Which subscriber does the phone number belong to? Checking a phone number for region and telecom operator via the Internet or database

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Define operator mobile subscriber(MNP API)

In connection with the abolition of mobile slavery and the emergence of the possibility of changing a mobile operator (switching to another) while maintaining the number (MNP), a problem has arisen related to the unknown to the subscriber of which network you are going to call or send SMS. To determine which operator in Russia a subscriber belongs to, there is a TsNIIS service. If you need to determine the operator mobile phone without entering a captcha or using the API, then use our service, which allows you to determine the ported numbers of Russia, Kazakhstan and other countries:

Subscriber Carrier Identification Form (MNP)

For information about basic binding phone number based on the distribution of DEF codes between telephone operators use the form.

Ported Number Database (PNDB) Statistics

This information reflects the current number of ported numbers as of March 16, 2020, excluding those who returned back to their operator.

Kazakhstan	533 626		Telecom operators Kazakhstan
Russia	12 328 316		Telecom operators Russia

Statistics are not kept for other countries, but information is provided.

IMSI, MCC, MNP, PLMN

IMSI(International Mobile Subscriber Identity) The last three digits of your IMSI number are the same as the last three digits serial number, printed on your SIM card. IMSI - corresponds to a specific subscriber. IMSI 25099... corresponds to the Russian (250) operator Beeline (99).

MCC(Mobile Country Code) - a code that determines the country in which the operator is located mobile communications, consists of 3 decimal digits. For example, for Russia it is 250, the USA - 310, Hungary - 216, China - 460, Ukraine - 255, Belarus - 257.

MNC(Mobile Network Code) - code mobile network(operator). It comes after MCC. Consists of 2 or 3 decimal digits and is unique for each operator. Used for GSM, UMTS, CDMA, Tetra networks. Table of MCC and MNC codes for operators around the world.

Codes MCC And MNP and their corresponding country and operator names are available using API queries. List of MCC codes.

PLMN This is the country code + operator code, i.e. MCC + MNP.

MSIN identification number subscriber station- 10 decimal places (to identify the subscriber station within the mobile network to which it is connected).

L.A.C.(Location Area Code) - local area code. In a nutshell, LAC is an association of a number of base stations that are served by one base station controller (BSC). This parameter can be presented in either decimal or hexadecimal format.

CellID(CID) - “cell identifier”. The same sector of the base station. This parameter can also be presented in decimal and hexadecimal format.

MNP API

To obtain information about a mobile subscriber's operator, use the following API request:

Http://site/api/mnp/phone/PHONE?api_key=API_KEY_from_profile

In response you will receive a structure html format or xml or json containing the following fields:
If there is an error, then:
error=error text

If successful, an object containing the following fields is returned:
phone - phone number,
region - Information about the subscriber's region: string ("Unknown") or array ["id","name", ...],
mnc - mnc operator code
country - country, for example RU
oper - Information about the operator ["id","name","brand","mnc"]
message - if there is additional information
oper_from - id code of the operator from whom the number was transferred, if the number was transferred from another
mobile=true - if this subscriber mobile communications
free=true - if this toll free number type 8-800
sputnik=true - satellite phones, very high cost per call
sip=true - this number works using IP telephony technology

For example:

Https://site/json/mnp/phone/79185558000

("status":200, "phone":79185558000, "region":("id":49, "name":"Rostov Region", "okrug":"Southern Federal District", "autocod":61.161, " capital":1711, "english":"Rostov oblast", "iso":"ROS", "country":"RU", "vid":0), "oper":("id":3491, "name ":"MTS", "country":"RU", "mnc":1, "brand":""), "upd":"2018-12-12 08:58:16", "mobile":true , "limit":18)

Example with a transferred subscriber:

Https://site/json/mnp/phone/79153472570

("status":200, "phone":79153472570, "oper":("id":4055, "name":"OJSC \"MegaFon\"", "country":"RU", "mnc":2 ,"brand":"MegaFon", "url":"megafon.ru"), "country":"RU", "mnc":2, "region":("id":1, "name":" Moscow region", "okrug":"Central Federal District", "autocod":"50,90,150,190,177,199", "capital":1, "english":"Moscow oblast", "iso":"MOS", "country" :"RU", "vid":0), "oper_from":1605, "mobile":true, "limit":79122 )

To get an operator by its code, use the query:

Https://site/json/mnp/oper/1605

("status":200, "item":("id":1605, "name":"Mobile TeleSystems", "mobile":1, "mvno":0, "country":"RU", "mnc": 1, "brand":"MTC", "url":"mts.ru", "deleted":null ), "limit":79121)

Common parameters for all API services
Other services available via API
API request cost and tariffs

Get a phone number in any of 150 countries

If you are planning an international company, you will need local numbers, including toll-free (8-800) numbers. To combine all local numbers into a single call center, you can use SIP telephony

In what other countries is it possible to port a number from one operator to another?

