T-Mobile users can now use their phone numbers on other devices
7 years, 10 months ago

T-Mobile users can now use their phone numbers on other devices

Live Mint  

New York: T-Mobile US Inc. is now letting customers link their phone numbers to any other internet-connected device—tablets, laptops, or work-assigned phones—through a new app called Digits. With the service, T-Mobile is targeting consumers who want to use their 10-digit phone number to send and receive text messages using their computers and tablets as well. Starting on 31 May, all T-Mobile phone numbers will be portable at no extra charge, and subscribers will have the option to add a second Digits phone number for an additional $10 a month. Today’s mobile phone users talk and text using devices that are assigned a specific 10-digit phone number programmed into SIM cards.

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New mobile number series introduced by the Centre for service and transactional voice calls
9 months, 4 weeks ago

New mobile number series introduced by the Centre for service and transactional voice calls

India TV News  

The Centre has reportedly introduced a new numbering series, 160xxxxxxx, for making service or transactional calls, further helping Indian citizens to easily identify legitimate calls and curb unsolicited voice calls from telemarketers who are currently using 10-digit mobile numbers. To address this, the DoT has allocated a new numbering series, 160xxxxxxx which will exclusively be used for service/transactional voice calls …

When a mobile number could fetch you a quick buck
3 years, 6 months ago

When a mobile number could fetch you a quick buck

The Hindu  

Recently, David, a media professional, received a text message offering ₹30,000 for his Airtel number, which he has been using for over a decade. Similar enticing offers for mobile phone numbers, especially from old series, are being made without the knowledge of service providers. Officially, numbers surrendered by a user go to the common number pool of the service providers …

TRAI debunks media reports about new 11-digit mobile number system
4 years, 9 months ago

TRAI debunks media reports about new 11-digit mobile number system

Op India  

Several media houses reported yesterday and on Friday that TRAI has recommended changing the mobile phone numbers in the country from the current 10 digit numbers to 11 digit numbers. But now it has emerged that it was fake news, and media houses misinterpreted a guideline by TRAI to claim that the country is moving to an 11 digit numbering …

India to have 11-digit mobile numbers next year
12 years, 5 months ago

India to have 11-digit mobile numbers next year

Firstpost  

India will face a ’number crunch’ by the middle of next year. With a swelling subscriber base in the country, the Department of Telecommunications and Cellular Operators Association of India are fast looking at other options, including the use of 11-digit mobile numbers. Rajan Mathews, director general of the COAI was quoted as saying, “There might be a serious problem …

Air New Zealand Plans to Allow Texting and Email While Flying
14 years, 10 months ago

Air New Zealand Plans to Allow Texting and Email While Flying

Firstpost  

Air New Zealand plans to allow some passengers to text and send emails mid-flight by the end of the year. The airline said that by November, it expects to let people send and receive text messages and emails on their iPhones, Blackberries and GSM mobiles on its new 777-300 aircrafts. The airline said the new mobile text and data service …

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