ikorodureporta:
Some days ago, a friend i was chatting with online said he called & i ddnt pick his call. I checked my missed calls but couldnt find his number among the missed calls. So, i did not believe that he called...


So, later i picked a naija line (080...) & he was d one on line. Dis guy is not in Naija & not aware of the changes too. I cross-checked the missed calls & found out that the number's slghtly diff from the one he used recently...

Why're the telcos doing this without our consent? Hope they'r not tapping our lines....

cefezyA:
It probably your friend is even using voice over internet to communicate you like whistle phone sure it must be voi can't be a standard sim line whistle phone does that wella Skype does it too TextNow might do same so they prefer to using those app so they might only need to connect to WiFi to make call and stay long that reason why you can't dial same number back in Nigeria format and get them instead you will be speaking with some here in Nigeria that the owner the number keep changing when ever they called

ikorodureporta:
Some days ago, a friend i was chatting with online said he called & i ddnt pick his call. I checked my missed calls but couldnt find his number among the missed calls. So, i did not believe that he called...


So, later i picked a naija line (080...) & he was d one on line. Dis guy is not in Naija & not aware of the changes too. I cross-checked the missed calls & found out that the number's slghtly diff from the one he used recently...

Why're the telcos doing this without our consent? Hope they'r not tapping our lines....

GetUmad:


Pathetic!

Only say what you know Oga. You people should stop AUTHORITATIVELY miseducating people. It's plain annoying
I use Lyca mobile SIM to call Nigeria and it would appear as Glo or airtel number sometimes in lieu of my own number. Each call attempts with new random numbers. Same thing when I buy call cards.
if you had said they eventually get routed over Voip I could agree but not saying it's wi-fi and stay long thrash you wrote there.

I've had someone call me before from Nigeria with a fixed line as well and it showed just 3 digits.

afoltundeseun:
what you're saying doesn't even make sense at all

MAKERIGHT:
This is outright fraud and an affront to national security , I wonder what the DSS , EFCC and NCC are not in collaboration to investigating the Telcos who are manipulating the international numbers to local number to generate more revenue.
This process is called refiling and am aware that NCC is aware of this issue , why this is still going on unabated is what still baffles me.
NCC is quick to fine erring Telcos but look the other way when this issue is reported to them.
This process involves modifying the calling(International numbers) to a local number and terminating the call as local to local call, the Telco receiving the call and terminating it to the called number charges the overseas Telco(international network from where call is being made) $ USD, then modifies the number to local number to pay local interconnect for terminating the call on local network.
For example the calling number is +1322343 calling a local number 01232XXXX, if the telco modifies the calling number to 080XXXXX, 080XXXXX appears as the caller ID on called number 01232XXXX.
Please keep raising this issue till it receives the required attention.

ikorodureporta:
Some days ago, a friend i was chatting with online said he called & i ddnt pick his call. I checked my missed calls but couldnt find his number among the missed calls. So, i did not believe that he called...


So, later i picked a naija line (080...) & he was d one on line. Dis guy is not in Naija & not aware of the changes too. I cross-checked the missed calls & found out that the number's slghtly diff from the one he used recently...

Why're the telcos doing this without our consent? Hope they'r not tapping our lines....

RapportNaija:


Never say what you didn't know. Z boy Ni!

OP, it is true they do it! I don't know why, but that's what they do!

Okay, I'm trying to recollect the reason...

I heard it was because they try to make the calls cheaper, that's why they change to local numbers.

International networks discovered that Nigerian networks charge exorbitant calling fees, so they found a way around it by converting to local numbers...

While you're here, see HOW TO STYLISHLY GET A WOMAN'S PHONE NUMBER

jacoik:
hhhhh shebi na my slap dey hungry u abi

Lordcenturion2:
Yes that's true, even some of my family members will ask me if am in Nigeria, they will says it's glo or something number show on their phone,..


I tried to find out, some people said is because to call Nigeria from outside is now expensive, and the telecoms will tried to decode it and use Nigerian number just to press down the call rate charges a little bit,

Early last year, I can make 25-30 minutes calls with only 10 dollars but now 10 dollar can only stand for just 3-5 minutes....i heard that ncc or something has increased international inbound or something....

naijaboiy:
How many other people has it happened to before you concluded it’s their doing?

janellemonae:


Not true. It's the 3rd party networks making it cheaper.

@ikorodureporta, tell dt person to call u directly from his phone. Without any apps, calling cards, intl SIM cards or anything he's subscribed to dt makes intl calls cheaper. You'll see the real number will show up.

These numbers only come up when they're using cheap intl calling cards or apps. Very few pple call direct from their normal at&t, T-Mobile (other normal network) lines cos it's expensive. Everyone just buys cards.

afoltundeseun:
what you're saying doesn't even make sense at all

Lordcenturion2:
Yes that's true, even some of my family members will ask me if am in Nigeria, they will says it's glo or something number show on their phone,..


I tried to find out, some people said is because to call Nigeria from outside is now expensive, and the telecoms will tried to decode it and use Nigerian number just to press down the call rate charges a little bit,

Early last year, I can make 25-30 minutes calls with only 10 dollars but now 10 dollar can only stand for just 3-5 minutes....i heard that ncc or something has increased international inbound or something....

Lincoln275:

u b soldier?

jacoik:
lolssss I be one stupid bloody civilian ooooo but when my papa dey alive he once told me he is a member of bianfran soldier. So as my papa be soldier so, I think automatically his son should be. Abi?

linearity:


Has nothing to do with telecom companies. The telecom companies are even loading revenue as a result of this practice.

It is done by fraudulent Nigerians with the help of international calling card companies, this way they can terminate international call over IP locally in Nigeria and bypass the telecom companies international termination charges.

This practice increased rapidly since early last year because NCC increased international terminating charges by about 500%. The only way to curb the practice is either to increase local termination charges to be at par with international ones or reduce international charges.

Though both rates does not have to be the same to completely eliminate the practice, but if they make the percentage difference about 20% or so, the financial benefits will be eliminated. Telecom companies will see a boost in revenue and more tax revenue to the government.

ikorodureporta:
Some days ago, a friend i was chatting with online said he called & i ddnt pick his call. I checked my missed calls but couldnt find his number among the missed calls. So, i did not believe that he called...


So, later i picked a naija line (080...) & he was d one on line. Dis guy is not in Naija & not aware of the changes too. I cross-checked the missed calls & found out that the number's slghtly diff from the one he used recently...

Why're the telcos doing this without our consent? Hope they'r not tapping our lines....

lockedOut:
This is actually a fraudulent activity by the foreign company to dupe Nigerian telecom operators.


By tweaking the system to show the call originated as a local number they end up paying lower interconnect rates compared to when its international termination.