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Specific phone number

Zebrano · 2013-01-02 17:06:41

Hi I was just wondering if there is any way of getting a specific mobile number I went into a mobile shop and asked and the bloke said it didn't work like that but couldn't explain why

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02-01-2013 6:06pm

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Zebrano

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Hi I was just wondering if there is any way of getting a specific mobile number
I went into a mobile shop and asked and the bloke said it didn't work like that but couldn't explain why

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#2 02-01-2013 8:34pm
Victor

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I get the impression it is a lot easier with landlines than mobiles - the mobile phone companies like to keep specific-number requests for corporate clients.

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#3 02-01-2013 8:44pm
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Zebrano wrote: »

Hi I was just wondering if there is any way of getting a specific mobile number
I went into a mobile shop and asked and the bloke said it didn't work like that but couldn't explain why

You used to be able too, but its more tricky now. o2 even at one stage offered a service which you could search and reserve the number you wanted in-store or online. The providers don't own the numbers, they are only allocated them from comreg, so they can just give you what they have on their list.

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