We'd be interested - +1 from me. Alex
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [RFC] Number portability hooks > Sounds illegal to me to make this information public. > But anyone with SS7 access can do lookup and instantly tell the MNC+MCC > of operator. > If there's enough interest, we might offer such public service with HTTP > interface and instant results.. > Just my 2c. > > On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 17:42, Alex Kinch wrote: > > Steve, > > > > I've been following this thread with interest. > > > > We're planning to collect information on a user's mobile operator via our > > soon-to-be-launched reverse billing operation. We also operate a bulk SMS > > and business messaging site, so this sort of information would be useful for > > least cost routing. I appreciate it'd take a rather long time to build up a > > profile of even a small chunk of UK mobile users, but it's a start. > > > > I haven't looked into the legal / data protection implications, but could a > > few of us get together to put information into a central database? > > > > Alex > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steve Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 4:15 PM > > Subject: Re: [RFC] Number portability hooks > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 05:01:50PM +0200, Nisan Bloch wrote: > > > > > > > I would prefer to see some sort of lookup interface.. Something like a > > > > "HLR" box. > > > > Of more importance is how to implement the lookup and when (as this will > > > > incur a msg cost)? Use some third party? Do some SS7 integration? > > Booktrout > > > > have some nice APIs with their SS7 cards. > > > > Also of course if we keep the numbers in a hash table, when does one > > > > refresh? > > > > > > Od course this begs the question, how does one query an HLR using SS7, > > > the UK networks are extremely unlikely to allow any 3rd party that > > > hasn't signed roaming agreements/whatever. > > > > > > Maybe a nice friendly foreign operator could be persuaded to offer such > > > a service, and maybe someone would like to sit a box somewhere to allow > > > 3rd party queries ? hmmmm ... You'd need to implement MAP/SS7, but hey. > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > -- > > > NetTek Ltd Phone/Fax +44-(0)20 7483 2455 > > > SMS steve-pager (at) gbnet.net [body] gpg 1024D/468952DB 2001-09-19 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
