How do i find mobile network

Okay I have a mobile number and want to put some credit on it pay as you go
BUT I don't know which mobile network it belongs to.
How can I find this out please? (I want to add the credit as a surprise)

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:48:27 UTC, "Steven"
<skint4sure@skint4sure.adsl24.co.uk> wrote:

> Okay I have a mobile number and want to put some credit on it pay as you go
> BUT I don't know which mobile network it belongs to.
> How can I find this out please? (I want to add the credit as a surprise)

You can't necessarily tell from the number as it may have been ported.

Try calling it when you know it's going to be switched off (withold your
number just in case). Listen to the voicemail prompt and it will
probably tell you [1].

[1] unless the owner has recorded their own message

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On 12 Mar 2008 10:09:58 GMT, "Bob Eager" <rde42@spamcop.net> wrote:

>On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:48:27 UTC, "Steven"
><skint4sure@skint4sure.adsl24.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Okay I have a mobile number and want to put some credit on it pay as you go
>> BUT I don't know which mobile network it belongs to.
>> How can I find this out please? (I want to add the credit as a surprise)
>
>You can't necessarily tell from the number as it may have been ported.
>
>Try calling it when you know it's going to be switched off (withold your
>number just in case). Listen to the voicemail prompt and it will
>probably tell you [1].
>
>[1] unless the owner has recorded their own message
I don't get this. If the PAYG is yours it will show up on the phone's
screen. The other way is to open the phone and look at the SIM. If it
is not your phone then why can't you ask the person concerned?

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On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:01:10 UTC, Brian A <no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> On 12 Mar 2008 10:09:58 GMT, "Bob Eager" <rde42@spamcop.net> wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:48:27 UTC, "Steven"
> ><skint4sure@skint4sure.adsl24.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> Okay I have a mobile number and want to put some credit on it pay as you go
> >> BUT I don't know which mobile network it belongs to.
> >> How can I find this out please? (I want to add the credit as a surprise)
> >
> >You can't necessarily tell from the number as it may have been ported.
> >
> >Try calling it when you know it's going to be switched off (withold your
> >number just in case). Listen to the voicemail prompt and it will
> >probably tell you [1].
> >
> >[1] unless the owner has recorded their own message
> I don't get this. If the PAYG is yours it will show up on the phone's
> screen. The other way is to open the phone and look at the SIM. If it
> is not your phone then why can't you ask the person concerned?

You answered the wrong person. But anyway...I have the impression he
wants to buy someone else a surprise present of credit, and doesn't
actually have access to the physical phone as the 'someone' has it.

(oh, and please fix your signature. The separator at the top of the
signature should be two dashes followed by a space. This is the
standardised separator, and will stop replies to you from including it)

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begin 123 a new life...take up Extreme Ironing!

Bob you are correct, it was to be a surprise and I do not have the phone.


"Bob Eager" <rde42@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:176uZD2KcidF-pn2-YvodSdQY02bN@rikki.tavi.co.uk...
> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:01:10 UTC, Brian A <no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 12 Mar 2008 10:09:58 GMT, "Bob Eager" <rde42@spamcop.net> wrote:
>>
>> >On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:48:27 UTC, "Steven"
>> ><skint4sure@skint4sure.adsl24.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Okay I have a mobile number and want to put some credit on it pay as
>> >> you go
>> >> BUT I don't know which mobile network it belongs to.
>> >> How can I find this out please? (I want to add the credit as a
>> >> surprise)
>> >
>> >You can't necessarily tell from the number as it may have been ported.
>> >
>> >Try calling it when you know it's going to be switched off (withold your
>> >number just in case). Listen to the voicemail prompt and it will
>> >probably tell you [1].
>> >
>> >[1] unless the owner has recorded their own message
>> I don't get this. If the PAYG is yours it will show up on the phone's
>> screen. The other way is to open the phone and look at the SIM. If it
>> is not your phone then why can't you ask the person concerned?
>
> You answered the wrong person. But anyway...I have the impression he
> wants to buy someone else a surprise present of credit, and doesn't
> actually have access to the physical phone as the 'someone' has it.
>
> (oh, and please fix your signature. The separator at the top of the
> signature should be two dashes followed by a space. This is the
> standardised separator, and will stop replies to you from including it)
>
> --
> Bob Eager
> begin 123 a new life...take up Extreme Ironing!

