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JT - 23 May 2008 08:49 GMT

How is a ported number recognised by a caller's network for charging
purposes? As the new network or as the original?

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borje@hotmail.com - 23 May 2008 11:29 GMT

>How is a ported number recognised by a caller's network for charging
>purposes? As the new network or as the original?

As a part of the network that currently owns the number.

Borje, from Sweden

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simonclark123@hotmail.com - 23 May 2008 16:01 GMT

On 23 May, 11:29, bo...@hotmail.com wrote:

> >How is a ported number recognised by a caller's network for charging
> >purposes? As the new network or as the original?
>
> As a part of the network that currently owns the number.
>
> Borje, from Sweden

It's not as simple as that in the UK.

If the caller is calling from a landline, then they will be charged as
per the *original* network.
If the caller is calling from a mobile, then they will be charged as
per the new network (calling from o2 PAYG used to be an exception to
this, but probably not any more? Steve Terry will probably know the
answer to this!).

Regards

Simon Clark
Business Telecoms

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Jono - 23 May 2008 18:05 GMT

simonclark123@hotmail.com presented the following explanation :

> On 23 May, 11:29, bo...@hotmail.com wrote:
>>
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> If the caller is calling from a landline, then they will be charged as
> per the *original* network.

Correct.

> If the caller is calling from a mobile, then they will be charged as
> per the new network

Are you sure? I was always under the impression that they either treat
it as on-net or off-net.

> (calling from o2 PAYG used to be an exception to
> this, but probably not any more? Steve Terry will probably know the
> answer to this!).

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Steve Terry - 23 May 2008 20:21 GMT

On 23 May, 11:29, bo...@hotmail.com wrote:

> On Fri, 23 May 2008 08:49:16 +0100, "JT" <justinthym...@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>Simon Clark
>Business Telecoms

You have it in a nutshell.

I've ported in a Orange PAYT number into my 3 PAYT, for which 3
have given me 10quid credit, with the bonus that those calling it from
a Landline should be charged at the lower Orange rates.
Porting in a O2 or Voda Sim could give landline callers even lower rates at
certain times

Since O2 fixed their PAYT billing, all Mobile networks now correctly
charge at the rate of their network whatever number you have.

Steve Terry

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Jon Parker - 23 May 2008 20:30 GMT

> How is a ported number recognised by a caller's network for charging
> purposes? As the new network or as the original?

Mobile phne companies will bill you according to the network the number
is physically on.

Landline operators will bill you according to the network the number
first belonged to (i.e. they ignore porting).

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Jon

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