpeel]

oh my. the new numbers are going to wreak havoc with the LCR equipment

Wait until Mobile Number Portability comes in... at the end of the year.
That is when the fun and games will really start!

 

[ScrnScrm]

Wait until Mobile Number Portability comes in... at the end of the year.
That is when the fun and games will really start!

aaaw feck. are you trying to ruin my evening.
I am still scratching my head trying to work out a way around this from December. Any forumite have a bright suggestion?

 

[NormanJHB]

Mobile Number Portability

This should not be too much of an issue, if your at a company with large mobile call bills.
But the main problem will be how ICASA is planning on setting up the Central Database of numbers, how it is to be accessed and who has this access.
Once this is anounced then people can get on with solutions, until then it is almost anybodies guess.

But this will make LCR's as they operate now useless, unless you are happy with best guess LCR.

 

[guest2013-1]

i like this noone.....whats next? i am at the very top but fear i might be going down the same route. now i know not to try iburst.

Previous Service : Sentech
Status : Cancelled
Reason : Paying R1500 for a 512k connection going at 6kb/s is not my style. Mobility very poor.

Previous Service : iBurst
Status : Cancelled
Reason : Account Suspended without warning, tried to extort money out of me by forcing to pay more for bandwidth

Current Service : HomeDSL 192k
Status : Installed. UUNET Uncapped Account

Yup, i thought it might help some people. If you can, get 192k ADSL with a normal account to compare the two. Then drop whichever one you don't like.