How much could I get for my mobile number?

Whiskers;201679 Wrote:
> On 2008-10-18, BOFH [email protected] wrote
> Not on letterheads or the sides of vans, they aren't.
>
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> -- Whiskers
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Yep, exactly ;0)

It was vodafone that told me to look into this,i believe they may have
some knowledge in the phone number world.
To all those less than helpful respondants - I dont need sarcasm- just
a kind pointer in the right direction. To quote my mother "If you cant
say something nice,dont say anything at all".
To everyone else,many thanks for your help :0)




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"Andy Burns" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> YummyMummy wrote:
>
>> How much could I get for my mobile number?
>
> The ones beginning with 07 are especially valuable.
>
>
Mine was originally 0973 Orange first prefix
Then they added 07 which made it worth less

Now all it signifies is i'm one of the sad sods who believed in Orange

Steve Terry

Steve Terry wrote:

> Mine was originally 0973 Orange first prefix

My original mobile was an 04 number when all mobiles were supposed to be
moving to that range, then I too bought an orange phone and was on 0973,
then oftel/ofcom changed their mind and standardized on the 07 prefix.

"Andy Burns" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> Steve Terry wrote:
>
>> Mine was originally 0973 Orange first prefix
>
> My original mobile was an 04 number when all mobiles were supposed to be
> moving to that range, then I too bought an orange phone and was on 0973,
> then oftel/ofcom changed their mind and standardized on the 07 prefix.
>
>
04? My guess would be Cellnet analogue

Steve Terry

Steve Terry wrote:

> 04? My guess would be Cellnet analogue

Vodafone, this was post "phoneday" so all geographic codes had switched
to 01, the plan was for all mobiles to use 04, but soon after they
changed their mind to 07.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...4/ai_n14101077

On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:03:41 UTC, "Steve Terry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Mine was originally 0973 Orange first prefix
> Then they added 07 which made it worth less
>
> Now all it signifies is i'm one of the sad sods who believed in Orange

Same here. I still have that number....!

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"Bob Eager" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:03:41 UTC, "Steve Terry" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Mine was originally 0973 Orange first prefix
>> Then they added 07 which made it worth less
>>
>> Now all it signifies is i'm one of the sad sods who believed in Orange
>
> Same here. I still have that number....!
> Bob Eager
>
>
I remember where i was when i first heard of Orange in 1994.
I was in the garden and a friend told me of this new network that wasn't
going to have any car phones on their network, only hand held ones!

Wow i've got to have some of that I thought

Steve Terry

On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:55:14 UTC, "Steve Terry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> "Bob Eager" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:03:41 UTC, "Steve Terry" <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Mine was originally 0973 Orange first prefix
> >> Then they added 07 which made it worth less
> >>
> >> Now all it signifies is i'm one of the sad sods who believed in Orange
> >
> > Same here. I still have that number....!
> >
> I remember where i was when i first heard of Orange in 1994.
> I was in the garden and a friend told me of this new network that wasn't
> going to have any car phones on their network, only hand held ones!
>
> Wow i've got to have some of that I thought

Yup, just a few months later for me. We were travelling the country on
holiday, and my parents in law were house sitting - father in law was
not a well man. We had trouble finding phone boxes, and we saw a TV
advert for Orange in the hotel room.

My wife's contract was up this week, and she got her PAC (that's the
last one). I thought *I* was abrupt talking to Orange CS....but...!

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Bob Eager wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:55:14 UTC, "Steve Terry" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> "Bob Eager" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:03:41 UTC, "Steve Terry" <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mine was originally 0973 Orange first prefix
>>>> Then they added 07 which made it worth less
>>>>
>>>> Now all it signifies is i'm one of the sad sods who believed in Orange
>>> Same here. I still have that number....!
>>>
>> I remember where i was when i first heard of Orange in 1994.
>> I was in the garden and a friend told me of this new network that wasn't
>> going to have any car phones on their network, only hand held ones!
>>
>> Wow i've got to have some of that I thought
>
> Yup, just a few months later for me. We were travelling the country on
> holiday, and my parents in law were house sitting - father in law was
> not a well man. We had trouble finding phone boxes, and we saw a TV
> advert for Orange in the hotel room.
>
> My wife's contract was up this week, and she got her PAC (that's the
> last one). I thought *I* was abrupt talking to Orange CS....but...!
>

Hah! I smirk in the face of the johnny-come-lately's.

Anyone here with a customer number lower than 4200?