A country	stationary	mobile	Toll-free	national
Australia	✓		✓
Austria	✓		✓	✓
Belgium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bulgaria	✓
Brazil	✓		✓
Great Britain	✓		✓	✓
US Virgin Islands			✓
Germany	✓		✓	✓
Greece	✓
Denmark	✓	✓	✓
Israel	✓	✓		✓
Ireland	✓		✓
Spain	✓		✓	✓
Italy	✓		✓
Canada	✓		✓
Cyprus	✓		✓
Latvia	✓
Lithuania	✓		✓
Luxembourg	✓		✓	✓
Mexico	✓		✓
Netherlands	✓		✓	✓
New Zealand	✓		✓
Norway	✓		✓	✓
Panama	✓		✓
Peru	✓
Poland	✓		✓
Portugal	✓		✓	✓
Puerto Rico	✓		✓
The Republic of Korea			✓
Romania	✓		✓	✓
Slovakia	✓		✓
Slovenia	✓		✓
USA	✓	✓	✓
Türkiye	✓			✓
Finland	✓		✓	✓
France	✓		✓	✓
Croatia	✓
Czech	✓		✓
Chile	✓
Switzerland	✓
Sweden	✓	✓	✓	✓
Estonia				✓
South Africa	✓

If you receive calls on your phone from unknown numbers, then it is better to clarify from which operator from which country the subscribers are trying to contact you. This is especially important if you want to call a stranger back. There are several ways to help you find out an operator by phone number.

How to find out the country and operator by phone number

Standard smartphone capabilities allow you to additional programs Find out from which region you received a call. However, this option does not work for all numbers and not every smartphone supports it. Therefore, you can use other options:

1. Search online by phone number. This option is good because you don’t need to define the code yourself - just enter the phone number in a special window and you will receive complete information about it.
2. Manual search. Stationery stores sell diaries in which the first or last pages are given for reference information. With their help, you can determine from which country you were disturbed by a call. To use this method, you must correctly determine the code - these are the first 1-3 digits, excluding the “+” sign.

Of course it's best to use online method. When searching online, you do not need to independently extract the code from a set of numbers. This service is absolutely free for you. The search form allows you to determine the telecom operator and find out other details about the number.

Phone applications to determine operator by number

Well, if the search form is not enough for you, then for smartphones, they work on different operating systems ah, a lot of applications have been created to help determine the numbers and region where the call is coming from. Not long ago, Yandex created its own identifier that allows you to find out the organization from which the call came. But the functionality of this program is limited - if a company uses a third-party phone number, for example, the mobile number of one of the managers, then you will not know who wants to contact you.

A good application is the “Russian Operators” utility. It allows you to determine for incoming and outgoing calls which operator is servicing your interlocutor. The disadvantage of the program is that you will not be able to determine the country of the call. Databases are limited to our country.

Call Dispatcher

More successful in quantity reference information is a Call Dispatcher application. Its databases collected information about Ukrainian, Belarusian and Abkhazian license plates. The functionality of the application allows you to:

• determine the country of the interlocutor when making an incoming or outgoing call;
• displaying information about the telecom operator, country and city during a call from a mobile or landline number;
• placing information about the subscriber in pop-up messages during a call;
• the ability to change the display time of messages;
• field for manual search in the directory;
• an extensive database of numbers in Russia and neighboring countries;
• identification of numbers written in international and local format;
• integration with any Android shell;
• work with different versions operating systems, including outdated ones;
• correct work with third-party applications.

After installing this program in the memory card directory, you must create Call folder Dispatcher, otherwise the databases will not be loaded. Only after creating the folder should you start downloading the databases. If you do not download them, the utility will not work. Another small problem when using this software product– not all operators and numbers are included in the database. But this problem rarely affects users, since the databases are regularly updated.

