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Old 10th May 2021, 18:41
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UK cellphone numbers (and pagers) are specific to the service provider applicable when the number was first issued.
The leading numbers - 07*** are 'routing' numbers similar to area codes on landlines.
If you have a full cellphone number then you can easily look up the provider, but it does not work if someone has changed provider and retained their number.
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