Steve Terry <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Andy Burns" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news[email protected]...
> > Steve Terry wrote:
> >
> >> Mine was originally 0973 Orange first prefix
> >
> > My original mobile was an 04 number when all mobiles were supposed to be
> > moving to that range, then I too bought an orange phone and was on 0973,
> > then oftel/ofcom changed their mind and standardized on the 07 prefix.
> >
> >
> 04? My guess would be Cellnet analogue
>
I had Cellnet GSM on 0410 too.
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In news:[email protected],
Bob Eager <[email protected]> typed, for some strange, unexplained reason:
: On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:03:41 UTC, "Steve Terry" <[email protected]>
: wrote:
:
: > Mine was originally 0973 Orange first prefix
: > Then they added 07 which made it worth less
: >
: > Now all it signifies is i'm one of the sad sods who believed in
: > Orange
:
: Same here. I still have that number....!

I've still got an 0966 (now 07966) number. It's not on Orange any more
though.

Ivor

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:14:51 UTC, "Ivor Jones"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> In news:[email protected],
> Bob Eager <[email protected]> typed, for some strange, unexplained reason:
> : On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:03:41 UTC, "Steve Terry" <[email protected]>
> : wrote:
> :
> : > Mine was originally 0973 Orange first prefix
> : > Then they added 07 which made it worth less
> : >
> : > Now all it signifies is i'm one of the sad sods who believed in
> : > Orange
> :
> : Same here. I still have that number....!
>
> I've still got an 0966 (now 07966) number. It's not on Orange any more
> though.

Neither is mine. And, by the end of the week, my wife's 07976 number
won't be either!
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In message [email protected],
BOFH <[email protected]> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

> "Whiskers" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On 2008-10-18, BOFH <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Is there any point, now that no one uses numbers anymore.
>>>
>>> It will be listed as Fred/work or something
>>>
>>> numbers are irrelevent
>>
>> Not on letterheads or the sides of vans, they aren't.
>
> I disagree to be honest. I still remember the number of a defunct
> taxi firm from local radio ads two decades ago, however everyone has
> a mobile now.
> Then - what's the number of that taxi firm - sing catchy lric
>
> Now - look at mobile and ring Taxi


What about numbers you see somewhere, but don't get a chance, or don't
bother to write down/enter in your phone...

Hmm, what was the number of that taxi company I saw last time I was up
here...
ahh yes, 077 888888888
or was it 07853 5246987
Which one are you more likely to remember...?

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In message [email protected],
ChrisM <[email protected]> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

> In message [email protected],
> BOFH <[email protected]> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>
>> "Whiskers" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> On 2008-10-18, BOFH <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Is there any point, now that no one uses numbers anymore.
>>>>
>>>> It will be listed as Fred/work or something
>>>>
>>>> numbers are irrelevent
>>>
>>> Not on letterheads or the sides of vans, they aren't.
>>
>> I disagree to be honest. I still remember the number of a defunct
>> taxi firm from local radio ads two decades ago, however everyone has
>> a mobile now.
>> Then - what's the number of that taxi firm - sing catchy lric
>>
>> Now - look at mobile and ring Taxi
>
>
> What about numbers you see somewhere, but don't get a chance, or don't
> bother to write down/enter in your phone...
>
> Hmm, what was the number of that taxi company I saw last time I was up
> here...
> ahh yes, 077 888888888
> or was it 07853 5246987
> Which one are you more likely to remember...?

I ought to add both those numbers were made up, so apologies to anyone who's
number it might be if I managed to hit on an active one...

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

"ChrisM" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In message [email protected],
> ChrisM <[email protected]> Proclaimed from the tallest
> tower:
>
>> In message [email protected],
>> BOFH <[email protected]> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>>
>>> "Whiskers" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> On 2008-10-18, BOFH <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Is there any point, now that no one uses numbers anymore.
>>>>>
>>>>> It will be listed as Fred/work or something
>>>>>
>>>>> numbers are irrelevent
>>>>
>>>> Not on letterheads or the sides of vans, they aren't.
>>>
>>> I disagree to be honest. I still remember the number of a defunct
>>> taxi firm from local radio ads two decades ago, however everyone has
>>> a mobile now.
>>> Then - what's the number of that taxi firm - sing catchy lric
>>>
>>> Now - look at mobile and ring Taxi
>>
>>
>> What about numbers you see somewhere, but don't get a chance, or don't
>> bother to write down/enter in your phone...
>>
>> Hmm, what was the number of that taxi company I saw last time I was up
>> here...
>> ahh yes, 077 888888888
>> or was it 07853 5246987
>> Which one are you more likely to remember...?
>
> I ought to add both those numbers were made up, so apologies to anyone
> who's number it might be if I managed to hit on an active one...
>
This can be useful in these situations...
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/ioi/numbers/num_drama

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Cheers, Steve.
Change jealous to sad to reply.