Is it possible for 2 people to have same cell phone number from same service provider without knowing it?

Question

Can a Cell phone service provider have more than one person having same ID or phone No

Answer 1

In theory, no. However if you are having problems getting someone else's calls or voicemails most of the time it is a simple mixup, like the other person gave the wrong area code or something (either by accident or on purpose) or like the other person said about the numbers being re-used within a short period (sometimes as little as 60 days) but I have twice had to go thru all the technical support issues with customers in the past for this issue and in the end the phone number ended up being corrupt so a new phone number (after trying phone, programming and many other options first) ended up working like a charm. If you like your phone number I know this wasn't what you wanted to hear but it beats getting crossed over calls and using your minutes up.

Answer 2

Hi there....

It isn't possible for two phones to have the same phone number from the same wireless company and both work. With number portability now in the US, it is possible that two people are using the same number on two different carriers (without getting into all of the detail on how that works, folks that port into another carrier actually have two numbers assigned to them. The number they port in with and identify as their cell phone number, and a mobile identification number that tells the wireless world they belong to their new wireless carrier).

In the scenario you are asking, the wireless switch will not allow the same numbers to be entered twice. Old phones can be still programmed with cell phone numbers once they are deactivated, however the serial number of the active phone will be verified, so the old active phone still will not work, even if it's programmed with a working, valid cell number.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Yes, it is possible. In Colorado, I got a phone number from Comcast. Someone else got the same number from a local internet provider. One day we both answered the phone at the same time and had a three way phone call. That was how we figured it out.

Answer 4

no, but they recycle the #'s pretty fast....for about 2 years, I had calls from collectors looking for the previous owner, also (and this may have been connected) promotional calls from casinos offering him deals!

strange, yet weird...

Answer 5

i dought it. that would be really effen confusing