HLR Lookups

Okay, I am quite amateur with this, so need a little direction.

I am trying to find out how to perform HLR Lookups... Not use a service
provided by a third party, I actually want to perform the lookup myself
(Specifically for determining which network a mobile number is assigned
to.).

What equipment is needed to do such a task? I have a budget of around
£1k if I do need to buy any to perform the task, and the ultimate goal
is to have an in-house solution doing the same thing as can be found
here: http://www.mxtelecom.com/uk/nl

Any help, links, or information would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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[email protected] declared for all the world to hear...
> I am trying to find out how to perform HLR Lookups... Not use a service
> provided by a third party, I actually want to perform the lookup myself
> (Specifically for determining which network a mobile number is assigned
> to.).

Is that even possible? I doubt it without some low-level access to the
actual network(s) infrastructure.
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Regards
Jon

Jon wrote:
> [email protected] declared for all the world to hear...
> > I am trying to find out how to perform HLR Lookups... Not use a service
> > provided by a third party, I actually want to perform the lookup myself
> > (Specifically for determining which network a mobile number is assigned
> > to.).
>
> Is that even possible? I doubt it without some low-level access to the
> actual network(s) infrastructure.
> --
> Regards
> Jon

I assume so, somehow... As I showed in my link, MXTelecom can do it...
http://www.liquid11.co.uk/ can too... theres quite a few if you look on
google... just trying to find out the methods involved... what it is
they do to collect the information.

A HLR Look up doesn't just tell you what network a number is on (You
could do that by writing a simple script that would determine a network
by the numbers prefix. I.e. 07837 = Orange etc), a HLR look up will
also tell you if the number is ported and if it's live too. This is why
MX and other companys charge so much.

Also, if this were available to anyone then imagine the amount of auto
generated lists that some cowboy's would look up so that they could
just spam you!!

My advice is to pay the cost or buy your data from a reputable source

> > I am trying to find out how to perform HLR Lookups... Not use a
> > service provided by a third party, I actually want to perform the
> > lookup myself(Specifically for determining which network a mobile
> > number is assigned to.).
>
> Is that even possible? I doubt it without some low-level access to the
> actual network(s) infrastructure.

Yep, it's the connectivity that's the hard bit, not the equipment
(although £1k isn't going to get you very far).



Chris

(I work for MX).

Chris wrote:
> > > I am trying to find out how to perform HLR Lookups... Not use a
> > > service provided by a third party, I actually want to perform the
> > > lookup myself(Specifically for determining which network a mobile
> > > number is assigned to.).
> >
> > Is that even possible? I doubt it without some low-level access to the
> > actual network(s) infrastructure.
>
> Yep, it's the connectivity that's the hard bit, not the equipment
> (although £1k isn't going to get you very far).
>
>
>
> Chris
>
> (I work for MX).

Regarding the post before yours... that is exactly what I am aiming to
do; Aquire live data, know numbers are live and where they have ported
to, etc.

Chris, what exactly is involved... how does the 'ping' happen?