What carrier controls your phone number ?

[Modelworks]

Was reading a forum and someone posted a link to the site below, it allows you to see what company owns your telephone number .

I use voip for home phone service and was surprised to learn the number I use is owned by a cellular company, not affiliated at all with the voip provider.

http://tnid.org/


Enter your number in the box at the top of the page.

 

[SunnyD]

Google Voice # = Level 3 Communications.
Cell # = AT&T Mobile
Current Home VOIP = Sprint

 

[TheVrolok]

No new info on my landline. Although it does say location "Unknown." Looks like I've got a leg up on the search engine!

 

[geno]

Here's another useful one for NPA/NXX lookups.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Was reading a forum and someone posted a link to the site below, it allows you to see what company owns your telephone number .

I use voip for home phone service and was surprised to learn the number I use is owned by a cellular company, not affiliated at all with the voip provider.

http://tnid.org/


Enter your number in the box at the top of the page.

Damn, that website can even get the name of the current user of the number. Wow. That makes me unhappy.

 

[lokiju]

AT&T mobile, which makes sense since that's my provider.

Only have a cell phone.

 

[Crono]

Level 3 originally owned my home number, now it's owned by Optimum Lightpath (makes sense, considering it's VoIP from Cablevision/Optimum).

 

[Dulanic]

I have Sprint.

?Original Telephone Company Name: [ T-MOBILE USA, INC. ]
?Original Telephone Company Type: Personal Communications Service (PCS)
?Telephone Number Owner's Current provider: [ SPRINT ]
?Telephone Number Owner's Caller*ID Lookup: [ CELL PHONE IL ]
?Telephone Number Owner's Caller*ID Source: Public Sources Database
?Telephone Number Owner's Caller*ID Status: Updated June 4, 2009 9:58:04AM CDT
?Telephone Number Owner's Estimated City: Chicago
?Telephone Number Owner's Estimated Region: Illinois
?Telephone Number Owner's Estimated Postal Code: 60631-3222
?Telephone Company Equipment Code: CHCGILMFCM1
?Telephone Company Equipment Location Code: NAPERVILLE
?Telephone Company Equipment Installation Date: 02/11/2002

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: BeauJangles
Damn, that website can even get the name of the current user of the number. Wow. That makes me unhappy.

... why?!?

 

[buck]

Awesome link, thank OP.

I like that you can look up the caller ID without the number being called.

 

[Aharami]

i only have a cell phone. and verizon controls the number

 

[alevasseur14]

I'd forgotten about this but whenever I call my parents from my cellphone, it just shows Golden Valley, MN. Is there any way to change what comes up for your number's caller ID info?

 

[Gothgar]

wow, that is crazy

 

[BW86]

pretty cool

 

[Nitemare]

Original owner Verizon, current owner Sprint

 

[Spacehead]

Home # - VERIZON
Cell # - tnID Database Search Failed!

Originally posted by: BeauJangles
Damn, that website can even get the name of the current user of the number. Wow. That makes me unhappy.

Never Googled your phone #?

 

[erub]

AT&T Mobility, as expected

 

[SandEagle]

marked

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: alevasseur14
I'd forgotten about this but whenever I call my parents from my cellphone, it just shows Golden Valley, MN. Is there any way to change what comes up for your number's caller ID info?

Not sure who controls that info .
I know with callcentric I can set the person who is calling me number to display whatever I want. So my mother calling me just shows up as MOM.

 

[topgun98]

Not sure who controls that info .

That is controlled exclusively by your carrier. However, if it's currently showing the City, ST (LERG data), your carrier may not be willing to respond to Caller ID queries at all... which is odd, because they make money on the dips.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: BeauJangles
Damn, that website can even get the name of the current user of the number. Wow. That makes me unhappy.

Through CID? That shoudn't be that big of a surprise...

 

[eplebnista]

Interesting site.

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: BeauJangles

Damn, that website can even get the name of the current user of the number. Wow. That makes me unhappy.

Just delete the record.

 

[imported_Champ]

thats really cool...mine is owned by my carrier

 

[herm0016]

just like i figured:

* Original Telephone Company Name: [ ALLTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - MI ]
* Original Telephone Company Type: Wireless Carrier
* Telephone Number Owner's Current provider: [ SPRINT ]
* Telephone Number Owner's Caller*ID Lookup: [ CELL PHONE MI ]
* Telephone Number Owner's Caller*ID Source: Public Sources Database
* Telephone Number Owner's Caller*ID Status: Updated June 7, 2009 11:13:20AM CDT
* Telephone Number Owner's Estimated City: Grand Rapids
* Telephone Number Owner's Estimated Region: Michigan
* Telephone Number Owner's Estimated Postal Code: 49546-6397
* Telephone Company Equipment Code: GDRPMINSCM0
* Telephone Company Equipment Location Code: GRAND RPDS