FA: 0416 522257 ... 1 day

what michael means, if you go to a telstra shop, a staff member may
find a good bronze type number for you without the price tag, starting
with the newest prefix, 0448. but you'll be lucky to get one these
days. when the old onetel prefix became available a while back, 0400,
the best combinations went fast. with the 0448, it means a bit more to
some if they can get as many 8s in the mobile number as possible, as
its considered a lucky number.

have a nice day

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Tom Smyth wrote:

>> in their contacts list, in which case, the number is incidental, given
>> that it's usually associated with a name in the book.
>
> People pay lots of money for premium numberplates, and no-one really
> needs to remember those.

I rest my case...


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On 24 Jan 2006, at 07:01:24 [GMT -0800] (02:01:24 Wednesday, 25 January 2006
where I live) "Spokes" wrote:

> with the 0448, it means a bit more to
> some if they can get as many 8s in the mobile number as possible, as
> its considered a lucky number.

In the old analogue days a mate had 018 018 018 or similar.

Was getting a few calls every day from people of Asian persuasion, who
wished to buy the number.

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"Dogfart" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| On 24 Jan 2006, at 07:01:24 [GMT -0800] (02:01:24 Wednesday, 25 January
2006
| where I live) "Spokes" wrote:
|
| > with the 0448, it means a bit more to
| > some if they can get as many 8s in the mobile number as possible, as
| > its considered a lucky number.
|
| In the old analogue days a mate had 018 018 018 or similar.
|


Used to know a bloke in Melb who used to set up my comms who had that very
number, him and another guy used to work together, wonder if its the same
bloke?

"Spokes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> what michael means, if you go to a telstra shop, a staff member may
> find a good bronze type number for you without the price tag, starting
> with the newest prefix, 0448. but you'll be lucky to get one these

No, none are in the 0448 range, as thats only new

> days. when the old onetel prefix became available a while back, 0400,
> the best combinations went fast. with the 0448, it means a bit more to

Yep.

"Dogfart" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 24 Jan 2006, at 07:01:24 [GMT -0800] (02:01:24 Wednesday, 25 January
2006
> where I live) "Spokes" wrote:
>
> > with the 0448, it means a bit more to
> > some if they can get as many 8s in the mobile number as possible, as
> > its considered a lucky number.
>
> In the old analogue days a mate had 018 018 018 or similar.

No, he didnt, as all 018 018 xxx numbers were Telstra service level numbers

018 018 018 indeed was answered by 018 018 111, which was customer service

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, at 08:15:21 [GMT GMT] (19:15:21 Thursday, 26 January
2006 where I live) "Michael" wrote:

> No, he didnt,

Maybe it was 018 888 888? Can't recall exact details, but Asians were
salivating over getting hold of it.

I recall at the time that they were driving him crazy.

Spokes wrote:
> it is but the triplet would have to be placed straight after the
> prefix, or at the the end. where it is now, it's not worth a brass
> razoo.
> Michael will fill you in with the details. he has friends at Telstra
> who will tell him whats going on.
>

Ok, so I have a number with 000 on the end (was a Voda $2 sim that I
found when looking through the DSE box). What would something like that
actually be worth? I thought nothing. Not that I'm getting rid of my
good easy to remember business number.

Horry wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:41:24 GMT, Tom Smyth wrote:
>
>> "Horry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:48:06 GMT, Tom Smyth wrote:
>>>
>>>> "MJT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>> Spokes said....
>>>>>
>>>>>> it is but the triplet would have to be placed straight after the
>>>>>> prefix, or at the the end. where it is now, it's not worth a brass
>>>>>> razoo.
>>>>> Apart from businesses perhaps having an interest in certain mobile
>>>>> numbers, I fail to see how anyone could justify spending the money to
>>>>> buy what you refer to as a "premium" number, particularly a mobile
>>>>> one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Those who know your number or call it regularly will most likely have it
>>>>> in their contacts list, in which case, the number is incidental, given
>>>>> that it's usually associated with a name in the book.
>>>> People pay lots of money for premium numberplates, and no-one really
>>>> needs
>>>> to remember those.
>>> Except for police officers.
>> Please go back and read what I wrote, not what you thought I wrote.
>
> Done. Except for police officers.
>
>>> And number plate collectors.
>> Number plate collections are so passe. It's all scrapbooking and hubcups
>> these days.
>
> Perhaps in Sydney, but it's all the rage here in Adelaide.

My mother had some sort of nice looking centenial plate or something on
her falcon and some bastard knocked ONE off. Then the RTA turned around
and told her that she has to reclaim the stolen one before they will
replace it, defeating the purpose. And the run of them plates finished a
year prior.

"Tsunami Australia" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Spokes wrote:
>> it is but the triplet would have to be placed straight after the
>> prefix, or at the the end. where it is now, it's not worth a brass
>> razoo.
>> Michael will fill you in with the details. he has friends at Telstra
>> who will tell him whats going on.
>>
>
> Ok, so I have a number with 000 on the end (was a Voda $2 sim that I found
> when looking through the DSE box). What would something like that actually
> be worth? I thought nothing. Not that I'm getting rid of my good easy to
> remember business number.

Check ebay, probably $100 or so.

Something like 04 1700 1700 went for about that, you can search this group
for the thread.