Calling 07050 numbers from abroad
Steve Brammer
Can 07050 numbers be called from abroad?
I was under the impression that they could, but I had a problem this
weekend.
I have an 07050 number I use for work (so I don't have to give out my own
mobile phone number and so that when I don't want to be contacted I can
divert the number to my works voicemail).
I gave the 07050 number to someone on one of my company's helplines in the
US but when he tried to call me back he just got a message saying that the
call could not be connected. He finally got hold of me via my works
voicemail number but I was not impressed.
Is there a general problem with calling 07050 numbers from abroad, or is it
the foreign telcos fault for not recognising the '7050' code?
Regards,
Steve Brammer.
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Jonathan Fells
>Can 07050 numbers be called from abroad?
>
>I was under the impression that they could, but I had a problem this
>weekend.
>
>I have an 07050 number I use for work (so I don't have to give out my own
>mobile phone number and so that when I don't want to be contacted I can
>divert the number to my works voicemail).
>
>I gave the 07050 number to someone on one of my company's helplines in the
>US but when he tried to call me back he just got a message saying that the
>call could not be connected. He finally got hold of me via my works
>voicemail number but I was not impressed.
>
>Is there a general problem with calling 07050 numbers from abroad, or is it
>the foreign telcos fault for not recognising the '7050' code?
>
>Regards,
>Steve Brammer.
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I have 07050 and 07020 numbers. I regularly deal with Canada and USA.
Canadians have no problem with them, but Yanks can't get through, so I
had to give them my real numbers. Their calls are routed through
Sprint. Have informed Digital Mail who were not surprised and said
they would get it sorted with Sprint, but AFIK still not working
months later. Must ask my colleagues in California to try again soon.
Jonathan Fells
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i've got an 07010 number and tried it myself from the US and it worked fine.
Leslie
Adrian Derham
Jonathan Fells <j...@mhs.compd.XXX-NO-SPAM-XXX.com> wrote in article
<34f2c2f0...@linux.compd.com>...
> I have 07050 and 07020 numbers. I regularly deal with Canada and USA.
> Canadians have no problem with them, but Yanks can't get through, so I
> had to give them my real numbers.
which defeats the whole idea of these numbers surely?
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>Subject: Re: Calling 07050 numbers from abroad
>From: "Adrian Derham" <a...@wilkinsonsmith.com>
>Date: 25/02/98 05:36 GMT
>Jonathan Fells <j...@mhs.compd.XXX-NO-SPAM-XXX.com> wrote in article
><34f2c2f0...@linux.compd.com>...
>
>> I have 07050 and 07020 numbers. I regularly deal with Canada and USA.
>> Canadians have no problem with them, but Yanks can't get through, so I
>> had to give them my real numbers.
>
>which defeats the whole idea of these numbers surely?
When a new code is introduced, overseas networks are instructed to update their
systems to recognise the new code. Most countries respond suitably quickly.
Some countries drag their heels on the update.
There is a system in place where the UK service provider (Redstone in this
case) can report the problem through the International Fault Reporting
Procedure (IFRP) and the problem will *eventually* be corrected.
I am waiting on clarification from Redstone regarding international access -
will post once the answer is available :-)
Mike
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phil henry
On 25 Feb 1998 05:36:26 GMT, "Adrian Derham" <a...@wilkinsonsmith.com>
wrote:
>Jonathan Fells <j...@mhs.compd.XXX-NO-SPAM-XXX.com> wrote in article
><34f2c2f0...@linux.compd.com>...
>> I have 07050 and 07020 numbers. I regularly deal with Canada and USA.
>> Canadians have no problem with them, but Yanks can't get through, so I
>> had to give them my real numbers.
>which defeats the whole idea of these numbers surely?
Reconfiguring the global network is currently
a tricky business.
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A.D.B.Monro
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>
> i've got an 07010 number and tried it myself from the US and it worked fine.
>
Which carrier?
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Russell Horn
I was unable to call a specific 0345 number from South Africa, yet was
able to call a different 0345 number.
The international operator told me that the +44 345 number range did not
exist, and wanted to know what town it was for...
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Marc Cornelius
In article <Pine.HPP.3.91.980303...@whale.students.stir
.ac.uk>, Russell Horn <rh...@students.stir.ac.uk> writes
[snip]
>I was unable to call a specific 0345 number from South Africa, yet was
>able to call a different 0345 number.
[snip]
How many times did you try calling the first number? It might be that if
there is more than international switch they could be programmed
incorrectly and one of will accept calls to 0345 numbers in the UK and
the other won't. Alternatively the UK carrier to which the first call
was routed might not allow access to 0345 numbers. The combinations are
endless and will get more complicated as more international carriers
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Phil Riley
Marc Cornelius wrote in message ...
>In article <Pine.HPP.3.91.980303...@whale.students.stir
>.ac.uk>, Russell Horn <rh...@students.stir.ac.uk> writes
>>able to call a different 0345 number.
>there is more than international switch they could be programmed
>incorrectly and one of will accept calls to 0345 numbers in the UK and
>the other won't.
This is where a BT ChargeCard (or similar) is useful, as it will usually
route calls OK even from abroad. If nothing else, if the call is urgent you
can use your BTCC ask for a regular 01xxx number and then call back via a
cheaper carrier.
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Russell Whitworth
In article <19980225100...@ladder02.news.aol.com>, Aksuna Ltd
<aksu...@aol.com> writes
>When a new code is introduced, overseas networks are instructed to update their
>systems to recognise the new code. Most countries respond suitably quickly.
>Some countries drag their heels on the update.
In this instance it's not really the "country" which is at fault, it is
the Network Operator, i.e. Sprint.
It might be worth trying a different carrier, e.g. AT&T, MCI, WorldCom,
etc, etc.
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Russell Horn
On Thu, 5 Mar 1998, Marc Cornelius wrote:
>
> How many times did you try calling the first number? It might be that if
> there is more than international switch they could be programmed
> incorrectly and one of will accept calls to 0345 numbers in the UK and
> the other won't. Alternatively the UK carrier to which the first call
> was routed might not allow access to 0345 numbers. The combinations are
> endless and will get more complicated as more international carriers
> come along.
I tried repeatedly, using both payphones, both mobile networks and fixed
phones. All allowed access to the first 0345 number with none allowing
access to the second.
Marc Cornelius
In article <Pine.HPP.3.91.980306...@whale.students.stir
[snip]
>I tried repeatedly, using both payphones, both mobile networks and fixed
>phones. All allowed access to the first 0345 number with none allowing
>access to the second.
[snip]
Odd - unless the first number was off the air for some reason. What sort
of announcement/tone did you get?
I believe that all the 0345 number range 'belongs' to BT. It may
therefore be worthwhile complianing to them.
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