New Mobile Phone 8

[pgrin]

In the Nation today it says the motivation for the extra 8 was to free up more numbers. So far so good but it went on to say that by adding an 8 to all mobile numers it would increase the quantity of available from 90,000,000 to 300,000,000 . By my math the best that can be gained is to double the available number from 90,000,000 to 180,000,000. Am I missing something here?

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[meloncoly]

maybe it's to make all the current numbers 10 digit, and they will throw in maybe 7 and 9 to replace the 8 in future

[naka]

They will ADD the 7 or 9 etc. in the future.

Naka.

[chownah]

In the Nation today it says the motivation for the extra 8 was to free up more numbers. So far so good but it went on to say that by adding an 8 to all mobile numers it would increase the quantity of available from 90,000,000 to 300,000,000 . By my math the best that can be gained is to double the available number from 90,000,000 to 180,000,000. Am I missing something here?

P

What kind of figuring did you do to come up with the idea that it would double at best?

[leisurely]

Someone sent me a very helpful message, thank you to a bunch of numbers, I should have written them down. You know who you are