How to find out the mobile phone operator by number
How to find out the mobile phone operator by number
Often, when a call comes from an unknownnumbers, or you need to call a subscriber within a certain tariff, there is a need to know the mobile operator by number. His first few figures can help you in this.
Instructions
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Use the DEF code to find the operatorby phone number. This is the first 3 digits of the phone number that go after the international code. For example, for the number + 7-908-888-55-11, it is the sequence 908. Each operator has one or several DEF-codes for servicing subscribers. In this case, one DEF-code can be used by several operators at once.
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The easiest way is to find out the operator by phone numberone of the largest mobile phone operators. For "MTS" relevant are the DEF-codes 910-919, as well as 980-989. You can determine the subscriber of "Beeline" by numbers 903-906, 909 and 960-968. Megafon uses the codes 920-929, 930-938 and 997. Different regional operators use such DEF-codes as 900, 908, 940, 950-956. A value of 954 corresponds to operators providing satellite communications.
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If you can not get by phonelearn the operator, try to use special online services. On the Internet, you can find a fairly large number of sites that provide this opportunity. They have the same principle of operation and differ only in the interface design. The most effective are those resources that display the subscriber's region on the map. Among them - http://ismska.ru/whois/; http://teleum.ru/help/codes/operator; http://sbinfo.ru/operator.php, etc.
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Try using specializedprogram to find out the operator by cell number. They have a built-in database of DEF-codes, which allows to uniquely identify the operator. For mobile phones on the Java platform, download the PhoneWizard application. For smartphones and PCs, "Operators of Russia" is suitable. Similarly, the Mobile Operators application is working.
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Punch the DEF code through any of theInternet search engines. So you can immediately go to the detected number in one of the online databases or on the website of the respective operator. If you are registered in social networks, you can try to search the number through their search engine. In some cases, you will be able not only to find out the carrier, but also to determine the subscriber who uses this phone number.
