Wondering which company a cell phone number belongs to?
Wondering whether a phone number is a cell phone number, or a landline?
Wondering if a phone number would be long distance or not from where you live?
Check out TelcoData.US
Say a friend's phone number is 905-906-xxxx, you can punch this into TelcoData.US, and it'll say:
(Sorry, this is just a cut and paste):
| 905-906 | ON | Rogers AT&T Wireless | 8821 | Hamilton | HMTNON14EMD | 00/00/0000 | Prefix Type: WIRELESS Switch Name: N/A Switch Type: POI LATA: Manitoba (888) Tandem: N/A Detailed Switch Info |
So now we can see that this phone number belongs to Rogers AT&T, which means it is Rogers. The AT&T thing is just a throwback from when they first acquired the block of phone numbers. We can also see that it is a Hamilton-based phone number. Bell Cell phones will show up as Bell Mobility, while Bell landlines will show up as just "Bell Canada". It also tells you it's WIRELESS if that isn't enough of a giveaway :)
I believe that cellphone providers like Koodo will just give out Bell or Telus numbers, rather than "Koodo" numbers. So, look for the "Prefix Type".
Hi, I need to send sms from
Hi, I need to send sms from my computer to a "x" number, but whathever page ask me what´s the company provider, how can I know??
With the advent of number
With the advent of number portability this tool can no longer be relied on to determine which provider a phone number belongs to. While 416-999-xxxx may belong to Telus, my cell number within that range is currently with Bell.
This is true, but
This is true, but 99.something% of the time it will give an accurate answer. Most people don't shop around and just renew with their previous carrier when it comes to renew (especially if their existing plan is actually good). I do wonder if numbers fall back to their previous provider if an account becomes defunct.
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