OneNZ still issues 029 numbers

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#315168 18-Jun-2024 21:25

Interesting find, for me at least anyway,
I was checking into a Wellington hotel for a work trip and noticed by the reception was a little stack of adverts and one was for OneNZ which said free SIM inside.
It was a travel/tourist pack with info about some of their plans and of course the free sim.

Inside the pack it had the number printed out which was in the 029 range with 8 trailing digits.

Had no idea these numbers were still issued, and was a bit nostalgic. I still see them around now and then so I knew they were still in use, but figured those were just people who didn’t want to give up their number from the TelstraClear days.

Are these issued in general OneNZ SIM packs or just these travel ones?

Also wondering if the other providers like spark or 2Degrees issue their travel sims with different numbers as each of those has some different allocations in the NAD.

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#3250663 18-Jun-2024 21:55

Interesting indeed. I was working at TCL when the 029 number range came along, but then I think they broke from Vodafone and signed a reseller deal with Telecom. From memory Vodafone took over the 029 number range and TCL started reselling 027 CDMA handsets instead.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/5918/TelstraClear-inks-mobile-deal-with-Telecom

I may have the timing/chronology wrong - fairly sure someone like John could correct me though 😉

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#3250677 18-Jun-2024 23:57

If you get a Kogan Mobile SIM card, which is on One's network, you are issued an 029 number. Pretty sure this applies to Mighty Mobile as well considering that's basically just Kogan Mobile, along with Contact Mobile.

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#3250696 19-Jun-2024 07:21

kiruti:

If you get a Kogan Mobile SIM card, which is on One's network, you are issued an 029 number.

Are you sure about this? I have my kids on Kogan Mobile and they were issued SIM cards with 028 numbers. This was 2-ish years ago.

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#3250734 19-Jun-2024 09:55

Dynamic:

kiruti:

If you get a Kogan Mobile SIM card, which is on One's network, you are issued an 029 number.

Are you sure about this? I have my kids on Kogan Mobile and they were issued SIM cards with 028 numbers. This was 2-ish years ago.

Looks like you're correct, Kogan Mobile starts with 028. It's been a few years since I got mine. Contact Mobile is definitely 029 however.

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#3250739 19-Jun-2024 10:11

I remember setting up CDMA Palm Treos on TCL

TCL hopped around voda/telecom before eventually been purchased by Vodafone

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#3250767 19-Jun-2024 11:29

I know someone who has hung onto their 029 number since it was issued, since all the digits are the same it is quite unique!

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#3250772 19-Jun-2024 11:36

Not sure if related but I know of at least one ministry whose staff have 029 as their prefix on their work mobiles.

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#3250849 19-Jun-2024 15:15

cddt:

I know someone who has hung onto their 029 number since it was issued, since all the digits are the same it is quite unique!

I resemble this :) I have kept my 029 and mix of 2s and 9s to today as well. I lost a 2nd variation to all the moves that Voda did over the years, sadly. I might try to get it back, lolz. Was told several years ago they could not issue 029 numbers. So interesting.

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#3250899 19-Jun-2024 17:29

kiruti:

If you get a Kogan Mobile SIM card, which is on One's network, you are issued an 029 number. Pretty sure this applies to Mighty Mobile as well considering that's basically just Kogan Mobile, along with Contact Mobile.

028 for Kogan and 029 for mighty mobile. Both owned by Kogan australia.

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#3264442 25-Jul-2024 20:12

One NZ has recently started using 029 numbers for their travel SIM packs

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#3264472 25-Jul-2024 23:27

kiruti:

If you get a Kogan Mobile SIM card, which is on One's network, you are issued an 029 number. Pretty sure this applies to Mighty Mobile as well considering that's basically just Kogan Mobile, along with Contact Mobile.

Yes Mighty are 029