I’m still baffled as I write this but I’ll like to know if there is a new trend in telecommunication in Nigeria which I’m not paying attention to.

I have two lines (Glo and Airtel). I experienced some network failure on my Glo line yesterday morning with a message “Sim Registration Failed“. But I’ve registered all my lines with NCC. Concerned, I changed all my contact addresses telephone number from my Glo to my Airtel line. But by 4pm, my Glo line was again functioning well so I just thought it’s just Network problem as usual.



Today, I tried calling my Glo line with my Airtel just to know if all is well with my Glo line because I was expecting a call from it but I haven’t received the special call then I mistakenly added another “1″ after the 12th digit of my number but the call still went through. Cornered, I replaced the last “1″ (now 13th digit) with 2 then repeated the step with 3,4,5,6,7,8,9…. and all the call still went through.

leMuhito:

Its like you can now call up to 13 digit of a number and you would still get the same number,



Read it here: Has Mobile Numbers In Nigeria Exceeded 11 Digits?

Ijogz K:

They are all messed up, except Etisalat, Am no longer a phone person anyway, too busy for that  

cchampme:

apart from that particular problem. the one that i am experiencing now is the one that your blackberry suddenly doesnt receive network coverage anymore, the thing tire me oh

rhythyson:

"@ NATASHA a beg give me ya 14 digit numba

07065548977234
if you like call this number in case na Devil pick up the phone na you sabi
but seriously you can try it now just use someone else's phone to holla yours and add two or three more numbers it'll still go through

dgr8truth:

Yes it change. The federal government has ordered them to increase the digit so the Bokites will not be able to memorize their numbers. It for security reasons. Hards times deserve hard majors, bear with the government.

talk2hb1:

please explain better, I don't grab it do you mean adding two more digit to a number and you will still get your call through to the destinied number?
Explain plz

Wislet:

The eleven numbers are constant. Even if other numbers are added after the eleven or twelve (depending on the network you're using), it only recognizes the main eleven/twelve. No matter how many numbers u add after the standard number, only the original numbers are recognized, and therefore it still goes through. Understood?

sun_temi:


It has been like that for so long.

Wislet:

The eleven numbers are constant. Even if other numbers are added after the eleven or twelve (depending on the network you're using), it only recognizes the main eleven/twelve. E.g in a poor network area, if u add 11, , to the eleven numbers u want to call, it goes faster. Lol. No matter how many numbers u add after the standard number, only the original numbers are recognized, and therefore it still goes through. Understood?

track247:

Nigeria's GSM number is eleven digits and thats what the network recognises. Any number you add is irrelevant as it only recognises the first eleven digits

odiaero:

@OP, here is it, when ever u add any digit(s) to an existing number registered in nigeria, when u diail the numbers, on getting to the connecting office of the network, the computer automatically select the first 11 numbers and leave the added b4 connecting you, so nothing wrong atall

edicolove:

As an ICT person, this is a blunder, not a plus like some of you want to make it look like. Take an example where i wanted to dial 08036774827 and I mistakenly add a wrong number, say 5 in between. That is 080367 5 74827. Now going by what we have now, it will automatically select 08036757482 and ignore the number 7. That is a recipe for confusion. That mean i will dial a wrong person who will anwer his call and probably tell me wrong number. But that again poses a security risk of its own. The system should always flag a wrong number once it is more than the regular number of digits.

Agybabe:

I don't think you get it. If you add a number(s) in BETWEEN is WRONG, but if added AFTER the number is RIGHT and will select the first 11 digits. Understood? Don't be confused.

afam4eva:

So, this explains the problem i've been having.

leMuhito:

Hi dgr8truth! Was this announced?

dgr8truth:

Yes it change. The federal government has ordered them to increase the digit so the Bokites will not be able to memorize their numbers. It for security reasons. Hards times deserve hard majors, bear with the government.