Other ways to determine your telecom operator

If you are sure that the call came to you from Russia (the number begins with the code +7), then it is enough to determine the telecom operator and the region of use of the SIM card. To do this, you can use different methods.

Manual search for information

The most difficult way to determine a telecom operator is to use a code book. Each telephone number, in addition to the country code, encrypts the operator identifier. In Russia, numbers in the range from 900 to 999 are used. Today, domestic operators have used 79 codes from this range, and another 21 are in reserve.

Representatives of the “Big Three” occupied the largest number of identifiers.

Table of operator codes MTS, Megafon and Beeline

As you can see even in this table to different operators belong to the same codes. The situation is no better for regional companies, which in most cases use the identifiers of larger telecom operators. For this reason manual search information provides only general information, and with code 902 it is completely useless.

We receive information about the country and operator from our operator

Telecom operators provide the most accurate information about their subscribers. Since December 2013, Russia has had a law on preserving the number when a client moves to another cellular company. This causes confusion if a person tries to independently determine the operator using the code. But you don't have to do it yourself. Telecom operators have provided the ability to determine the ownership of a subscriber number.

1. Megafon was the first to launch this service. On his official website he posted a form for checking the number, accessible to anyone. You must enter the number without the country code - starting with 9.
2. MTS fell behind its competitors - it launched a paid verification service, available only to its clients. To check the number, you need to send a USSD request of the form: *111*916*number# - after entering the combination, press the call key. The phone number is entered without a country code, starting with 9. The request will cost you about 3 rubles (the cost depends on the region).
3. Beeline offers two options for checking the ownership of a phone number: through the official website and a USSD request. Through the website, anyone can find out about the ownership of the number; just enter the number, starting with the operator code. Next to the field for entering information, there is a window with the numbers of the verification captcha - it is very easy to read. Enter the numbers you see in the field on the right. If you are a Beeline subscriber, you can send a request like: *444*number#. Data must be entered starting from 9.
4. Tele 2 also took care of users cellular communications. He posted many on his website useful services, including in order to determine whether a subscriber number belongs to a specific operator. This service is located in the section dedicated to the transfer of subscribers to another operator while maintaining the number.

The disadvantage of this method is that some operators have a paid service. Another disadvantage is that it is not easy to find the verification form on the official website. In most cases, it is “hidden” in one of the sections with information for subscribers.

Using e-wallets

if you have online wallet, then you can use it to determine whether a number belongs to a specific telecom operator. To do this, select “Deposit money to your mobile account” in the list of payments, and then enter the number. After this action, the name or logo of the operator will appear on the page. It is not necessary to make a payment.

This service is imperfect and does not work on all electronic wallets. Some payment services do not provide the ability to display the names of the company serving the subscriber. This service works properly only for Qiwi users.

The easiest way to find out subscriber details

ABOUT the latter method we have already mentioned above - these are online services for obtaining complete information about the subscriber. You will be able to find out not only the telecom operator, but also the region where the SIM card was purchased. This will allow you to quickly navigate important issues: is it worth calling a stranger back, how much will a minute of communication cost, is it possible to make a call using only the included package of minutes of your tariff.

Most operators now offer unlimited calls within the network. For this reason, it is very important to find out which company the prospective interlocutor uses. If the subscriber belongs to your mobile operator and is in the same region as you, then most often you can call without fear.

The advantage of an online database is that it has a user-friendly interface. You just need to enter the number and click the “Find” button. After refreshing the page, you will receive the result in the form of a detailed report. A small drawback is that the information in the database is updated a little later than that of the operator. But every day information is entered more quickly.

About the service

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Enter the phone number or its first 5 digits in the field on the left to determine its affiliation with the cellular operator, the region to which it is assigned, or the city (for landline phones).

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Mobile communications are an integral part of life - in 70% of cases, people make calls using a cellular device rather than a landline one. That is why it is important to know how to identify an operator by phone number so that using the device or tariff becomes as comfortable as possible for the subscriber.

In some cases, it is necessary to determine the operator by the mobile phone number from which the call came. This is important because:

• a person will be able to obtain information about the operator and compare it with his own “base” of acquaintances, friends and business contacts;
• you can understand how profitable calls to a given phone number are (some tariff plans allow you to significantly save money on your “native network”);
• the subscriber will be able not to spend his own funds (some numbers may be paid for incoming calls).

