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alphageek <nomailplease@uhdelfia.not> wrote:
> Thank you very much for the info. The prefix I was looking for was 256 not
> 526, but the link you so kindly provided offered a wealth of information. I
> drilled down to the NPA/NXX search and found that 805-256 is indeed Sprint,
> exploring further it said the
> 3000,4000,.etc thousand blocks belonged to different providers, if I
> understand what I am
> seeing.
Duh, you *did* say 256. Sorry
However, it's listed as allocated to Sprint the CLEC (Competitive Local
Exchange Carrier, a landline provider that competes with the "Baby Bell"/
RBOC in the area), not Sprint PCS. It would be listed to Sprint PCS, or
possibly Sprint Spectrum LP (the corporate entity that operates Sprint PCS),
if it was a cell number.
> I am trying to get a number in the 2000 block which (again if I understand
> correctly) appears unallocated. You seem to know this business well. Can you
> suggest the best approach to getting the number? Once I get it I want to
> port it to my VoIP provider. Any help you can offer will be
> gratefully received.
The practice of doling out phone numbers in blocks of 1000 instead of
10,000 is called number pooling and is done to alleviate the need to set up
new area codes. Yes, I see that 805-256-4000 through 805-256-6999 are
allocated to AT&T Wireless and that -3000 through -3999 are allocated to
an entity called MCIMetro ATS Inc. But I'd say that instead of assuming
the 2000 block is unallocated, assume it's allocated to Sprint.
Call Sprint and see if you can get a landline in the 805-256-2xxx range.
Once it's active you should be able to port it to whatever wireless carrier
you want.
> There isn't anything underhanded in what I am trying to do (with the
> possible exception perhaps of getting the number just to port). The
> particular phone number I want (256-2???) spells a family name, and I live
> in the 805 area code. Nothing illegal or questionable here. I've read your
> knowledgeable posts and I want you to know that I am not trying to implicate
> you in anything dishonorable.
Heh, I didn't think you were.
But you should be aware that some Local Exchange Carriers (landline companies)
have restrictions on vanity numbers, where, for example, they'll assign them
for business customers but not residential. And some won't assign vanity
numbers at all - whatever you get is what you get, and it's completely random.
Good luck.
Incidentally, this is more on-topic for comp.dcom.telecom than it is
for the cellular newsgroups. Future questions of this nature should
probably be directed there.
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