New Numbers To Cell Phones

[bazmlb]

The way I understand it, based on the report in today's BKK Post, the new numbers work because of the 'grace period' until Nov., 30. Unless you have upgraded your SIM card at a shop you won't be able to receive calls to the new mobile number after that date. Is this correct?

This has nothing to do with the phone numbers in the phone book.

opalhort

It type of reads that way, but further reading of the DTAC web only says the shops do the following "DTAC customers can get their phone book updated at 23 DTAC Service Halls and 312 DTAC Shops nationwide"

DTAC 10 digit info

[nostrel]

Mobile Phones New 10-Digit System

by Srisamorn PHOOSUPHANUSORN (The BKK Post)

Mobile phone users can start upgrading their SIM cards for the new

10-digit numbers free of charge from today at all operators' shops

nationwide. They have until Nov 30 to upgrade the cards, or they will

not be able to receive incoming calls.

Market leader Advanced Info Service (AIS) said its customers can

upgrade their SIM cards via www.ais.co.th/10digits.

Alternatively, they can have their cards updated at 600 AIS shops and

200 mobile caravans in communities in remote areas.

DTAC customers can get their numbers updated at 23 DTAC service halls

and 312 shops countrywide. Those using Symbian phones can update their

cards themselves at www.dtac.co.th or www.happy.co.th and download the

''Add 8'' programme. They can also call the 1678 DTAC call centre or

send an SMS to 7099.

A total of 32 million mobile phone users, both pre-paid and post-paid,

will have to add an 8 in the middle of the existing two-digit prefix

to make mobile-to-mobile calls. Numbers starting with 01, 09 and 06

will become 081, 089 and 086.

International calls made to local mobile numbers will also have to add

8 after the country code, followed by the one-digit prefix and

seven-digit number. For mobile-to-fixed line calls, numbers will not

change. After today all new mobile subscribers, both pre-paid and

post-paid, will be put on the 10-digit system.

[bazmlb]

Mobile Phones New 10-Digit System

by Srisamorn PHOOSUPHANUSORN (The BKK Post)

Mobile phone users can start upgrading their SIM cards for the new

10-digit numbers free of charge from today at all operators' shops

nationwide. They have until Nov 30 to upgrade the cards, or they will

not be able to receive incoming calls.

Market leader Advanced Info Service (AIS) said its customers can

upgrade their SIM cards via www.ais.co.th/10digits.

Alternatively, they can have their cards updated at 600 AIS shops and

200 mobile caravans in communities in remote areas.

DTAC customers can get their numbers updated at 23 DTAC service halls

and 312 shops countrywide. Those using Symbian phones can update their

cards themselves at www.dtac.co.th or www.happy.co.th and download the

''Add 8'' programme. They can also call the 1678 DTAC call centre or

send an SMS to 7099.

A total of 32 million mobile phone users, both pre-paid and post-paid,

will have to add an 8 in the middle of the existing two-digit prefix

to make mobile-to-mobile calls. Numbers starting with 01, 09 and 06

will become 081, 089 and 086.

International calls made to local mobile numbers will also have to add

8 after the country code, followed by the one-digit prefix and

seven-digit number. For mobile-to-fixed line calls, numbers will not

change. After today all new mobile subscribers, both pre-paid and

post-paid, will be put on the 10-digit system.

As both the AIS and DTAC sites state, the only reason to go to the shop is to change Phonebook numbers so you dont have to manually do it yourself, it wont affect incomming calls

[A_Traveller]

Technically there is no reason for the SIM in the phone to be changed. I belive that the report in the Bangkok Post was unwise to use the word upgrade. Possibly they were simply using a press release which had been subject to 'loss in translation'.

Regards

[opalhort]

"They have until Nov 30 to upgrade the cards, or they will

not be able to receive incoming calls." (quoted from the BKK Post article)

This surely has nothing to do with the phone book. There must be a technical reason why current SIM cards won't be able to receive 10 digit calls after Nov.30

Somehow it makes sense. For now the system is sending both the 9 and 10 digit numbers out so both upgraded and non upgraded SIM card can receive the call. Currently The SIM cards need 9 incoming digits to connect, after Nov30 only 10 digits will come in and the number would not match the records on the SIM card.???

opalhort

Edited September 1, 2006 by opalhort

[libya 115]

"They have until Nov 30 to upgrade the cards, or they will

not be able to receive incoming calls." (quoted from the BKK Post article)

This surely has nothing to do with the phone book. There must be a technical reason why current SIM cards won't be able to receive 10 digit calls after Nov.30

Somehow it makes sense. For now the system is sending both the 9 and 10 digit numbers out so both upgraded and non upgraded SIM card can receive the call. Currently The SIM cards need 9 incoming digits to connect, after Nov30 only 10 digits will come in and the number would not match the records on the SIM card.???

opalhort

The Bangkok Post is incorrect to say this. Change the numbers yourself. Don't offer your SIM cards to the caravan people. They will just bombard you with junk texts and other rubbish.

There was a thread on this a few weeks ago: look for it in search and there are some excellent professional postings on this big 'swindle'.

[opalhort]

just called DTAC 1678 and was told by a guy in poor English that SIM cards have to be upgraded in order to be able to receive 10 digit incoming calls after Nov.30.

current SIM cards can only receive 9 digit calls, but the system is sending out the 9 and 10 digit numbers until Nov.30

The SIM card upgrade has nothing to do with the revision of the numbers in the phone book!

opalhort

[bazmlb]

seems to be a lot of conflicting info, DTAC web site says its only for phonebook changes, i would beleive the web site more than the service centre

also read Georges post

Phones

[nostrel]

i recently bought a new sim card and it is already including the 8 in its number, it says that on the packaging.

[A_Traveller]

Just to be a bore. The existing SIM card is fully capable of receiving 10 digit or greater numbers. You ever receive a call from outside Thailand? There is no technical reason for swapping your existing SIM to a 'new' one.

Having a modicum of experience with comms, the only rational reason I can think of to force a 'change' would be to complete the aborted registration of all cell phones by stealth.

Regards