In order to be completely sure that the call is being made from the number of “your” operator, you need to visit the official website (Beeline, Megafon, Yota, MTS, Tele 2) - all information relevant for a given period of time is located there. You can also get answers by calling the operator.

In order to completely protect yourself from possible error, you also need to know that each mobile operator has own codes. Belonging to a particular operator is determined by a combination of three digits that come after 8 (or the country code in which the subscriber is registered, for Russia it is +7).

This approach is not a 100% guarantee of accurately identifying the operator, since many users prefer to keep their phone number when switching to another operator.

It is also very important, when checking a number, to use official services so that the number does not end up in the scammer database. Safe functionality is only available on official websites – this should also not be forgotten.

Let's look at the main codes related to the main operators providing mobile communications and Internet services in Russia:

• MTS - 910-919 and 980-982, as well as 985, 987, 988;
• Megafon – 920-937;
• Beeline - 903, 905, 906, 909, as well as 960-968, 976;
• TELE2 – 902, 904, 905, 950-953, 916.

It is recommended to additionally clarify whether the number belongs to a specific operator; online services are used for this purpose.

Example: a call may come from a Beeline subscriber, but the first numbers after 8 may be 926. Such nuances can only be found out on official services.

Beeline codes by region

The country is large, there are many cities and regions in it, so it is important to additionally know the codes that belong to them. This is necessary in order to take advantage of special offers and features included in local rates.

Beeline has the following codes:

• 903, 963 and 909, 964-968 – all regions;
• 905 and 906 – all regions (exception: Far East);
• 951 and 953 – Primorye;
• 960 – all regions (exception: Far East and Urals).

Beeline also serves customers with codes 961-962 - for all regions except the North-West.

MTS clients use the following codes:

• 910, 915 – central regions;
• 911, 981 – North-West region;
• 912, 982 – Ural;
• 913, 983 – Siberian district;
• 914, 984 – Far East;
• 916, 985 – Moscow and Moscow Region;
• 917 – Moscow, Moscow region and Volga region;
• 987 – Volga region;
• 918, 988 – South, North Caucasus.

There are also codes that cover several regions at once: 919 – Volga region, Ural, Center, South and North Caucasus; 989 – the code is valid for all regions.

Megafon codes by region

Approximately find out the operator by number cell phone, you can, taking into account the codes relevant for Megafon:

• 920 – Center, Volga region;
• 921 – North-West;
• 922 – Ural;
• 923 – Siberian district;
• 924 – Far East;
• 925-926 – Moscow and Moscow region;
• 927 – Volga region (exception: Nizhny Novgorod region);
• 928 – North Caucasus and South of the country.

Code 929 is valid in all regions of the country.

Tele2 codes by region

Recently, Tele 2 was included among the main operators. The following codes are typical for this operator:

• 900-902, 908, 953, 958 – for all regions;
• 904 – North, Lipetsk, Rostov, Kursk regions;
• 950 – 952 – a number of regions (you can find out more on the official website);
• 977 – capital and Moscow region;
• 991 – St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region, Novgorod region;
• 992 – Chelyabinsk, Kursk regions, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug;
• 993 – Tambov, Oryol, Magadan regions, Khakassia, Tyva;
• 994 – Magadan, Amur, Sakhalin regions, Kamchatka;
• 995 – Adygea, Kalmykia and Krasnodar Territory;

Code 999 is distributed in Moscow, Moscow Region, Yaroslavl and Kostroma regions.

Not only knowledge of codes will help determine the region, but also special resources Internet. The information received will be useful for those who do not want to take risks and lose funds from their account by making calls to dubious numbers.

Several programs have also been developed that allow you to search for a phone number in the database of major telecom operators - DEF or Pnone Wizard. It is impossible to say exactly how safe they are, so it is best to visit the official websites of operators or call their phones (short numbers).

Conclusion

Before answering a call, many users want to find out the operator by phone number. If this cannot be done immediately (the person does not know the codes or has doubts), it is better not to answer.

An unknown number may belong to scammers, so it is important to follow safety precautions. Verification is carried out by entering the number into a program or online service. You can also get help by calling the operator directly. All these actions are completely free and allow you to easily identify the operator by phone number.