SA cell number prefix?

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Chilion

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Hi All

I am looking for a way to identify what cell numbers belong to which providers.

I'm sure there is an ICASA list somewhere - but I can't find it!

e.g.
083 = MTN
0721 - 0725 = Vodacom
etc.

I know number portability messes this up, but I am not concerned by the exceptions.

All cell routers must use this type of logic - so it must be accessible

Thanks
Steven
 
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Added note,with number porting that list could muck up ;)

For example

I'm smsing a friend on vodacom4me using an 072 number that was ported ;)
 
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Ahoy here is the info:

Code: 
Network Code   Name               prefix
65501     Vodacom  ZA   +27  711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 72, 76, 82, 79
65507     CellC    ZA   +27  74, 84
65510     MTN      ZA   +27  710, 719, 73, 83, 78

Pulled it from our database. Just remember about number portability and unless your a WASP you cannot get that information.

EDIT: I work for a WASP
 
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Sparky_za

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Yes it's not pretty, but here we go. Only around 1% of total cellular users have ported, so it's not a huge issue just yet.

Vodacom

0711
0712
0713
0714
0715
0716
0717
0718
072
0740
0749
076
079
082
08500
08505
08520
08525
08530

MTN

0710
0719
073
075
077
078
083
08510

Cell C

0741
0742
0743
0744
0745
0746
0747
0748
084
 
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I agree with you, the figure we received was 0.9%, and that was in December, which we all thought was high.
 
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Sparky_za said:
I agree with you, the figure we received was 0.9%, and that was in December, which we all thought was high.
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What they don't say is that many entries in the db are users that have ported back to their originating network. We where going to filter those numbers out, but since the db size is so small (LOL) we have not bothered.

Just checked my old number 27845133552 that I ported from CC to MTN and its still "ported". The joke is this contract expired 15 Jan 2009. So much for their stats I guess.
 
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Sparky_za said:
Yes it's not pretty, but here we go. Only around 1% of total cellular users have ported, so it's not a huge issue just yet.

Vodacom

0711
0712
0713
0714
0715
0716
0717
0718
072
0740
0749
076
079
082
08500
08505
08520
08525
08530

MTN

0710
0719
073
075
077
078
083
08510

Cell C

0741
0742
0743
0744
0745
0746
0747
0748
084
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085 is starting to be used? Never see it thou..yet again havn't looked at the new starter packs

(So in other words if we get a new network...the having a 08x number is out of the question)
 
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Just checked our incoming and outgoing SMS logs and 085 has not been used yet. We only update our db when the networks confirm they have been issued and sent out into the wild.

I know CC might loose some of their 074x prefixes to VC and MTN. Was talk and memos about it.
 
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Just a FYI update on the prefixes. We picked up that 0717 and 0718 are on MTN and not Vodacom. What is strange is we where never officially informed about these ranges. Picked it up while looking into something at work.
 
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Stupid thing about these ranges, as you guys have mentioned, is that no one informs us when things change. But then who are we hey, just route the calls, nothing fancy... lol...
 
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Bump from the past, but has anyone figured out a better way to get up to date lists?
 
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calypso said:
Bump from the past, but has anyone figured out a better way to get up to date lists?
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0603 - 0605: Cellular: Used by MTN
0606 - 0609: Cellular: Used by Vodacom
0610 - 0613: Cellular: Used by Cell C
0614: Cellular: Used by 8ta (Telkom)

0710: MTN (spill-over from 083)
0711 - 0716: Vodacom (spill-over from 082)
0717 - 0719: MTN (spill-over from 083)
072: Vodacom (spill-over from 082)
073: MTN (spill-over from 083)
074: Cell C (Cell C has allocated 0741 to Virgin Mobile)
0741: Virgin Mobile as of June 2006 [1]
076: Vodacom (spill-over from 082)
078: MTN (spill-over from 083)
079: Vodacom (spill-over from 082)

080: FreeCall, Toll-free, called party pays
0810: Cellular: MTN
0811 - 0815: Telkom Mobile (8ta)
0816: WBS Mobile
0817: Telkom Mobile (8ta)
0818: Cellular: Vodacom
082: Cellular: Vodacom
083: Cellular: MTN
083-9 Cellular rates to Telkom lines, reroutes call to a telkom line and pays number owner for received calls
084: Cellular: Cell C
085: Cellular: USAL license holders - Vodacom and MTN have some prefixes out of this range for their USAL offerings
086: Sharecall, MaxiCall and premium-rate services, calls can be routed to regional offices automatically
0860: Sharecall Land line callers pay local call, called party pays long distance if applicable
0861: MaxiCall caller always pay long distance for call even if routed to local office
0862 - 9: Premium rate caller pays increasing rate linked to last digit[1]
0862, 0865, 0866, 08673, 08774, 08676: Fax to Email caller always pay increasing rate linked to last digits
08622, 086294: Competition lines caller always pay premium rate
08671 - 08674: Information services caller always pay increasing rate linked to last digit
087: Value-added services (VoIP [2] among others)
088: Pagers and Telkom CallAnswer voicemail
089: Maxinet, for polls and radio call-in services
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_South_Africa
 
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Thanks for that. But I'm looking for international. And that wiki one is out of date.
 
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