what prefix will telecom use on its new xt network?

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#209549 26-Apr-2009 19:42

hamish225: my m8 just told me today that it will be 028

Your mate is wrong. Telecom do not have usage rights for any 028 numbers. Telecom will be using the 027 prefix for newly allocated numbers on XT.

Currently Vodafone, Callplus, M2, Link Telecom, Woosh, Teletraders, Digital Island and Compass have 028 numbers ranges. Telecom do not.

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#209551 26-Apr-2009 19:44

oh ok.

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#209552 26-Apr-2009 19:46

Your mate is wrong...

028 has no numbers assigned to Telecom, the 028 range is used by:

Compass Communications Limited
Callplus Limited
Digital Island Limited
TeleTraders (NZ) Limited
Woosh Wireless Limited
Link Telecom (NZ) Limited
M2 New Zealand Limited
Vodafone New Zealand Limited

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#209554 26-Apr-2009 19:48

you said: Link Telecom (NZ) Limited isint that telecom?

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#209558 26-Apr-2009 20:01

hamish225:

you said: Link Telecom (NZ) Limited isint that telecom?

No.

www.linktelecom.co.nz

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#209560 26-Apr-2009 20:06

oh ok lol

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#209563 26-Apr-2009 20:13

Don't listen to your mate then

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#209565 26-Apr-2009 20:26

hamish225: my m8 just told me today that it will be 028

Unless your mate is Paul Reynolds or Alan Gourdie I'd take that with a grain of salt. As johnr has already given us a technical explanation of why it would not make sense for a new number prefix to launch we can assume your friend is incorrect.

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#209571 26-Apr-2009 20:50

hamish225: my m8 just told me today that it will be 028

Can't be, as 028 is already in use by another provider.

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#209578 26-Apr-2009 21:06

Tahii:
hamish225: my m8 just told me today that it will be 028

Can't be, as 028 is already in use by another provider.

Number ranges aren't exclusive to a single provider.

There are number ranges within the 028 prefix allocated to 6 different companies and certainly nothing stopping Telecom from having an 028 range if they so wanted.

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#209778 27-Apr-2009 14:59

hamish225: my m8 just told me today that it will be 028

That would be fairly silly after the flack Telecom have got in the past.

I'm not 100% certain (only 99.99999%) but I can see no technical reason, only marketing hype, to require a new prefix.

Anyone out there know, 100%, that there are no show stopping technical issues?

Or am I completely, utterly, self abasingly, sack cloth and ashes wearingly, wrong?

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#209860 27-Apr-2009 18:31

AGAIN 100% DEFINATLEY STAYING 027

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#209868 27-Apr-2009 18:43

I can confirm that Telecom has no plans to either change or add a new prefix for the XT Network. All existing 027 (plus other provider numbers 021, 029 , 024, 028 for those who see the light and port to Telecom) are supported on both Telecomnz cellular networks.

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#209923 27-Apr-2009 20:18

okay thanks :)

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#209940 27-Apr-2009 20:41

>my m8 just told me today that it will be 028

your mate doesn't know what s/he is talking about

with respect, there are insiders providing information in these threads who are, amongst others, the principal network engineer for the XT mobile network, Gen-i's leading specialist for unified comms and mobility, Telecom's head of device realisation who leads the team testing and PTCing devices, a senior marketing manager for mobile competition...

in other words, people who know what they're talking about ;-)

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