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How to Determine the Carrier of a Cell Phone by Number ??
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Not since number portability where people have had the ability to take their numbers to whatever carrier they want. I'm sure my number comes up as Sprint even though I switched to AT&T a while ago.
You can find out which carrier a phone number ORIGINATED from. Using this tool:
http://www.telcodata.us/telcodata/telco
entering the area code and first three digits will get you that info.
Be aware though, that if a person has ported their number out to a different carrier, then the information will not be accurate.
http://www.telcodata.us/telcodata/telco
entering the area code and first three digits will get you that info.
Be aware though, that if a person has ported their number out to a different carrier, then the information will not be accurate.
When I was in college (9 years ago) or if you're in a small town, maybe, but since number porting it's difficult at best.
Even though it's not current that's still pretty cool.
My number came from the old AT&T back when there was both Cingular and a 'little' AT&T. Then Cingular bought my 'little' AT&T company and changed their own name to become the 'big' AT&T company we all know today. I went to T-mobile at that point and then came back to the new 'big' AT&T when I got my iPhone.
So I really didn't know what the page would report. It says I came from NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS (AT&T Wireless). Not entirely accurate since it wasn't Cingular at the time, but I guess the name got updated when they merged.
Still, interesting though.
www.tnid.org. If the person has recently switched carriers it might take a coule weeks for it to update.
This was the result for my home phone number:
tnID Database Record For 908-486-XXXX
Caller ID: 908-486-xxxx
Current Telephone Company:
Original Telephone Company:
Verizon New Jersey Inc.
Original Telephone Company Type:
Regional Bell Operating Company (RBOC)
Estimated City:
Roselle
Estimated Region:
New Jersey
Estimated Postal Code:
07203
Equipment Location Code:
RSLLNJRLDS5
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And this is for my cell:
tnID Database Record For 908-377-xxxx
Caller ID:My Name
Current Telephone Company:
Original Telephone Company:
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nj
Original Telephone Company Type:
Wireless Carrier
Estimated City:
Cranford
Estimated Region:
New Jersey
Estimated Postal Code:
07016
Equipment Location Code:
BBTPNJDACM1
This was the result for my home phone number:
tnID Database Record For 908-486-XXXX
Caller ID: 908-486-xxxx
Current Telephone Company:
Original Telephone Company:
Verizon New Jersey Inc.
Original Telephone Company Type:
Regional Bell Operating Company (RBOC)
Estimated City:
Roselle
Estimated Region:
New Jersey
Estimated Postal Code:
07203
Equipment Location Code:
RSLLNJRLDS5
-------------------------------------------------------------------
And this is for my cell:
tnID Database Record For 908-377-xxxx
Caller ID:My Name
Current Telephone Company:
Original Telephone Company:
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nj
Original Telephone Company Type:
Wireless Carrier
Estimated City:
Cranford
Estimated Region:
New Jersey
Estimated Postal Code:
07016
Equipment Location Code:
BBTPNJDACM1
www.tnid.org. If the person has recently switched carriers it might take a coule weeks for it to update.
This was the result for my home phone number:
tnID Database Record For 908-486-XXXX
Caller ID: 908-486-xxxx
Current Telephone Company:
Original Telephone Company:
Verizon New Jersey Inc.
Original Telephone Company Type:
Regional Bell Operating Company (RBOC)
Estimated City:
Roselle
Estimated Region:
New Jersey
Estimated Postal Code:
07203
Equipment Location Code:
RSLLNJRLDS5
-------------------------------------------------------------------
And this is for my cell:
tnID Database Record For 908-377-xxxx
Caller ID:My Name
Current Telephone Company:
Original Telephone Company:
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nj
Original Telephone Company Type:
Wireless Carrier
Estimated City:
Cranford
Estimated Region:
New Jersey
Estimated Postal Code:
07016
Equipment Location Code:
BBTPNJDACM1
Creepy
No more creepy then being able to look up your name and see if you have ever been arrested, divorced, how much you paid for or sold your home for etc etc .....
I just put in my Toronto number 647-885-xxxx and my old Toronto number 416-503-xxxx and it found them! The 416 number was ported to Rogers cablephone well over a year ago, but it said it was still on Bell.
I was expecting it to be US-only... maybe it's NANPA-wide?