In message fr8u24$16vi$1@energise.enta.net,
Steven <skint4sure@skint4sure.adsl24.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest
tower:

> Bob you are correct, it was to be a surprise and I do not have the
> phone.
>
> "Bob Eager" <rde42@spamcop.net> wrote in message
> news:176uZD2KcidF-pn2-YvodSdQY02bN@rikki.tavi.co.uk...
>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:01:10 UTC, Brian A
>> <no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12 Mar 2008 10:09:58 GMT, "Bob Eager" <rde42@spamcop.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:48:27 UTC, "Steven"
>>>> <skint4sure@skint4sure.adsl24.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Okay I have a mobile number and want to put some credit on it pay
>>>>> as you go
>>>>> BUT I don't know which mobile network it belongs to.
>>>>> How can I find this out please? (I want to add the credit as a
>>>>> surprise)
>>>>
>>>> You can't necessarily tell from the number as it may have been
>>>> ported. Try calling it when you know it's going to be switched off
>>>> (withold your number just in case). Listen to the voicemail prompt
>>>> and it will probably tell you [1].
>>>>
>>>> [1] unless the owner has recorded their own message
>>> I don't get this. If the PAYG is yours it will show up on the
>>> phone's screen. The other way is to open the phone and look at the
>>> SIM. If it is not your phone then why can't you ask the person
>>> concerned?
>>
>> You answered the wrong person. But anyway...I have the impression he
>> wants to buy someone else a surprise present of credit, and doesn't
>> actually have access to the physical phone as the 'someone' has it.
>>
>> (oh, and please fix your signature. The separator at the top of the
>> signature should be two dashes followed by a space. This is the
>> standardised separator, and will stop replies to you from including
>> it) --
>> Bob Eager
>> begin 123 a new life...take up Extreme Ironing!

Can get the network by dropping something into a casual conversation?

Something like ... oh, i don't know...
- 'I heard about this big problem with Orange's network recently, phones not
working and stuff, aren't you on Orange? have you had any troubles lately'

Hopefully they'll reply somthing like:
- 'No, not that I know of'
or
- 'No, I'm not with Orange, I'm with T-Mobile...'

....Well, it could be worth a shot...


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Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

On 12 Mar, 16:32, "ChrisM" <chris_mayersb...@suedeyahoo.com> wrote:
> In message fr8u24$16v...@energise.enta.net,
> Steven <skint4s...@skint4sure.adsl24.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest
> tower:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Bob you are correct, it was to be a surprise and I do not have the
> > phone.
>
> > "Bob Eager" <rd...@spamcop.net> wrote in message
> >news:176uZD2KcidF-pn2-YvodSdQY02bN@rikki.tavi.co.uk...
> >> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:01:10 UTC, Brian A
> >> <no_spam_bca1...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> On 12 Mar 2008 10:09:58 GMT, "Bob Eager" <rd...@spamcop.net> wrote:
>
> >>>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:48:27 UTC, "Steven"
> >>>> <skint4s...@skint4sure.adsl24.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >>>>> Okay I have a mobile number and want to put some credit on it pay
> >>>>> as you go
> >>>>> BUT I don't know which mobile network it belongs to.
> >>>>> How can I find this out please? (I want to add the credit as a
> >>>>> surprise)
>
> >>>> You can't necessarily tell from the number as it may have been
> >>>> ported. Try calling it when you know it's going to be switched off
> >>>> (withold your number just in case). Listen to the voicemail prompt
> >>>> and it will probably tell you [1].
>
> >>>> [1] unless the owner has recorded their own message
> >>> I don't get this. If the PAYG is yours it will show up on the
> >>> phone's screen. The other way is to open the phone and look at the
> >>> SIM. *If it is not your phone *then why can't you ask the person
> >>> concerned?
>
> >> You answered the wrong person. But anyway...I have the impression he
> >> wants to buy someone else a surprise present of credit, and doesn't
> >> actually have access to the physical phone as the 'someone' has it.
>
> >> (oh, and please fix your signature. The separator at the top of the
> >> signature should be two dashes followed by a space. This is the
> >> standardised separator, and will stop replies to you from including
> >> it) --
> >> Bob Eager
> >> begin *123 *a new life...take up Extreme Ironing!
>
> Can get the network by dropping something into a casual conversation?
>
> Something like ... oh, i don't know...
> - 'I heard about this big problem with Orange's network recently, phones not
> working and stuff, aren't you on Orange? have you had any troubles lately'
>
> Hopefully they'll reply somthing like:
> - 'No, not that I know of'
> or
> - 'No, I'm not with Orange, I'm with T-Mobile...'
>
> ...Well, it could be worth a shot...
>
> --
> Regards,
> Chris.
> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Generally if you ring an orange phone the first ring will be a long
single ring

