The only way to know for sure is real time LNP dips. What was a landline an hour ago could become a cell phone in a matter of seconds. The LNP dips will still need a database to look up the returned LRN in, which is where telcordia's databases (or mine, (shameless plug) http://www.telcodata.us/) come in. You can use telcordia's or mine to do some basic pre-scrubbing of numbers for basic validity, exclude known wireless ranges (which COULD be landlines, as you can port wireless numbers to wired as well! I don't know your application but I thought I'd mention that) etc. -Paul On 11/08/2011 08:04 AM, Ivan Kovacevic wrote:
Hi Alex,
Thanks for your reply. Obviously my initial post lacked clarity, so let me try to fix that.
The client is looking for a way to determine whether a phone number is mobile or landline. What is best way to determine that?
Are Telcordia DBs the only game in town or are there easier, cheaper, better solutions? Is the method different for Canadian and US numbers?
Thanks again for your reply and sorry about the lack of clarity in the initial post.
Best Regards,
Ivan
*From:*Alex Balashov [mailto:abalashov at evaristesys.com] *Sent:* November-07-11 8:56 PM *To:* Ivan Kovacevic *Cc:* <voiceops at voiceops.org> *Subject:* Re: [VoiceOps] Mobile vs. Landline Lookup
LNP dips work the same way for fixed and wireless.
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On Nov 7, 2011, at 5:53 PM, "Ivan Kovacevic" <ivank at rogers.com <mailto:ivank at rogers.com>> wrote:
Hi,
Does anyone have any experience doing mobile vs. landline lookups for US and Canada? What would be the best way to do this?
A client has asked us whether this can be done and to be frank, I am not sure how we would go about it with LNP implemented in both countries. So we are looking for some pointers? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Ivan
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