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| Thread ID: 61766 | 2005-09-15 21:36:00 | Telecom 027 + residential home number | Strommer (42) | PC World Chat |
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| 388585 | 2005-09-15 21:36:00 | My son has changed from Vodafone to Telecom, and he sent me a text with his new phone. I thought something was wrong because his name-number appeared on my phone as his residential phone, complete with the 09 prefix (AKL). Of course, I did have his residential number in my phone's memory. So I rang him and he said that his new number was simply 027 + his residential phone number. Questions: Why didn't my Vodafone cellphone show his 027 prefix? I have not tried, but if I sent him a text using the 09 prefix instead of the 027, would it work? Can Vodafone give a person a cellphone number with 021 + their residential number? If not, isn't this an unfair commercial advantage by Telecom? BTW, my son has always rubbished Telecom, especially when I was with them before swapping over to Vodafone. But the $10 texts/month deal will save him money, plus I believe he will get a better deal on a monthly talk plan. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 388586 | 2005-09-15 21:41:00 | The phone software ignores the 09/027 (or probably any) prefix when doing a number - name match in your phone address book. Its an issue with your phone firmware I believe and nothing more. Texting to the 09 prefix would fail I believe, as the 09 prefix will be sent and the POTS networks doesnt handle text messages. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 388587 | 2005-09-15 23:04:00 | Can Vodafone give a person a cellphone number with 021 + their residential number? If not, isn't this an unfair commercial advantage by Telecom? I have a Vodafone mobile and the number is the same as my Telecom home phone. I didn't even ask for it. The girl at the Vodafone retail store asked if there was any specific number I wanted. When I said no, she just set it up with my landline number. It just comes down to what numbers are available at the time. |
Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 388588 | 2005-09-15 23:10:00 | Telstraclear offer's that, on their 029 network(vodafone), With telecom you can get two cellphones per homeline account that doesn't incur a monthly rental, you just pay for your calls and they are charged back to your home account... | plod (107) | ||
| 388589 | 2005-09-15 23:12:00 | Telstraclear offer's that, on their 029 network(vodafone), With telecom you can get two cellphones per homeline account that doesn't incur a monthly rental, you just pay for your calls and they are charged back to your home account... The mobile is not charged to my Telecom account. The number is just the same (other than the 09 is replaced by 021). |
Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 388590 | 2005-09-16 00:49:00 | The mobile is not charged to my Telecom account. The number is just the same (other than the 09 is replaced by 021). didn't say it was, I was saying if you are with telecom for your home phone you can also get a telecom cell off that account |
plod (107) | ||
| 388591 | 2005-09-16 10:00:00 | I thought something was wrong because his name-number appeared on my phone as his residential phone, complete with the 09 prefix (AKL). On my phone (samsung) I can set a call back number. I think you'll find he has set the callback number as his residential phone number. |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
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