Otherwise let the phone ring to voicemail and you should be able to
tell (if its a standard, uncustomised greeting ie. "welcome to orange
answerphone" or "this is the vodafone voicemail service for..." etc);
if not press * or # during the voicemail greeting and you might be
able to tell from the voice that interupts.

"Bob Eager" <rde42@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:176uZD2KcidF-pn2-QPTgLn7GwbeT@rikki.tavi.co.uk
: On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:48:27 UTC, "Steven"
: <skint4sure@skint4sure.adsl24.co.uk> wrote:
:
: > Okay I have a mobile number and want to put some credit
: > on it pay as you go BUT I don't know which mobile
: > network it belongs to.
: > How can I find this out please? (I want to add the
: > credit as a surprise)
:
: You can't necessarily tell from the number as it may have
: been ported.
:
: Try calling it when you know it's going to be switched
: off (withold your number just in case). Listen to the
: voicemail prompt and it will probably tell you [1].
:
: [1] unless the owner has recorded their own message

Go to pretty much any cash machine. Most of them now have an option to top
up PAYG phones, you just follow the prompts to enter the number when
required. No need to know the network.

Ivor

James Lewis <steffangl@gmail.com> wrote:
> Otherwise let the phone ring to voicemail and you should be able to
> tell (if its a standard, uncustomised greeting ie. "welcome to orange
> answerphone" or "this is the vodafone voicemail service for..." etc);
> if not press * or # during the voicemail greeting and you might be
> able to tell from the voice that interupts.

Or the OP should be able to topup a mobile from a cash machine - just
select topup and enter the mobile number. I don't know if the recipient
gets a text or something to announce it. This isn't perfect if you want to
wrap the 'present' as it'll come through straightaway... you could wrap the
receipt I suppose.

Theo

"Theo Markettos" <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote
in message news:lsv*qLG9r@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk
: James Lewis <steffangl@gmail.com> wrote:
: > Otherwise let the phone ring to voicemail and you
: > should be able to tell (if its a standard, uncustomised
: > greeting ie. "welcome to orange answerphone" or "this
: > is the vodafone voicemail service for..." etc); if not
: > press * or # during the voicemail greeting and you
: > might be able to tell from the voice that interupts.
:
: Or the OP should be able to topup a mobile from a cash
: machine - just select topup and enter the mobile number.
: I don't know if the recipient gets a text or something to
: announce it. This isn't perfect if you want to wrap the
: 'present' as it'll come through straightaway... you could
: wrap the receipt I suppose.

For some reason I read that as "wrap the recipient" which brought strange
images to my fevered mind..!

