gt-sim, 862,000 customers??

[RTuesday]

Originally Posted by andy

And they still have 07624 numbers, but never the ones with the next digit 0 3 4 or 8?

Callkey (provider of numbers to gt-sim) only have access to 07624 1 so far I think - most of the rest are Manx Telecom. 07624 3 and 4 are Manx Telecom mobiles, and 6,7,8 (possibly also 5) can't be allocated in 07624 because they're used for short dialling to local landlines.

In other words, a local number of 661 661 can be just dialled like that from a manx mobile, no need to add the landline 01624 code, so 07624 6.. isn't possible. All local landline and mobile numbers are just 6 digits.

This may all get shaken up with the arrival of the two new companies (plus 07924 as well, which is unknown on the island, just used for international sims).

However...

Or are they the people responsible for 07624 8... text contact numbers all over the mainland UK

First i'd heard of those, so I had to go look them up. Yes, numbers like 07624 800 101 are strange, don't know if it can be dialled from within the IOM (I'm not there at present). Locally it would look like 800 101 - which probably isn't allocated to avoid confusion with 0800. So they seem to be filling in the gaps in the local number range.

Just noticed the BBC one is even stranger: "Send your text messages to 07624 800 100 (00 44 7725 800 100 outside the UK)." - now why wouldn't 00 44 7624 800 100 work? Weird setup.

To get back to the topic, the "sold over 862,000 times" probably includes all the numbers pre-allocated to wholesalers, resellers and agents. And probably includes 07924 ranges.