Originally Posted by Mr. X:
“Have we run out of traditional mobile numbers, then? Why don't they plan ahead and make sure this doesn't have to happen? It was bad enough losing 0836 years ago. If they spread this to T Mobile and make me change my number, I'll shout at them.”
The 07 range was planned for mobile / find-me-anywhere services.
There are plenty of numbers left in this range.
This new number range is still in the 'traditional' number range 07....
You aren't going to have to change your number , why do you think that?
All that's happened is an extra range of numbers have been allocated to O2.
The number still begins 07, your number won't change, nor will any one else's, people aren't going to be forced to take a new number and dump their old number.
It would simply be the same for example when people started taking up VoIP, in Birmingham some VoIP users were given a (0121) 314 number or (0121) 660 number, these number ranges were available before then, people who are with BT or Virgin Media don't suddenly have to change to a 314 or 660 number, they continue the same as they are on their numbers.
The same happens with landlines, when Birmingham Cable first started out, they used (0121) 628, later they added other number ranges, 604, 605, 624, 303 and several others, all still in the 0121 area, didn't affect current users.
I think somewhere you are getting yourself confused.