Comments on: Truphone v4.0 adds ‘Truphone Anywhere’ http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:39:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-242313 Ben Smith Wed, 28 May 2008 20:45:12 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-242313 No specific examples to hand, but remembering back a few years Orange particularly (although I don't think it was just them) blocked numbers that attempted to use calling cards and the like. It may be an out-of-date practice now - I think it maybe related to 0800 numbers back when they were free on some tariffs. No specific examples to hand, but remembering back a few years Orange particularly (although I don't think it was just them) blocked numbers that attempted to use calling cards and the like. It may be an out-of-date practice now – I think it maybe related to 0800 numbers back when they were free on some tariffs.

]]> By: James Body http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-242312 James Body Wed, 28 May 2008 16:53:42 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-242312 I would think that the view of the UK courts would be that any attempt to block a normal UK geographic number would be illegal - under the same argument that T-Mobile were ordered to route traffic to normal Truphone mobile numbers. Have you any examples or experiences of carriers blocking call through services? If so, what numbering/tariffs are the call through services using? I would think that the view of the UK courts would be that any attempt to block a normal UK geographic number would be illegal – under the same argument that T-Mobile were ordered to route traffic to normal Truphone mobile numbers. Have you any examples or experiences of carriers blocking call through services? If so, what numbering/tariffs are the call through services using?

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-242311 Ben Smith Wed, 28 May 2008 16:19:01 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-242311 James: Any thoughts on the network operators trying to block these numbers as dial-thru providers? James: Any thoughts on the network operators trying to block these numbers as dial-thru providers?

]]> By: James Body http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-242310 James Body Wed, 28 May 2008 15:52:16 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-242310 Hey Steve - why don't you try it - and report back? <br><br>The UK call through numbers are normal geographic (01xxx/02xxx) numbers and so will not cost a fortune or be excluded from your inclusive bundles. Hey Steve – why don't you try it – and report back?

The UK call through numbers are normal geographic (01xxx/02xxx) numbers and so will not cost a fortune or be excluded from your inclusive bundles.

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-235537 Ben Smith Wed, 28 May 2008 15:45:12 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-235537 No specific examples to hand, but remembering back a few years Orange particularly (although I don't think it was just them) blocked numbers that attempted to use calling cards and the like. It may be an out-of-date practice now - I think it maybe related to 0800 numbers back when they were free on some tariffs. No specific examples to hand, but remembering back a few years Orange particularly (although I don't think it was just them) blocked numbers that attempted to use calling cards and the like. It may be an out-of-date practice now – I think it maybe related to 0800 numbers back when they were free on some tariffs.

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226945 Ben Smith Wed, 28 May 2008 14:45:12 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226945 No specific examples to hand, but remembering back a few years Orange particularly (although I don't think it was just them) blocked numbers that attempted to use calling cards and the like. It may be an out-of-date practice now - I think it maybe related to 0800 numbers back when they were free on some tariffs. No specific examples to hand, but remembering back a few years Orange particularly (although I don't think it was just them) blocked numbers that attempted to use calling cards and the like. It may be an out-of-date practice now – I think it maybe related to 0800 numbers back when they were free on some tariffs.

]]> By: James Body http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226944 James Body Wed, 28 May 2008 10:53:42 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226944 I would think that the view of the UK courts would be that any attempt to block a normal UK geographic number would be illegal - under the same argument that T-Mobile were ordered to route traffic to normal Truphone mobile numbers. Have you any examples or experiences of carriers blocking call through services? If so, what numbering/tariffs are the call through services using? I would think that the view of the UK courts would be that any attempt to block a normal UK geographic number would be illegal – under the same argument that T-Mobile were ordered to route traffic to normal Truphone mobile numbers. Have you any examples or experiences of carriers blocking call through services? If so, what numbering/tariffs are the call through services using?

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226943 Ben Smith Wed, 28 May 2008 10:19:01 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226943 James: Any thoughts on the network operators trying to block these numbers as dial-thru providers? James: Any thoughts on the network operators trying to block these numbers as dial-thru providers?

]]> By: James Body http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226942 James Body Wed, 28 May 2008 09:52:16 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226942 Hey Steve - why don't you try it - and report back? <br><br>The UK call through numbers are normal geographic (01xxx/02xxx) numbers and so will not cost a fortune or be excluded from your inclusive bundles. Hey Steve – why don't you try it – and report back?

The UK call through numbers are normal geographic (01xxx/02xxx) numbers and so will not cost a fortune or be excluded from your inclusive bundles.

]]> By: smstextnews http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226941 smstextnews Wed, 28 May 2008 09:40:04 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226941 They need to set themselves free from WiFi... Truphone on the sim card will<br>then be usable for the majority. They need to set themselves free from WiFi… Truphone on the sim card will
then be usable for the majority.

]]> By: SteveRowlands http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226940 SteveRowlands Wed, 28 May 2008 09:17:01 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226940 I suppose I really should try this TruPhone thing out.<br><br>Is it really worth all the hype it seems to get? I suppose I really should try this TruPhone thing out.

Is it really worth all the hype it seems to get?

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226939 Ben Smith Wed, 28 May 2008 09:09:06 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226939 Yep... mine is the 01354 prefix which is the Doddington area. Yep… mine is the 01354 prefix which is the Doddington area.

]]> By: Ricky Chotai http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226938 Ricky Chotai Wed, 28 May 2008 08:07:21 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226938 but think about how crystal clear the first leg of the call will be :P but think about how crystal clear the first leg of the call will be :P

]]> By: smstextnews http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226937 smstextnews Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:04 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226937 :: puts away his unlimited landline minutes and 3,000 any network calls<br>account :: :: puts away his unlimited landline minutes and 3,000 any network calls
account ::

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226936 Ben Smith Tue, 27 May 2008 23:58:04 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226936 Who do we know who fits that description? :-) Who do we know who fits that description? :-)

]]> By: Ricky Chotai http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226935 Ricky Chotai Tue, 27 May 2008 23:54:20 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226935 no worries cheers ben! really cool for people who have no good data plans then and lots of landline minutes! no worries cheers ben! really cool for people who have no good data plans then and lots of landline minutes!

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226934 Ben Smith Tue, 27 May 2008 23:44:05 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226934 Don't think so - it's an 01xxx xxxxxx format. My handset's just died, but I'll confirm tomorrow. Don't think so – it's an 01xxx xxxxxx format. My handset's just died, but I'll confirm tomorrow.

]]> By: Ricky Chotai http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/05/truphone_v40_adds_truphone_anywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-226933 Ricky Chotai Tue, 27 May 2008 23:35:28 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6618#comment-226933 do we know the number being used for the UK? is it one of those dogey IOM numbers that t-mobile love to charge a bomb for? do we know the number being used for the UK? is it one of those dogey IOM numbers that t-mobile love to charge a bomb for?

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