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[andy]

Originally Posted by yackietech

You will not be able to find a legitimate, cheap way to access the +354380 numbers as ...

Cheaper providers are named in this thread, who have been found by people here to be reliable for years.

My suspicion is that the reason could easily be more prosaic, that the phone number series of 09 Mobile is 2 digits longer than all other numbers from Iceland, and also begins with a different number 3 that isn't used elsewhere in the country.

Thus perhaps some providers do not have it defined in their dialplans, just as for +447n with n = 6 or less, +446 doesn't exist, +44844 and +44871 excluded by many, +44870 by some, and maybe originally +423 & 9 digits of course

Perhaps this idea isn't so fanciful, as I found that a +49 & 11-digit German mobile phone was impossible to reach from certain providers for a while

[YackieMobile]

Originally Posted by andy

Cheaper providers are named in this thread, who have been found by people here to be reliable for years.

My suspicion is that the reason could easily be more prosaic, that the phone number series of 09 Mobile is 2 digits longer than all other numbers from Iceland, and also begins with a different number 3 that isn't used elsewhere in the country.

Thus perhaps some providers do not have it defined in their dialplans, just as for +447n with n = 6 or less, +446 doesn't exist, +44844 and +44871 excluded by many, +44870 by some, and maybe originally +423 & 9 digits of course

Perhaps this idea isn't so fanciful, as I found that a +49 & 11-digit German mobile phone was impossible to reach from certain providers for a while

Hi Andy,

Your logic makes sense, however the real reason is as I previously specified. The +3543 series has been around for a long time now and the issue is with voip carriers not breaking out certain higher rate series. It would be commercially impossible to offer free incoming on a normal rate Iceland Mobile.

There are other reasons for the +4484x and +4487x, those are "national" rate (in many cases revenue sharing numbers) that aren't really designed for access outside the UK ( most of the ranges at least).

If you really need to make calls to +354380 via voip, there are indeed carriers that will do the Iceland +354380 series, check out i.e. www.voipjet.com, but the rates are €0.5 - €0.6.

Anyone who has worked with bundled destinations and rate tables understands the scenario first hand.

[andy]

Originally Posted by yackietech

Anyone who has worked with bundled destinations and rate tables understands the scenario first hand.

Well, it's a pity that you think that nobody else does, but perhaps in future you'll refrain from veiled criticism of other companies' rates

Originally Posted by yackietech

You will not be able to find a legitimate, cheap way ...

[YackieMobile]

Originally Posted by andy

Well, it's a pity that you think that nobody else does, but perhaps in future you'll refrain from veiled criticism of other companies' rates

Andy, VOIP companies are in this business to make money, any such company who does not break out higher rates, but absorbs the difference is of course free to do so, no criticism there, but the reality is that many/most of these carriers are not willing to absorb the difference, and simply don't terminate to higher rate series, be it Iceland +354380 or any other higher rate series. Some have done so (probably unwittingly) but usually end up not continuing to do so when their billing systems alert them, hence no more access.

There is no criticism of these companies here, as it makes perfect sense according to their business model. Seeing as there are other voip carriers who will terminate to +354380 and the DID option is available, it shouldn't pose major problems (unless what you are looking for is your own cheap callback solution through the incoming numbers).