Ivor

"James Lewis" <steffangl@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:d5ce7188-2243-4242-bedd-0c0c097c9bbb@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
On 12 Mar, 16:32, "ChrisM" <chris_mayersb...@suedeyahoo.com> wrote:
> In message fr8u24$16v...@energise.enta.net,
> Steven <skint4s...@skint4sure.adsl24.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest
> tower:
<snip>
>
>Generally if you ring an orange phone the first ring will be a long
>single ring
>
So does 3

Steve Terry

> "Bob Eager" <rde42@spamcop.net> wrote in message
> news:176uZD2KcidF-pn2-YvodSdQY02bN@rikki.tavi.co.uk...
>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:01:10 UTC, Brian A <no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12 Mar 2008 10:09:58 GMT, "Bob Eager" <rde42@spamcop.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> >On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:48:27 UTC, "Steven"
>>> ><skint4sure@skint4sure.adsl24.co.uk> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Okay I have a mobile number and want to put some credit on it pay as
>>> >> you go
>>> >> BUT I don't know which mobile network it belongs to.
>>> >> How can I find this out please? (I want to add the credit as a
>>> >> surprise)
>>> >
>>> >You can't necessarily tell from the number as it may have been ported.
>>> >
>>> >Try calling it when you know it's going to be switched off (withold
>>> >your
>>> >number just in case). Listen to the voicemail prompt and it will
>>> >probably tell you [1].
>>> >
>>> >[1] unless the owner has recorded their own message
>>> I don't get this. If the PAYG is yours it will show up on the phone's
>>> screen. The other way is to open the phone and look at the SIM. If it
>>> is not your phone then why can't you ask the person concerned?
>>
>> You answered the wrong person. But anyway...I have the impression he
>> wants to buy someone else a surprise present of credit, and doesn't
>> actually have access to the physical phone as the 'someone' has it.
>>
>> (oh, and please fix your signature. The separator at the top of the
>> signature should be two dashes followed by a space. This is the
>> standardised separator, and will stop replies to you from including it)
>>

"Steven" <skint4sure@skint4sure.adsl24.co.uk> wrote in message
news:fr8u24$16vi$1@energise.enta.net...
> Bob you are correct, it was to be a surprise and I do not have the phone.

Don't top post, its very anoying!

Nothing to do with this is it?!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7284122.stm
"The court was told Etheridge offered mobile phone top-up vouchers to girls
in return for them sending indecent images of themselves in messages."

In article <lsv*qLG9r@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>, Theo
Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

> James Lewis <steffangl@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Otherwise let the phone ring to voicemail and you
> > should be able to tell (if its a standard, uncustomised
> > greeting ie. "welcome to orange answerphone" or "this
> > is the vodafone voicemail service for..." etc); if not
> > press * or # during the voicemail greeting and you
> > might be able to tell from the voice that interupts.

> Or the OP should be able to topup a mobile from a cash
> machine - just select topup and enter the mobile number.
> I don't know if the recipient gets a text or something to
> announce it. This isn't perfect if you want to wrap the
> 'present' as it'll come through straightaway... you could
> wrap the receipt I suppose.

Do you not have to select the network *before* entering the
mobile number?

You certainly do at German and Czech ATMs - I have never
tried from a UK ATM, so I am prepared for this to be
unnecessary here!

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Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> writes:
>
> Do you not have to select the network *before* entering the
> mobile number?
>
> You certainly do at German and Czech ATMs - I have never
> tried from a UK ATM, so I am prepared for this to be
> unnecessary here!
You do have to select the network at a UK ATM.

Why not call them when you know they wont be able to answer the phone, and
see it the voice mail gives you the network name.

Phil
--
There are 10 types of people in the world, those that
understand binary and those that don't.

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:47:31 UTC, Phil<pj@thecork.trig222.f9.co.uk>
wrote:

> Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> writes:
> >
> > Do you not have to select the network *before* entering the
> > mobile number?
> >
> > You certainly do at German and Czech ATMs - I have never
> > tried from a UK ATM, so I am prepared for this to be
> > unnecessary here!
> You do have to select the network at a UK ATM.
>
> Why not call them when you know they wont be able to answer the phone, and
> see it the voice mail gives you the network name.

I refer you to my post of four days ago!

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begin 123 a new life...take up Extreme Ironing!