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Subject: Re: texst to a landline
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On 03.01.25 23:37, Chris wrote:
> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> In countries like mine, you can know by looking at the first digit if a 
>> phone number is landline or mobile. But not in the north american continent.
>>
> 
> Same in the UK. Numbers starting 01/02/03 are landlines and those starting
> 07 are mobile or other "special" numbers like pagers. 

That is the rule all over Europe. The first three digits allow a
judgement which operator is used. Unfortunately the number portability
is diluting that more and more.


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