Accuracy of dialling code lookups

Chris Davies wrote:


> Personally, I don't see how Orange can (legally, not administratively)
> hide behind the DPA when David Peters asked whether a particular
> number has been ported to their network. It's a charging issue, not
> an identification issue, and they're not disclosing anything that will
> identify the owner of the number.

We need a 'saynotodpa' or a 'dpawatch' site, where people can post examples
of organisations hiding behind the DPA due to laziness/stupidity/whatever.

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"King Of Fools" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 14 May, 15:14, "Andrew Crane" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > "Andrew Crane" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > H3G will cost much more than orange. I don't know how they get away
with
> > it,
> > > but last time I looked, the carrier rates were about 80% more than the
> > > others.
> >
> > ...except of course if the number has been ported from orange to h3g in
> > which case it will be charged at orange rates.
>
> Except if you ring from a mobile where you will be charged at h3g
> rates!

I can see if you ring from an Orange phone this could be the case, but I
doubt the rest would carry a full porting table or exchange porting tables
with each other.

Regards
Andrew

"King Of Fools" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 16 May, 11:55, "Andrew Crane" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "King Of Fools" <[email protected]> wrote in
>> messagenews:[email protected]...
>> > Except if you ring from a mobile where you will be charged at h3g
>> > rates!
>>
>> I can see if you ring from an Orange phone this could be the case, but I
>> doubt the rest would carry a full porting table or exchange porting
>> tables
>> with each other.
>
> There are really only two cases for mobile operators. The phone is
> either on-net or off-net. The mobile operator will know whether the
> number is on its own network or not and will charge the appropriate
> fee.

Sure, but if it is off-net they will not know about the port. Therefore only
an orange-originated call to a ported-to-H3G number will be charged at the
higher rate. Originated from anywhere else will be at the originating
operator's orange rate. I think we might be saying the same thing, but your
post seemed to me to be saying the higher rate might be more widespread.

Regards
Andrew